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Title: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Selseybill on 14 September 2009, 18:04:18
There seems to be a few international owners on he but when i go to France,Germany and Spain i hardly every see an other Omega.Didn't they sale well over the river or am i going blind.When i Spain last year people kept looking at my car as if they had never seen one before,cant be the badging because they have all be removed.  8-)
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: tmx on 14 September 2009, 18:10:22
seen lots of polish omegas near me
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: waspy on 14 September 2009, 18:12:57
My Aunti's from New York, she came over for a few weeks not long back. I gave her a lift & she was impressed with my Omega & she said "what is it?" I told her & also mentioned that America has the Cadillac Catera which is the same. So you're not the only one.
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Selseybill on 14 September 2009, 18:15:13
even when i lived in the south of france the only one's i saw were Brit's on their hols
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Entwood on 14 September 2009, 20:06:44
Not seen that many .. but in the Tarn Gorge last year a french guy came up to us and asked if it was an opel .. then pointed across and he had a very battered prefacelift.

This year in Normandy I was filling up with GPL (LPG) when an omega pulled in at the "gasoil"  (diesel) pump and the french guy was very interested in the conversion. luckily they both spoke good english as my french is no where near discussing car innards levels !!

:)
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Markjay on 15 September 2009, 00:49:38
Seen a few in Europe... but I think that the Omegas peaked in Europe around the mid-nineties, and most of these cars will be off the road now - it it usually the smaller and simpler to maintain cars that last longer.

In fact the vast majority of Omegas I saw were pre-facelift, can't remember when I saw a post-2000 one... I don't think they sold many Omegas in Europe after the turn of the century.

Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Squealey on 15 September 2009, 10:23:35
I go to Germany three or four times a year (at least I did when I had a job >:() and the fella I used to see there tells me that Opels and Fords are held in the same regards that we used to hold for Skodas. He reckons nobody would buy either if they could get a VW or similar for the same money.
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: mantahatch on 16 September 2009, 19:41:20
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I go to Germany three or four times a year (at least I did when I had a job >:() and the fella I used to see there tells me that Opels and Fords are held in the same regards that we used to hold for Skodas. He reckons nobody would buy either if they could get a VW or similar for the same money.


Ha ha ha had to laugh, what do you mean "used to" skoda today is 10 times worse than they where when the less enlightened people joked about them. They where reliable, rear wheel drive basic cheap cars. Now they are cheap vw's with expensive running costs, and unreliable. ;D
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: n.a.c_123 on 19 September 2009, 00:34:08
thats why skodas have rear heated windows!! to keep your hands warm whille pushing lol :P
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Vamps on 19 September 2009, 00:41:15
And a Skoda with a sunroof is called a Skip.... :D :D :D
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: Ziad on 19 September 2009, 00:47:50
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thats why skodas have rear heated windows!! to keep your hands warm whille pushing lol :P

 ;D ;D ;D ;D PMSL
Title: Re: Am i going blind ?
Post by: HNO3GOH on 19 September 2009, 20:42:58
I go to greece most years and i have seen a few there but only one V6 all the rest seem to be 2.0 :)