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Title: Which do you prefer?
Post by: wastedperfection on 14 July 2007, 19:10:25

Help me decide!

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Kev on 14 July 2007, 19:46:40

I voted Facelift, because...

When it comes right down to it, we all know it's the best.  :y

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: MikeDundee on 14 July 2007, 19:53:17

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I voted Facelift, because...

When it comes right down to it, we all know it's the best.  :y

 :y

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Danny on 14 July 2007, 21:23:28

i voted facelift, i plan to buy one at some point!!

although i prefer the door cards of the pre facelift!

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Chopsdad on 14 July 2007, 21:25:06

Buy the most modern looker - facelift  :y

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: markrl on 15 July 2007, 00:54:55

Well it really depends on what your criteria is for choosing. The biggest advantage of the facelift models is that they are newer vehicles, will probably have fewer miles on the clock and because they are newer less rust. However I don’t believe the sales blah that they have any significantly better corrosion protection, they are all beginning to rust in the same places as the older cars. They don’t suffer as much corrosion because they are younger.  Personally I think the late pre facelift cars look better as inevitably the tendency for all makeover cars is for the manufacturer to add a lot of extra plastic to change the appearance of the car without having to renew the expensive pressings required to change steel panels (just look at the MG Leyland Rover Phoenix 25/45 models). But to be fair to Vauxhall on the Omega they did change several of the steel panels (boot lid and bonnet). One advantage of the pre facelift cars is that they sold in larger numbers and hence there are far more second hand parts and workshop manuals etc about. I would simply go for the best and newest you can afford at the specification you want, which probably means the less visually appealing IMHO but newer facelift.  ;)    

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 15 July 2007, 08:48:26

I voted facelift.....coz i prefer em......but at the end of the day, it doesnt really matter....they all go wrong often and go rusty  :(

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: RossPhim on 15 July 2007, 10:23:30

Pre-Facelift.  ;)

1.  I prefer it's slightly more rounded front and back ends.
2.  Centre consol is easier on the eye.
3.  I've already got a a mini-facelift elite

I may be a bit biased though!!!  :P  :P  :P

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Crazydad on 15 July 2007, 17:35:23

I voted for the Face-lift
Although i own a pre Face-lift i would love the Face lift, give it another couple of years and i`m coming over to get one then convert it to European Standards ;D ;D :y

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Kev on 15 July 2007, 19:44:14

I don't suppose it really matters anyway, so long as it's got a proper gearbox.

And that's Auto, of course.  :y

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Tony H on 15 July 2007, 22:50:49

I voted facelift, cos I prefere the bodywork,front end looks sleeker. That said I like the prefaclift door cards more but not the dash,fickle aint I :D

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: TheBoy on 15 July 2007, 23:11:46

Externally, I like the prefacelift front (facelift looks a bit the same as other Vauxhalls), and facelift rear....

...I'll have to buy a ringer then ;D

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: Danny on 16 July 2007, 15:38:25

LJ707 facelifted his prefacelift, you could always reverse the effect on a facelift one!

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: luv_my_mv6 on 16 July 2007, 16:53:54

I voted pre-facelift.... mine is mini-facelift and think they look slightly more agressive than the facelift.... upto the person though, buty the one that you like the most, not the one everyone else has, you'll enjoy it more in the long run then  :)

Title: Re: Which do you prefer?
Post by: fuz1903 on 16 July 2007, 22:29:30

I voted facelift - bias of course.

But it dosen't matter as long as YOU decide when to change gear not the car. ::)