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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: riz on 03 December 2008, 00:02:20

Title: Hi All
Post by: riz on 03 December 2008, 00:02:20

Hi all, Scotsman living in Northern Ireland here.

Been driving a 1996 Vauxhall Omega for the last 6 months. Been loving the car but the MOT is up now and it won't pass without a bunch of things fixed.

We've now baught a new car but it's 0-60 in about 30 mins. Feels like i'm driving a sardine can. I don't want to part with the Omega. I know sod all about the mechanics of cars so I am going to change that by making my Omega a pet project, gonna fix (hopefully not fux) it up and get it through the MOT on myown if possible so look out for some dumb newbie questions coming your way if I can't get my head around the FAQ's and HowTo's :)

Riz.

Title: Re: Hi All
Post by: albitz on 03 December 2008, 00:21:53

Welcome to the forum riz,your in the right place if you want to learn how to fix/maintain an Omega.
good luck with the MOT I know its a lot more difficult in N.I. than over here. I originate from Dundonald by the way,my Dad and sister now live in Bangor and other sis lives in Ards,small world. :) :y

Title: Re: Hi All
Post by: Cliffo B on 03 December 2008, 00:52:33

Hello Riz,warm welcome to the forum. :y :y

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Post by: Jimbob on 03 December 2008, 06:59:15

Hello & Welcome  :y

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Post by: The Red Baron on 03 December 2008, 07:56:20

Welcome to the forum Riz, with a little help from the oofers im sure you will get it all fixed up soon.  :y

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Post by: HolyCount on 03 December 2008, 08:09:29

Hi, Riz, welcome to the forum.  Best of luck with the MOT  :y

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Post by: dbug on 03 December 2008, 08:31:35

Welcome to OOF :y

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Post by: Elite Pete on 03 December 2008, 08:44:33

Hi Riz and welcome to the forum :y

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Post by: waspy on 03 December 2008, 09:06:18

Good mornong Riz. Welcome to the OOF :)

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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 03 December 2008, 15:45:51

Hi, welcome to the forum.   :y

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Post by: Dusty on 03 December 2008, 16:07:43

Hello and welcome to the forum :-* :-*

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Post by: JueV6 on 03 December 2008, 18:34:04

Hi and welcome to the OOF.

You'll be very surprised at the about the amount of self help, and other members help you'll get at very short notice. This forum WILL save you loads :y :y

Title: Re: Hi All
Post by: riz on 03 December 2008, 18:37:05

Thanks for the welcome everyone  :)

Whaboutcha albitz! It seems everyone in and around the Bangor area seems to know each other. Dundonalds a nice wee drive from bangor but "Ards" confused me for a while at first, people were saying goto ard's for this and that, but could I find ards on the bloody map, nope, eventually someone mentioned Newtonards and it clicked! I love the wee twisty hilly roads in norn irn and the "peelers" I've met so far have been "dead on"!

Title: Re: Hi All
Post by: 3.2xplodmark on 03 December 2008, 18:40:57

FROM ONE NEWBIE TO ANOTHER WELCOME

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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 03 December 2008, 18:49:15

Hello Riz and a very warm welcome to you! :y

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Post by: mars on 03 December 2008, 19:55:13

Hi Riz and welcome to OOF :y

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Post by: Entwood on 03 December 2008, 20:07:55

"Hello" and Welcome :)

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Post by: PHEASANT PLUCKER on 03 December 2008, 23:28:28

Hi,and welcome to a great forum :y :y :y

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Post by: amigov6 on 04 December 2008, 00:39:48

Welcome aboard Riz. Plenty of helpful folk in the know on here. :y

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Post by: willyboy on 04 December 2008, 00:43:53

Hi Riz welcome to the forums :y

Title: Re: Hi All
Post by: albitz on 04 December 2008, 05:40:34

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Thanks for the welcome everyone  :)

Whaboutcha albitz! It seems everyone in and around the Bangor area seems to know each other. Dundonalds a nice wee drive from bangor but "Ards" confused me for a while at first, people were saying goto ard's for this and that, but could I find ards on the bloody map, nope, eventually someone mentioned Newtonards and it clicked! I love the wee twisty hilly roads in norn irn and the "peelers" I've met so far have been "dead on"!
Riz,if you look in page 2 of the test section at HS there is a photo taken off me in my old chevette on one of those wee roads (Craigantlet) the bloke who took the photo,is a Bangor resident who had a lifelong career as peeler, He is a dead on fella . :) :y

Title: Re: Hi All
Post by: dieseldean on 06 December 2008, 22:36:41

welcome :y