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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: DC on 24 July 2008, 22:14:11
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I would be interested to hear comments, specaily in regards to performance and consumption
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Not quite....
But have 2 x 98 MV6 estates, both 3.0 1 auto, 1 manual.
Now we obviously have different driving styles.
There is very little performance difference, but the manual is a little quicker. A good few mpg more economical as well :y
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my first omega was a 2.5 manual tourer very impressed
then got my auto mv6 3.0 bloody hell what a difference goes like the wind !! as for fuel costs hasnt made much difference get a bit more mpg on motorway in mv6 but thirster round town !! :y
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my driving is maybe 20-25% in town - not more. also i dont do more than 6000miles a year. am surprised to hear 3.0auto feels much faster
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my driving is maybe 20-25% in town - not more. also i dont do more than 6000miles a year. am surprised to hear 3.0auto feels much faster
much faster mate !!!! :o
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nice to know
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i'll try not to race any
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i'll try not to race any
you might pull the first 30 yards but then a 3.0 auto will wipe the floor with ya !! ;D
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actually the reason i am asking is cause i noticed a nice and cheap one from july 2000 and am tempted
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actually the reason i am asking is cause i noticed a nice and cheap one from july 2000 and am tempted
try it you may like it !! :D
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estate, leather, sunroof, 17 inch rims, sat nav with CID, bose, 90k miles with fsh :) no spoiler, no lsd :(
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estate, leather, sunroof, 17 inch rims, sat nav with CID, bose, 90k miles with fsh :) no spoiler, no lsd :(
very rare to get an lsd on mv6 let alone an elite with auto box !! :-/
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actually, it was quite common in switzerland on v6 cars.
http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/List.aspx?wl=1&lng=ger&from=Search&make=54&model=1924&cur=CHF&ccmfrom=2500&zipcountry=CH&total=147&sort=price&carsperpage=
click on any CD version and look for Sperrdifferential hinten
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actually, it was quite common in switzerland on v6 cars.
http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/List.aspx?wl=1&lng=ger&from=Search&make=54&model=1924&cur=CHF&ccmfrom=2500&zipcountry=CH&total=147&sort=price&carsperpage=
click on any CD version and look for Sperrdifferential hinten
of course you get lots of snow there ! forgot you was there :D
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it seems they took them of the option list after the facelift
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it seems they took them of the option list after the facelift
spoilsports !! ::) :D
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of course you get lots of snow there ! forgot you was there
thats why subaru is more popular here than anywhere else.
btw, i live in basle -we barely get any snow
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I would be interested to hear comments, specaily in regards to performance and consumption
I have one of each.
The auto is much thirstier on anything other than motorway.
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estate, leather, sunroof, 17 inch rims, sat nav with CID, bose, 90k miles with fsh :) no spoiler, no lsd :(
Elite Pete has a nice estate with everything your after and a LSD and spoiler plus its a manual :y
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1216040537
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and if on top of all is also LHD it would be perfect
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Yup, I have owned an Ex-plod 3.0 V6 Auto estate and two 2.5 V6 manual saloons.
And when it comes to acceleration, there is nothing between them but, the 2.5 gives considerably better mpg!
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that is exactly opposite from what marky mark claims and is closer to what i would expect.
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I strongly suspect the better MPG is due to the manual box, but otherwise I agree with Mark on that.
In terms of performance its difficult to judge but the 3L does feel pacier to me. May not be real though.. :-/
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2.5man is the best option if you do lots of pootling around in town. As for fast motorway work, my 2.5 is no slouche.
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I previously had a 1999 2.5 CD manual estate and then changed it for a 3.2 MV6 auto estate. Jeez, what a difference in power! :o Press the S button on the gearshift and it flies. 8-) Would have preferred it to have been manual but have got quite used to "lazy" driving. ::)
The downside is that is a fair bit thirstier than the 2.5, but that's only to be expected.
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I had before 2.5 v6 cdx manual 20-22 mpg round town
same driving 3.0 auto 17.5-19.5 round town
but 3.0 feel faster from 30mph with sport mode and kick down
and hard to fund 2.5 v 6 with mv6 spec
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2.5 manual should, day to day, give low 30s mpg (against 3.0l autos low/mid 20s).
0-60 similar, once about 50ish, 3.0l is noticibly more anxious....
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is it right to conclude: a bit faster, a lot more thirsty
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Sorry - a bit OT but I came across the consumption figure for my old 2.0 last night. It was a bit of a dog on tickover but ran ok otherwise. 29.0 mpg.
MV6 3.0, over about 2,000 random miles. 26.8 mpg.
P.S. Actually, it was a lot of a dog on tickover....
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My 2.0 Auto gives about 31mpg - but do wonder how thirsty a 2.5 Auto is..perhaps I should have had a 2.5 manual instead! I fancied a slushbox one for commuting, though.
LPG nearly finished, so 50mpg equivalent is looming, but should have got a 2.5 and LPG'd that instead!
Sorry for going slightly OT..
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2.5 manual should, day to day, give low 30s mpg (against 3.0l autos low/mid 20s).
0-60 similar, once about 50ish, 3.0l is noticibly more anxious....
i currently have a 2.5v6 manual and get a steady 22 mpg! Round town of course. it did get nearer thirty on some motorway runs but never over.. mind you i have a blown head gasket now (most likely) so maybe it's never been running sweet.
my previous 3.0v6 auto i used to get about 18mpg round town and near 30 also on motorway runs.
basically i concur with the majority. I can hardly find any difference in performance, just amount of fuel used. mind you i haven't compared them with a caravan on the back!
oh and also i used to have a smile on my face when driving the manual hard, and a similar one to pressing the 'S' button!!
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Well I currently have bot in the driveway...a 2.5 manual estate and a 3.0 auto saloon...maybe not an exact comparison as the estate is carrying an extra quarter of a tonne in weight or so...
But find the 3.0 more responsive when towing...has more pulling power and drags its equivalent weight (i.e. another Omega!!) very easily whereas the 2.5 can struggle a little at times, usually just on steeper hills...the 3.0 tows like there is nothing on the back!
Also fuel consumption towing...well recently used a 3.0 to tow another car and got about 33mpg on the motorway...in the 2.5 estate recently done a 700 mile round trip...way there taking an engine in the boot to Port Talbot 4 and a half hour journey and returned about 36mpg!!! then on the way back picked up a saloon from Telford and dragged it back to Gainsborough a good 4 hours travelling and returned average mpg from the total trip was 29mpg :)
So for motorway towing...both are pretty much the same and happy with returns from either! And I'm towing BIG rolling weights!