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Title: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Vamps on 11 September 2011, 02:42:42
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/omega-elite-76K-HISTORY-12MTH-MOT-6MTH-TAX-/260848757178?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cbbcc29ba
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Vamps on 11 September 2011, 02:51:10
I have asked him this question;........

I have posted this on the Omega Owners Forum, we would love to see how you get 45+ mpg, if you can show this then I promise I will buy your car, given no mention of LPG conversion...
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 September 2011, 08:46:08
he must have a donald mid like mine and want to believe it ;D
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: belldarr on 11 September 2011, 08:51:05
He has stated that the first picture is not actually of his car - the rest are then taken at night on a petrol station forecourt...... some quite obvious spelling errors too, not a good advert for the car at all.

Darren
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Bionic on 11 September 2011, 08:56:06
After looking at the advert I agree, I would not touch it with a bargepole cos it appears to me to be too good to be true and the ad itself is deceptive.
I would have thought that an ad would have pics that shown and complimented the actual car and not someone elses....
No way jose, as the saying goes....
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: dazzerM on 11 September 2011, 09:10:43
The diff is dry ..... for 1895 quid buy it now I should think so !  ;D ;D

I agree though the only pictures in day light are of the speakers and display.. I smell a wrong un here
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Omega_Dan on 11 September 2011, 10:47:58
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The diff is dry ..... for 1895 quid buy it now I should think so !  ;D ;D

I agree though the only pictures in day light are of the speakers and display.. I smell a wrong un here

Yeah same here. Glanced at it on the bay a few days ago. So many ads let down with poor photos and badly written descriptions ::)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Stallion on 11 September 2011, 15:10:49
The amount of times he uses SPOT ON!!  ;D ;D
hes updated his listing due to some people telling him his car wont do 45+ mpg  ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: kevb on 11 September 2011, 16:19:21
if i drive really careful i can just about record 39.8 mpg according to the on board computor
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Vamps on 11 September 2011, 21:04:14
A couple of responses from him, I only sent him one comment.... ::) ::)

Dear flood748,

hmmmmmm?45!
35 to 40 then!in a nut shell its good ! so good,
i may be pulling listing,as im thinking of just keeping the car.so thx for the pointless info!


- stereosound1972

Dear flood748,

thx for that,ive add the 36mpg to 40 (at end of listing) i was only selling car as out of work,but we ok now.so like i said may just end listing.


- stereosound1972

Well at least he listened...... :y :y
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: twiglet on 12 September 2011, 01:13:17
What a nob!  ::)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: duggs on 12 September 2011, 20:27:54
Truthfully....from Ipswich to Bury st Edmunds I got an average of 52MPG out of my 3.0 Elite.

Mind you.....I drove the entire way about 8ft from the arse end of a container lorry...won't be doing that again any time soon...Pretty scary !

Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: twiglet on 13 September 2011, 21:39:20
The most impressive mpg figures I've achieved from my 3.2 Auto estate is 21.8mpg average from Stevenage to Ipswich via Earls Colne (all twisty A/B and back roads)... however, I was towing another Omega all the way!!  :y
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: jonnycool on 13 September 2011, 22:52:13
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Truthfully....from Ipswich to Bury st Edmunds I got an average of 52MPG out of my 3.0 Elite.

Mind you.....I drove the entire way about 8ft from the arse end of a container lorry...won't be doing that again any time soon...Pretty scary !

I've done that, it really does work, but as you say - very scary  :)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Webby the Bear on 13 September 2011, 22:55:53
i like his post.....

beleave this or not.but she will do 21 miles round town easy.

what, before conking out?  ;D
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Vamps on 14 September 2011, 00:01:07
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i like his post.....

beleave this or not.but she will do 21 miles round town easy.

what, before conking out? ;D

There was a point today when I had to speak to my Omega, she really was on her last warning, time may tell..... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: henryd on 14 September 2011, 00:03:15
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i like his post.....

beleave this or not.but she will do 21 miles round town easy.

what, before conking out? ;D

There was a point today when I had to speak to my Omega, she really was on her last warning, time may tell..... ::) ::) ::)

Were bad words involved in this er... chat? :D
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Vamps on 14 September 2011, 00:28:29
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i like his post.....

beleave this or not.but she will do 21 miles round town easy.

what, before conking out? ;D

There was a point today when I had to speak to my Omega, she really was on her last warning, time may tell..... ::) ::) ::)

Were bad words involved in this er... chat? :D


Oh yes, she was a 'start' away from the scrapyard.... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: henryd on 14 September 2011, 09:14:22
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i like his post.....

beleave this or not.but she will do 21 miles round town easy.

what, before conking out? ;D

There was a point today when I had to speak to my Omega, she really was on her last warning, time may tell..... ::) ::) ::)

Were bad words involved in this er... chat? :D


Oh yes, she was a 'start' away from the scrapyard.... ::) ::) ::)

Oops,I do hope that she was listening ;)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Andy B on 14 September 2011, 15:17:58
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Oh yes, she was a 'start' away from the scrapyard.... ::) ::) ::)

You can just imagine Vamps with a branch ............  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxUc[/media]
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: henryd on 14 September 2011, 15:46:52
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Oh yes, she was a 'start' away from the scrapyard.... ::) ::) ::)

You can just imagine Vamps with a branch ............  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxUc[/media]

That is still funny after all these years ;D ;D
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Andy B on 14 September 2011, 16:06:46
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That is still funny after all these years ;D ;D

I love the scene right at the very end of the episode when he lifts the cover from what is supposed to be duck. He looks at the trifle in disbelieve & then slams it back down again, lifts the cover, peeks underneath ...... still no duck  ;D digs into the trifle still looking for the duck then says .... Duck's off, sorry!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: bob.dent on 14 September 2011, 17:04:46
Now, I know not everyone's English and spelling is perfect but you'd think he would have gone to a bit of trouble to get his grammar and spelling correct when placing an advert for his car - it's awful!! :o Looks like it's been done by a 5 year old. ::)
Title: Re: 45 to 59 MPG Omega, if only.......
Post by: Vamps on 15 September 2011, 00:05:31
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Oh yes, she was a 'start' away from the scrapyard.... ::) ::) ::)

You can just imagine Vamps with a branch ............  ;D ;D ;D ;D

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78b67l_yxUc[/media]

I didn't need to resort to the stick, well not yet anyway...... :D :D :D