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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Mr Skrunts on 15 October 2023, 15:45:52
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The Omega wont last for ever :-\
I liked the Senater but never owned one but drove one of the latest 24v from new on a weekly basis.
I had a manual Carlton 2.0 and 2.0 Diplomat auto, a tad smaller inside and less comfortable than the Senator.
Since then (and still own all 3) 2.5 auto, 3.0 Elie and 2.2 Auto Omegas (All petrol) all a tad smaller inside than the Carltons.
I like the idea of the PHEV in principle but never driven one or know anyone to talk about owning one. No way I fancy an EV
I want the comfort and size of the Senator.
BMW 7 series. Merc S class (403MPG) all look nice but stupidly priced compared to my income :-\
The BMW 1 Series and some of the Mercs look interesting MPG (Quoted figure of 470MPG)
Peugot offer a 300BHP + 308SW Estate that I like the look of but was put off after watching a youtube video of the steering wheel shape and complaing about seeing the dash. Also looking at the seats they wont be very comfortable.
I want comfort, economy, tech is good but would be exspensive when it screws up.
I just woke up and the dream came to end end, I only won £30 on the lottery, So the choice is now, Corgi, Hot Wheels. Dinky or Matchbox.
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We need some sort of price ceiling, Skruntie.
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The Omega wont last for ever :-\
I liked the Senater but never owned one but drove one of the latest 24v from new on a weekly basis.
I had a manual Carlton 2.0 and 2.0 Diplomat auto, a tad smaller inside and less comfortable than the Senator.
Since then (and still own all 3) 2.5 auto, 3.0 Elie and 2.2 Auto Omegas (All petrol) all a tad smaller inside than the Carltons.
I like the idea of the PHEV in principle but never driven one or know anyone to talk about owning one. No way I fancy an EV
I want the comfort and size of the Senator.
BMW 7 series. Merc S class (403MPG) all look nice but stupidly priced compared to my income :-\
The BMW 1 Series and some of the Mercs look interesting MPG (Quoted figure of 470MPG)
Peugot offer a 300BHP + 308SW Estate that I like the look of but was put off after watching a youtube video of the steering wheel shape and complaing about seeing the dash. Also looking at the seats they wont be very comfortable.
I want comfort, economy, tech is good but would be exspensive when it screws up.
I just woke up and the dream came to end end, I only won £30 on the lottery, So the choice is now, Corgi, Hot Wheels. Dinky or Matchbox.
The 7 series is a weighty lump that will drop in price like a brick down a well.
The 1 series is an ugly little f*ucker.
Quite happy with the Mexican built 2 series even though it lacks the cachet of the Mighty Signum. :)
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
Is this actually true, Mr Baza, or rose-tinted nostalgia? ::) ::)
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
Me neither, why would anyone want to pay 20% VAT? A £15,000 car would cost you £18,000.
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
Me neither, why would anyone want to pay 20% VAT? A £15,000 car would cost you £18,000.
99 times out of every hundred I would agree.....but the world is f*ucked at the moment. :)
However, I bought new because it was cheaper than used. Even now some used M240i are selling for about £7000 more than I paid new.
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
Me neither, why would anyone want to pay 20% VAT? A £15,000 car would cost you £18,000.
99 times out of every hundred I would agree.....but the world is f*ucked at the moment. :)
However, I bought new because it was cheaper than used. Even now some used M240i are selling for about £7000 more than I paid new.
I bet all of those are the Bellend Purple ones. See if you'd have listened to us and stuck with the Bellend Purple, you'd have a nice little investment on your hands. ::)
The drug dealers don't want blue ones you know. :)
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If I were to buy a new car it would be a Subaru or a Toyota.
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
Me neither, why would anyone want to pay 20% VAT? A £15,000 car would cost you £18,000.
99 times out of every hundred I would agree.....but the world is f*ucked at the moment. :)
However, I bought new because it was cheaper than used. Even now some used M240i are selling for about £7000 more than I paid new.
I bet all of those are the Bellend Purple ones. See if you'd have listened to us and stuck with the Bellend Purple, you'd have a nice little investment on your hands. ::)
The drug dealers don't want blue ones you know. :)
The M240i I had a test drive in was finished in bellend purple.
There was only 6 colours to choose from.
Bellend purple.....aka Thundernight.
Taxi white.
Wedding car white.
Portimao blue.
Melbourne red.
Grey Primer....aka Brooklyn grey.
I think I made the best choice all things considered.
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Mmmmmm......nice ;D
(https://i.ibb.co/64PKbdM/IMG-0317.png) (https://ibb.co/RC0XP5F)
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Thunder night purple???
Who says Germans don't have a sense of humour ::) ?
Those triangular holes are interesting. What were they thinking. Perhaps the drugs were starting to wear off.
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Omega is a good car,Senator a much better one.Wouldn't buy a brand new car at any price.
Me neither, why would anyone want to pay 20% VAT? A £15,000 car would cost you £18,000.
99 times out of every hundred I would agree.....but the world is f*ucked at the moment. :)
However, I bought new because it was cheaper than used. Even now some used M240i are selling for about £7000 more than I paid new.
I bet all of those are the Bellend Purple ones. See if you'd have listened to us and stuck with the Bellend Purple, you'd have a nice little investment on your hands. ::)
The drug dealers don't want blue ones you know. :)
The M240i I had a test drive in was finished in bellend purple.
There was only 6 colours to choose from.
Bellend purple.....aka Thundernight.
Taxi white.
Wedding car white.
Portimao blue.
Melbourne red.
Grey Primer....aka Brooklyn grey.
I think I made the best choice all things considered.
Maybe you can buy a Bellend Purple lawn mower instead? ;D
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Probably a Lexus, although I dont even know what models they have in their range now.
Wouldnt touch a Vauxhall with a ten foot pole - French crap.
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Probably a Lexus, although I dont even know what models they have in their range now.
Wouldnt touch a Vauxhall with a ten foot pole - French crap.
I presume you're talking brand new?
Even new Corsa money will buy a very nice CL and a decent amount of petrol.
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I agree that buying brand new is not the way to go. I did buy a new Astra GTE and put it on the road Aug 1st 84 as I managed to get some discount through he company I worked for. However the car was a night mare with 2 A4 pages list of faults, the final nail in the coffin was when it nearly caught fire in a petrol station at only 8 months old.
The good news was that I managed to PX it for a brand Nissan Sylvia Turbo and lost £20.20 on what I paid for the GTE. (with 8000 miles on it)
I then went in business and sadly had to sell the car. Wish I still had the Sylvia, not worth a fortune but I reckon I would have made a poffit on it if I still had it. Seems Skylines are fetching in some cases in excess of £100K.
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Not right now, but pick your time and choose carefully, sometimes buying new can be a no-brainer. As said, right now there aren't that many stunning deals. Also, if you need to bide your time, occasionally you get stunning leasing options, but again not right now - bro used to get S Classes on lease which cost far less than the depreciation on buying a new one, plus he could hand it back (because as he found out, the S Class is a bit of a dog nowadays).
As for plug in hybrids, a mate of mine has some Pug piece of shit as a company car, and its beyond hopeless at everything. In the summer he can just about manage 30 miles from a charge when it was new, in the winter, he struggles to get to work and back on a charge, and thats about 2.5 miles each way. Charging off a domestic supply via 13A plug with current electric prices now his energy deal has ended is about the same cost as petrol, and more expensive than diesel. So he lugs those heavy batteries around in his crap, underpowered 1.5 petrol SUV crossover for no reason but to wear out the brakes faster.
No idea what I would get if I needed a car tomorrow. Omega remains a hard act to follow as a comfortable, all round, fun, mile muncher.
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A plug in hybrid is a total waste of piss and nowt more than a subversive way to get everyone to fit charging ports at home.
A conventional hybrid is practically a much better solution if only because it doesn't require an external power source in order to work.
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A plug in hybrid is a total waste of piss and nowt more than a subversive way to get everyone to fit charging ports at home.
A conventional hybrid is practically a much better solution if only because it doesn't require an external power source in order to work.
Are you really saying that the only practical way of charging a vehicle's battery is by fitting an engine to do it? That just means you have a petrol-powered electric car with most of the disadvantages of both, yet few of any advantages.
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Plugging it into the wall when it's fitted with a perfectly adequate generator seems a somewhat superfluous additional complication. So yes, imho.
The only thing the Pious family does wrong is by not using a small diesel.
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Idealy I would love annother Elite. I keep looking, but low mileage one owner models in mint condition are hard to come by, but the money is here if the right 2003 model comes my way. ::)
I missed out getting a 3000GSI carlton but no rush, prepared to wait for something that ticks a few boxes. :y
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Idealy I would love annother Elite. I keep looking, but low mileage one owner models in mint condition are hard to come by, but the money is here if the right 2003 model comes my way. ::)
I missed out getting a 3000GSI carlton but no rush, prepared to wait for something that ticks a few boxes. :y
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I hope I beat you to it Skruntie if ever one appears, I've always regretted selling my 2.6 a few years back now I've got a large double garage I've the room for it, changed it for a V8 Merc & in all honesty the Omega was a far better vehicle.
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
Definitely get one my L320 is the most comfortable vehicle I've ever driven the only car that gets near it for comfort is an Omega , don't get a V6 though too many documented engine failures, either the 3.6 V8 diesel or the 5 litre supercharged are considered by most to be the best.I intend to keep mine as long as possible. Just ensure it has a very good documented service history.
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
;D Yes.
That's one of my justifications. Medicinal purposes. ::) A RR will be easier to get in and out of with my knackered hips, and when I eventually get round to getting them done it will be easier on them while they're still bedding in. :y
Getting in and out of a car is quite difficult with knackered hips. :-\ :(
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Idealy I would love annother Elite. I keep looking, but low mileage one owner models in mint condition are hard to come by, but the money is here if the right 2003 model comes my way. ::)
I missed out getting a 3000GSI carlton but no rush, prepared to wait for something that ticks a few boxes. :y
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I hope I beat you to it Skruntie if ever one appears, I've always regretted selling my 2.6 a few years back now I've got a large double garage I've the room for it, changed it for a V8 Merc & in all honesty the Omega was a far better vehicle.
The W210 E Class is a bit meh. The model that preceded it was a far better car, the Omega was a very different car to both the E Class and 5 Series, even though it targeted similar markets, especially at the entry level.
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No point having a Range Rover round here, seems they are getting nicked all over the place, 2 were stolen from local shop fronts in the space of an hour a few weeks ago even whilst the the shops were heaving with shoppers.
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No point having a Range Rover round here, seems they are getting nicked all over the place, 2 were stolen from local shop fronts in the space of an hour a few weeks ago even whilst the the shops were heaving with shoppers.
maybe terrorists are stealing them to burn down air port car parks etc :P
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A plug in hybrid is a total waste of piss and nowt more than a subversive way to get everyone to fit charging ports at home.
A conventional hybrid is practically a much better solution if only because it doesn't require an external power source in order to work.
A plug in hybrid is a conventional hybrid with the ability to charge from the mains and generally a larger battery, so actually far more useful
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Still strikes me as a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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A plug in hybrid is a total waste of piss and nowt more than a subversive way to get everyone to fit charging ports at home.
A conventional hybrid is practically a much better solution if only because it doesn't require an external power source in order to work.
A plug in hybrid is a conventional hybrid with the ability to charge from the mains and generally a larger battery, so actually far more useful
It would be even more useful if it had the ability to charge from either mains or engine.
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
;D Yes.
That's one of my justifications. Medicinal purposes. ::) A RR will be easier to get in and out of with my knackered hips, and when I eventually get round to getting them done it will be easier on them while they're still bedding in. :y
Getting in and out of a car is quite difficult with knackered hips. :-\ :(
This forum is like a chat in God's waiting room. Full of old people ready to drop off the perch. >:D ;)
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
;D Yes.
That's one of my justifications. Medicinal purposes. ::) A RR will be easier to get in and out of with my knackered hips, and when I eventually get round to getting them done it will be easier on them while they're still bedding in. :y
Getting in and out of a car is quite difficult with knackered hips. :-\ :(
This forum is like a chat in God's waiting room. Full of old people ready to drop off the perch. >:D ;)
We're so glad to have you leading the charge to the Pearly Gates M'Lud! :) ;D
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
;D Yes.
That's one of my justifications. Medicinal purposes. ::) A RR will be easier to get in and out of with my knackered hips, and when I eventually get round to getting them done it will be easier on them while they're still bedding in. :y
Getting in and out of a car is quite difficult with knackered hips. :-\ :(
This forum is like a chat in God's waiting room. Full of old people ready to drop off the perch. >:D ;)
We're so glad to have you leading the charge to the Pearly Gates M'Lud! :) ;D
You go first Tig, and in 50 or 60 years I'll come along. :)
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
;D Yes.
That's one of my justifications. Medicinal purposes. ::) A RR will be easier to get in and out of with my knackered hips, and when I eventually get round to getting them done it will be easier on them while they're still bedding in. :y
Getting in and out of a car is quite difficult with knackered hips. :-\ :(
This forum is like a chat in God's waiting room. Full of old people ready to drop off the perch. >:D ;)
We're so glad to have you leading the charge to the Pearly Gates M'Lud! :) ;D
You go first Tig, and in 50 or 60 years I'll come along. :)
Oh your appointment with the Grim Reaper will be long before mine so you'll be dust when my time comes. ::)
Maybe the wind will blow your dust through the Pearly Gates after me. :)
Unless the lift takes you downwards of course! :o ;D
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
And you, too ;D
;D Yes.
That's one of my justifications. Medicinal purposes. ::) A RR will be easier to get in and out of with my knackered hips, and when I eventually get round to getting them done it will be easier on them while they're still bedding in. :y
Getting in and out of a car is quite difficult with knackered hips. :-\ :(
This forum is like a chat in God's waiting room. Full of old people ready to drop off the perch. >:D ;)
We're so glad to have you leading the charge to the Pearly Gates M'Lud! :) ;D
You go first Tig, and in 50 or 60 years I'll come along. :)
Oh your appointment with the Grim Reaper will be long before mine so you'll be dust when my time comes. ::)
Maybe the wind will blow your dust through the Pearly Gates after me. :)
Unless the lift takes you downwards of course! :o ;D
I do hope so. The only thing to do in heaven is to read the bible and look pious. :-\
Below stairs the devil throws a great party, with plenty of raunchy devil girls, booze, and fine food. >:D >:D
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None of us can change our position in the queue, and then you wake up dead..😂 I wonder if you know when you are dead ?
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None of us can change our position in the queue, and then you wake up dead..😂 I wonder if you know when you are dead ?
I imagine other people will know ,doesn't take the flies long >:D
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I imagine, because obviously I can't know for certain, that being dead is much like before we are born, with no sense of anything whatsoever.
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It's rather scary. :-\
Happened to me a few times in 2009 when I was rushed into hospital.
There one second and gone the next, was just like tuning the light off.
Dont know how I was revived but it was a weird and vague experiance coming round with all the people arround in a wierd sort of panick, I was just very confused and then realeaved after realing I was alive.
Still here to complain and cause havock :y
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It's rather scary. :-\
Happened to me a few times in 2009 when I was rushed into hospital.
There one second and gone the next, was just like tuning the light off.
Dont know how I was revived but it was a weird and vague experiance coming round with all the people arround in a wierd sort of panick, I was just very confused and then realeaved after realing I was alive.
Still here to complain and cause havock :y
You died in 2009? That explains a lot ;D
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It's rather scary. :-\
Happened to me a few times in 2009 when I was rushed into hospital.
There one second and gone the next, was just like tuning the light off.
Dont know how I was revived but it was a weird and vague experiance coming round with all the people arround in a wierd sort of panick, I was just very confused and then realeaved after realing I was alive.
Still here to complain and cause havock :y
You died in 2009? That explains a lot ;D
Go back to 1971 after an accident and in a coma for 2 weeks imagine wakeing up to find surgeons had opened up my head trying to find my brain and leaving me with a 12"scar across the side of my head from front to back. That left a lot more to think about. ::) :-X
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A plug in hybrid is a total waste of piss and nowt more than a subversive way to get everyone to fit charging ports at home.
A conventional hybrid is practically a much better solution if only because it doesn't require an external power source in order to work.
A plug in hybrid is a conventional hybrid with the ability to charge from the mains and generally a larger battery, so actually far more useful
It would be even more useful if it had the ability to charge from either mains or engine.
It charges under braking, charging from the engine is less economical than using the engine to drive the wheels :y
And its surprising just how much charge you get from braking alone, as an example, on my commute I can see 9kWh of regenerated energy gained and that's a lot of motorway driving where its constant speed.
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Had a read about the new qashqai e-Power this morning, seems a bit of a con. Engine constantly charging a battery which powers a motor which drives the front wheels. The manufacturer blurb says 55mpg and 1000km from a 55 litre tank of petrol. The reviewer in this report got only 35mpg, admittedly with snow and ice on the roads. But my 1.6 diesel will get 1000km from a 55 litre tank so, at well over £30,000, you'd have to very concerned about what does/doesn't come out of the tail pipe :
https://www.wintonsworld.com/nissan-qashqai-e-power-190-tekna-hybrid-review/
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Had a read about the new qashqai e-Power this morning, seems a bit of a con. Engine constantly charging a battery which powers a motor which drives the front wheels. The manufacturer blurb says 55mpg and 1000km from a 55 litre tank of petrol. The reviewer in this report got only 35mpg, admittedly with snow and ice on the roads. But my 1.6 diesel will get 1000km from a 55 litre tank so, at well over £30,000, you'd have to very concerned about what does/doesn't come out of the tail pipe :
https://www.wintonsworld.com/nissan-qashqai-e-power-190-tekna-hybrid-review/
Still probably preferable to the horrible CVT gearbox the owners have to suffer in Nissan products ;D
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Had a read about the new qashqai e-Power this morning, seems a bit of a con. Engine constantly charging a battery which powers a motor which drives the front wheels. The manufacturer blurb says 55mpg and 1000km from a 55 litre tank of petrol. The reviewer in this report got only 35mpg, admittedly with snow and ice on the roads. But my 1.6 diesel will get 1000km from a 55 litre tank so, at well over £30,000, you'd have to very concerned about what does/doesn't come out of the tail pipe :
https://www.wintonsworld.com/nissan-qashqai-e-power-190-tekna-hybrid-review/
Can you speak in English old lad. :)
Miles and gallons rather than KM and litres. :)
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
Me too! But when I used to nick joshwyatt's ones, they were always too big for my drive!
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
Me too! But when I used to nick joshwyatt's ones, they were always too big for my drive!
What became of JW?
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
Me too! But when I used to nick joshwyatt's ones, they were always too big for my drive!
What became of JW?
Not spoke to him for a few months, but was still making a living off selling cars...
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
Me too! But when I used to nick joshwyatt's ones, they were always too big for my drive!
What became of JW?
Not spoke to him for a few months, but was still making a living off selling cars...
...and what of the useless student? :)
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
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Those Bentleys do seem amazing value for money, just find an independent for servicing they are very tempting indeed.
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I still have a Range Rover L322 itch, and I'd better scratch that itch soon before they get too old and knackered! ::)
Me too! But when I used to nick joshwyatt's ones, they were always too big for my drive!
What became of JW?
Not spoke to him for a few months, but was still making a living off selling cars...
...and what of the useless student? :)
He's still being a useless student. Drives around in a petrol Beemer currently, so we can thank Mayor Khan the Khunt for making him see the light and stop using a battlebus ;D
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
I nicked one of joshwyatt's one day, and the bloody thing wouldn't go in a straight line ;D. Even at speed ;D. Thing is, it didn't actually feel quick... ...until you looked at the speedo. Proper, effortless power but sadly no drama from the drivetrain (just the lack of traction).
No space in the back, Mrs TheBoy, who is a proper shortarse, didn't really fit in the back.
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I imagine most of these old Bentley Continental will have been owned by footballists, before selling them on ::)
Check for used panties in the glovebox.
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
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Those Bentleys do seem amazing value for money, just find an independent for servicing they are very tempting indeed.
It's a 17 year old Volkswagen. And an overcomplicated one even by their standards. You could expect to spend the purchase price again fixing it.
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
I nicked one of joshwyatt's one day, and the bloody thing wouldn't go in a straight line ;D. Even at speed ;D. Thing is, it didn't actually feel quick... ...until you looked at the speedo. Proper, effortless power but sadly no drama from the drivetrain (just the lack of traction).
No space in the back, Mrs TheBoy, who is a proper shortarse, didn't really fit in the back.
I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by it. Although the under bonnet temperature after a run was quite impressive.
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I can remember trying to keep up with one in my 24v Senator, but it just disappeared into the distance. Seemed pretty quick to me. ???
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
I nicked one of joshwyatt's one day, and the bloody thing wouldn't go in a straight line ;D. Even at speed ;D. Thing is, it didn't actually feel quick... ...until you looked at the speedo. Proper, effortless power but sadly no drama from the drivetrain (just the lack of traction).
No space in the back, Mrs TheBoy, who is a proper shortarse, didn't really fit in the back.
I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by it. Although the under bonnet temperature after a run was quite impressive.
Aside from the complete lack of traction when booting it, the power felt unimpressive. But then you looked and saw you were in instant jail-and-throw-away-the-key territory.... ...and the bloody thing was still going sideways.
So, in my experience, it was unimpressively impressively powerful. The rest of the car was too compromised for me though.
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A very linear power curve then. :)
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TBH, the big black pussy is the same, though lacking the power. It feels dull and boring when hoofing it, but certainly gets going well....
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TBH, the big black pussy is the same, though lacking the power. It feels dull and boring when hoofing it, but certainly gets going well....
Yes, but these cars are cruisers, not really meant to be hooliganised.
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TBH, the big black pussy is the same, though lacking the power. It feels dull and boring when hoofing it, but certainly gets going well....
Yes, but these cars are cruisers, not really meant to be hooliganised.
But I'm a yob ;D
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
I also took a shine to the Honda Legend. Just looked on Autotrader, there is a 24k 2007 3 owner one on offer but not for me ar £13750
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
I also took a shine to the Honda Legend. Just looked on Autotrader, there is a 24k 2007 3 owner one on offer but not for me ar £13750
I liked the look of those at the time. But they were upwards of £35,000, and quite small in the flesh.
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
I also took a shine to the Honda Legend. Just looked on Autotrader, there is a 24k 2007 3 owner one on offer but not for me ar £13750
I got one of those years ago when the car hire company ran out of Fiestas/Corsas or whatever their cheapest model was at the time.
I had a long trip to do and it was nice upgrade. :y
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
I also took a shine to the Honda Legend. Just looked on Autotrader, there is a 24k 2007 3 owner one on offer but not for me ar £13750
I got one of those years ago when the car hire company ran out of Fiestas/Corsas or whatever their cheapest model was at the time.
I had a long trip to do and it was nice upgrade. :y
16.6mpg around town. Ouch!
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
Didn't someone on here have one a few years ago?
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
I also took a shine to the Honda Legend. Just looked on Autotrader, there is a 24k 2007 3 owner one on offer but not for me ar £13750
I got one of those years ago when the car hire company ran out of Fiestas/Corsas or whatever their cheapest model was at the time.
I had a long trip to do and it was nice upgrade. :y
16.6mpg around town. Ouch!
All paid on the company credit card! :y
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
I fancied one of those a few years. couldnt find a low mileage one though. :-\
Not seen any for sale recently.
I also took a shine to the Honda Legend. Just looked on Autotrader, there is a 24k 2007 3 owner one on offer but not for me ar £13750
I got one of those years ago when the car hire company ran out of Fiestas/Corsas or whatever their cheapest model was at the time.
I had a long trip to do and it was nice upgrade. :y
16.6mpg around town. Ouch!
Not too bad for a 3.5 litre 4WD
2.6 litre Omega is listed at 17.2mpg around town.
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Essentially a Phaeton, I think.
Didn't someone on here have one a few years ago?
Yup a nice chap called Phil. Eventually swapped it for an Insignia iirc.
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I intend to keep my Omega going until I go!
But, if things didn't work out, and I came into £10 - 20,000, a Bentley Continental. Always wanted one as a child - along with a "Baby Austin 7 - and I still do.
https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Bentley-Continental-d2918?cgagid=3058294&cgcid=2769&px8324=p2&sourceContext=usedPaidSearchNoZip&ax8324=124069556&type=GoogleAdWordsSearch&kw=bentley%20continental%20gt&matchtype=p&ad=469864131254&placement=&networktype=g&device=c&devicemodel=&adposition=&physloc=9045113&intloc=&aceid=&cid=377713088&agid=21023719088&tgtid=kwd-298160667341&fid=&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwysipBhBXEiwApJOcu1eIdzhuES976mOLwbm9GysH6kBIHzQB0fN6oWuinvW0IEiP2bkcrBoCyb8QAvD_BwE#listing=151424627/NONE/NATIONWIDE_SHIPPING
NICE! :-* :-* :-* 8) ;D ;D
I nicked one of joshwyatt's one day, and the bloody thing wouldn't go in a straight line ;D. Even at speed ;D. Thing is, it didn't actually feel quick... ...until you looked at the speedo. Proper, effortless power but sadly no drama from the drivetrain (just the lack of traction).
No space in the back, Mrs TheBoy, who is a proper shortarse, didn't really fit in the back.
I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by it. Although the under bonnet temperature after a run was quite impressive.
Aside from the complete lack of traction when booting it, the power felt unimpressive. But then you looked and saw you were in instant jail-and-throw-away-the-key territory.... ...and the bloody thing was still going sideways.
So, in my experience, it was unimpressively impressively powerful. The rest of the car was too compromised for me though.
Josh drove it, but obviously he's not a yob ;D