Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: sounds2k on 24 January 2007, 22:48:48
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... do I smell a rat?
manual estate listed here (http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.asp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=&hassearched=Y&make=VAUXHALL&min_pr=75&source=0&model=OMEGA&max_pr=&agerange=&mileage=&miles=1&trim=&keywords=&postcode=+BS24+9NR&ukcarsearch_full.x=31&ukcarsearch_full.y=8&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH) on autotrader - only it says (and vehicle license website confirms) that it's a 2.5V6. The single exhaust would appear to confirm this. But the engine bay shows the extended plenum - AFAIK only fitted to the 3.0 and 2.6/3.2's (the latter two of which can be ruled out as it's got an accelerator cable and EGR), plus the tailgate says 3.0V6 ... ???
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something odd there, as you say badged 3.0.
Like you AFAIK the extended Plenum was only fitted to the engines u said.... :-/
This would be the first 2.5 i have seen, with extended plenum
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Perhaps it is a real 3.0 V6 and the plates have been changed for some reason. :-/
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Well it's badged as 3.0L and the engine looks like 3.0L, so I'ld say it's a 3.0L... poss the seller is a trader that has too many cars and got the text and pictures mixed-up...
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Claims to be ex-demo & 1 private owner - but DVLA has it unlicensed and tax due Oct 06. Perhaps Mr Private Owner slipped in a 3.0 and didn't tell DVLA :-?
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well it appears that one of the badges off the boot fell off, the one above "3.0 V6" that reads "WANNABE" ;D
... so it's either had an engine change (in which case was the gearbox done as well?) or someone's changed a few badges and the plenum (presumably it's possible to retro-fit the extended plenum to the 2.5 block) ... if you enter the registration number off the tailgate into the DVLA site, it shows its' engine size as 2498cc ... ::)
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well it appears that one of the badges off the boot fell off, the one above "3.0 V6" that reads "WANNABE" ;D
... so it's either had an engine change (in which case was the gearbox done as well?) or someone's changed a few badges and the plenum (presumably it's possible to retro-fit the extended plenum to the 2.5 block) ... if you enter the registration number off the tailgate into the DVLA site, it shows its' engine size as 2498cc ... ::)
I understand the badge change thing for show but why the plenum? I don't see the benefit :-?
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the dvla isn't always right....
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the dvla isn't always right....
I agree....its probably a mistake.....one of my veccies says on its V5 its a saloon.....ummmm no its not its an estate!
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the dvla isn't always right....
... true, but AFAIK the 3.0 was only available as an Elite or MV6???
... my V5 says the miggy is a MV6 - but it's an Elite ...
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IIRC M-Tek were asking on here for anyone with a long plenium 2.5 so they could have a fiddle, from that i'd assume they made some :)