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Title: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: alunonhisown on 08 January 2010, 20:19:07
Is this guy Pis*ed? If he is not then I hope Josh don't see this ad or my MV6 will be around 6k

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/real-omega-mv6_W0QQitemZ320471982498QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4a9d9e61a2
Who was it that said ' you cannot be serious'?
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Lazydocker on 08 January 2010, 21:36:29
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I'll have some of whatever he's on :o :o ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 21:53:18
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Is this guy Pis*ed? If he is not then I hope Josh don't see this ad or my MV6 will be around 6k

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/real-omega-mv6_W0QQitemZ320471982498QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4a9d9e61a2
Who was it that said ' you cannot be serious'?

Sounds pretty good to me for £1600 :y
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: alunonhisown on 08 January 2010, 22:12:43
£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 22:25:09
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: tunnie on 08 January 2010, 22:31:27
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 08 January 2010, 22:34:05
Crap advert.

Mileage?  Service History?  Tax and Ticket?

I wouldn't even bother looking at it, even if it was £1,200


If people cant be arsed to advertise their car properly, they dont deserve a buyer.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 22:34:16
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
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Only to a purist ;D
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 22:39:41
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Crap advert.

Mileage?  Service History?  Tax and Ticket?

I wouldn't even bother looking at it, even if it was £1,200


If people cant be arsed to advertise their car properly, they dont deserve a buyer.

Ok, so he wouldnt get a job in advertising , but that doesn't mean its not a good car...
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: tunnie on 08 January 2010, 22:39:59
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
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Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 08 January 2010, 22:44:05
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Crap advert.

Mileage?  Service History?  Tax and Ticket?

I wouldn't even bother looking at it, even if it was £1,200


If people cant be arsed to advertise their car properly, they dont deserve a buyer.

Ok, so he wouldnt get a job in advertising , but that doesn't mean its not a good car...

Sorry, but when I see an advert like that, it rings alarm bells.

It suggests to me that the current owner would rather spend their hard earned on MASSIVE PLAZMA TV'Z LOLZ than an oil change.

You may be right, the seller may have a service history bigger than the SS Great Britain, but to not mention it?????
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 22:46:47
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
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Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: tunnie on 08 January 2010, 22:49:34
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
[/highlight]

Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)

So now you cannot come up with a counter argument, and know i am right, but cannot admit it, you turn to slagging off my car?  ;D ;D ;D Think someone has just made a right chump of himself  ;D
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Entwood on 08 January 2010, 22:52:38
If you are thinking of buying this car ... think "insurance" as well.

All these "extras" should be declared as modifications... and insurance companies don't like  things like "superchip" "lowered" "grooved discs"  etc etc .. as the risk factor has just risen dramatically.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: KillerWatt on 08 January 2010, 22:57:31
Let this be a lesson kids.....DON'T do drugs  ;D
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 23:02:08
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
[/highlight]

Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)

So now you cannot come up with a counter argument, and know i am right, but cannot admit it, you turn to slagging off my car?  ;D ;D ;D Think someone has just made a right chump of himself  ;D

I wasnt slagging your car off any more than you were slagging that poor defenceless blokes car off! I mean how do you know its not a genuine motor? Those mods if done correctly  :)to a car of that age WILL add value not de-value it.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: tunnie on 08 January 2010, 23:04:57
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
[/highlight]

Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)

So now you cannot come up with a counter argument, and know i am right, but cannot admit it, you turn to slagging off my car?  ;D ;D ;D Think someone has just made a right chump of himself  ;D

I wasnt slagging your car off any more than you were slagging that poor defenceless blokes car off! I mean how do you know its not a genuine motor? Those mods if done correctly  :)to a car of that age WILL add value not de-value it

Basic sums, all those modifications do not add up the value he is trying to sell it at.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Lazydocker on 08 January 2010, 23:06:02
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
[/highlight]

Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)

So now you cannot come up with a counter argument, and know i am right, but cannot admit it, you turn to slagging off my car?  ;D ;D ;D Think someone has just made a right chump of himself  ;D

I wasnt slagging your car off any more than you were slagging that poor defenceless blokes car off! I mean how do you know its not a genuine motor? Those mods if done correctly  :)to a car of that age WILL add value not de-value it.

Only to a very limited market... To most post-pubescent people it's just a load of cr*p added to a car which probably hasn't been maintained all that well ::) ::)
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: tunnie on 08 January 2010, 23:07:40
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
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Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)

So now you cannot come up with a counter argument, and know i am right, but cannot admit it, you turn to slagging off my car?  ;D ;D ;D Think someone has just made a right chump of himself  ;D

I wasnt slagging your car off any more than you were slagging that poor defenceless blokes car off! I mean how do you know its not a genuine motor? Those mods if done correctly  :)to a car of that age WILL add value not de-value it.

Only to a very limited market... To most post-pubescent people it's just a load of cr*p added to a car which probably hasn't been maintained all that well ::) ::)


Exactly, amount of dead cars i have seen on the side of the road with chav-me alloys and body kits.... if only they had spent their money on keeping it maintained right  :)
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 23:07:51
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£1600 is the starting bid, Buy it now is £2100, for an R Reg MV6. I thinks NOT More like £600, no matter what he has done to it, that is my opinion anyways?

Read it again,its not a shopping car love, its a well looked after superchipped manual MV6 with a limited slip diff,lowered and polybushed, grooved discs, lcd screens in t' headrests, ect... ect..
if its what he says it is, its worth every penny :y

All of that crap does nothing for its value, in fact, the opposite.
[/highlight]

Only to a purist ;D

Errr, to anyone with common sense. You want all that crap on your car? Sure.... buy £500 bog standard one, spend £500 fitting chav-me junk... still cheaper than that heap of shite on eGay

Your'e only jealous cos' you drive a 2.2 grandadmobile ::)

So now you cannot come up with a counter argument, and know i am right, but cannot admit it, you turn to slagging off my car?  ;D ;D ;D Think someone has just made a right chump of himself  ;D

I wasnt slagging your car off any more than you were slagging that poor defenceless blokes car off! I mean how do you know its not a genuine motor? Those mods if done correctly  :)to a car of that age WILL add value not de-value it

Basic sums, all those modifications do not add up the value he is trying to sell it at.
Bet they do.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: KillerWatt on 08 January 2010, 23:08:09
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Only to a very limited market... To most post-pubescent people it's just a load of cr*p added to a car which probably hasn't been maintained all that well ::) ::)
Nail on the head!
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 08 January 2010, 23:16:50
Im fed up now. Im going to bed. night night. ;)
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Lazydocker on 08 January 2010, 23:47:04
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Only to a very limited market... To most post-pubescent people it's just a load of cr*p added to a car which probably hasn't been maintained all that well ::) ::)
Nail on the head!

I'm getting worried... That's three things we've agreed on tonight :o ::) :D :D

Must be something to do with the weather ;D ;D
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 09 January 2010, 00:18:36
Personally I reckon Omega values are starting to rise.

1) F/L Elites and MV6 are rare, estates are sought after.
2) PFL 3.0s are often broken for their cams and their engines for transplants.
3) sCRAPpage scheme removing a few decent PFLs.

Due to these I think the values will hold, VGC examples may even go up (like the Roger Budden ones).
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Markjay on 09 January 2010, 14:57:00
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If you are thinking of buying this car ... think "insurance" as well.

All these "extras" should be declared as modifications... and insurance companies don't like  things like "superchip" "lowered" "grooved discs"  etc etc .. as the risk factor has just risen dramatically.

I actually sympathise with the guy, I used to be a member of the modified cars brigade when I was much younger... those modifications must have cost him way more that the premium he is trying to get for his car, so in fact he is taking a loss here (as said, been there, done that...). But the sad reality is that not only can you not get back what you put into a modified car, in fact this can even reduce its value - car modifiers prefer to do it themselves, because modifications can be done well or poorly, and if the latter then you are in for a lot of trouble. The problem is that unless you do these things yourself there is no way of knowing if they have been properly...
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Markjay on 09 January 2010, 15:03:24
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Personally I reckon Omega values are starting to rise.

1) F/L Elites and MV6 are rare, estates are sought after.
2) PFL 3.0s are often broken for their cams and their engines for transplants.
3) sCRAPpage scheme removing a few decent PFLs.

Due to these I think the values will hold, VGC examples may even go up (like the Roger Budden ones).

One more thing to consider is that the Omega is a big yet relatively simple car. This is a rarity which will help it keep its value. Most large cars (e.g. Jaguars, Audi A6/A8, etc) have complicated engines and electronics which makes maintenance uneconomical when they get older, while the Omega can be maintained forever on a very tight budget or even by DIY. As long as you avoid the obvious pitfall e.g. change cambelt in time etc there is very little that can't be reasonably fixed on the Omega.

And the only competition that the Omega estate has is from Volvo estates - which cost more and are not better.

Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 10 January 2010, 19:59:38
The screens poorly installed into the headrests will give you an idea of the quality of the motor.
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Bent valve on 10 January 2010, 20:24:05
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The screens installed into the headrests will give you an idea of the quality of the motor.
Yes, I can see what you mean :y
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: alunonhisown on 10 January 2010, 20:37:06
Are you refferring to the cables running down the back of the seats?
I was wondering about them?
Is that the norm? Surely Not
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Hannah Judes Dad on 10 January 2010, 20:52:07
Not just the cables hanging down,the fit and finish is uneven to say the least nevermind holes in the headrest that aren't covered properly
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: MV6Matt on 11 January 2010, 14:36:15
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Are you refferring to the cables running down the back of the seats?
I was wondering about them?
Is that the norm? Surely Not

Depends how they are done. Mine run down the inside of the chrome headrest column and inside the seat back then under the seat. I've also got removable headrest covers so they are not obviously visible.

All sorts of ways of doing it!
Matthew

Personal taste/aesthetics I guess
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Turk on 11 January 2010, 21:52:43
What's that orange light glowing on the dashboard ???  ::)
Title: Re: Am I reading this correctly?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 11 January 2010, 23:59:02
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Are you refferring to the cables running down the back of the seats?
I was wondering about them?
Is that the norm? Surely Not

Depends how they are done. Mine run down the inside of the chrome headrest column and inside the seat back then under the seat. I've also got removable headrest covers so they are not obviously visible.

All sorts of ways of doing it!
Matthew

Personal taste/aesthetics I guess

Didnt realise the headrestraints were supported on tubes, thought they were solid bar?