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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Soon to be Omega owner

« on: 23 August 2007, 22:33:04 »

Welcome to the site

I have a 2.5TD with the BMW engine.  It is available in manual and auto form (the earlier post about auto only is wrong).  Trouble is, Vauxhall decided to use the cheaper, weaker auto box, so they detuned ALL 2.5TD engines to about 120bhp.  If you have a manual, or change the autobox for stronger AR35 box, you can bump the performance back up - speak to our resident TD expert, Omegatoy (of Lotus Carlton engine in an Omega fame).

I, personally, am not a fan of this engine.  I think it was designed by a very stupid 3yr old.  It is capable of huge mileage if looked after, but can fail in style if not.  4.5k is stated service interval, I would be considering 3k oil changes max.

120 bhp ? From a 2.5 TD ? That's shocking.

This is the sorta knowledge I need to be hearing about, what engine would you recomend ? I don't want to be spending the earth on fuel. Is there anywhere with the MPG's for the engines listed ?

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Soon to be Omega owner

« on: 23 August 2007, 19:36:57 »

Not sure the 2.5 is the most reliable or economical engine around but will pull like a train, only available with auto transmission. Our 2.2 has towed a heavy Box-Van trailor for over 70k and certainly hasn't suffered as a result. They are the best tow cars around.

All the best  

Sounds like you know your stuff, what would you sugest economy wise ? Any idea what the MPG would be like on the 2.5 ?

I've seen the 2.5 advertised on Ebay in manual, I'd hate to have to settle for an auto.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Soon to be Omega owner

« on: 22 August 2007, 21:43:17 »

Ez,

I'm looking to buy an Omgea as a run about in about 4 weeks or so, thought I better do some re-search.

I need a car thats comfortable, cheap to buy, lots of room and can ocasionally tow a car trailor.  The Omega looks like my best bet.

I've decided on the 2.5 Turbo Diesel Estate, is there anything I should look out for? Common problems ect..  Is there a buying guide on here? I've had a search but I can't find one.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: new owner of a omega

« on: 23 August 2007, 22:47:35 »

How are you finding it mate ? What's she like on fuel?

I'm a noob aswell, trying to decide which model omega to get.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Look mummy, my first Omega :)

« on: 02 September 2007, 14:37:14 »

Nice, spot on! Should go for a good while yet and the comfort, well that speaks for itself. Biggest estate you'll ever find as well  

And the optional 'Projectile front lights'!?!   What? James Bond Stylee  8-)

.....and yes spongy, what is with the orange fog lights?  :-?

It water..Where i keep the goldfish..Need a new one..

Sell 'em to a Yank with a honda and tell him they're JDM, he'll pay though the nose

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General Discussion Area / Re: Look mummy, my first Omega :)

« on: 01 September 2007, 17:05:38 »

looks a nice mota,but looks aint everything.check what history its got and when the cam belt was last changed.

I'll change the belt anyways just for peace of mind, standard procedure on anything that isn't japanese.

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General Discussion Area / Look mummy, my first Omega :)

« on: 01 September 2007, 16:58:22 »

Won this on Ebay, going to pick her up soon as I can get someone to take me.

She's going to be my runaround and work horse for a while.  What u all think ?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110163709473&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

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General Discussion Area / Re: anyone been to thetford centre parcs recently?

« on: 27 August 2007, 01:45:43 »

I grew up in Thetford and live just round the corner from Centre Parcs these days.  It's a really nice place, alot better since it was re-built.

If you take a mountain bike with you, make sure it's locked up well if you leave it somewhere.  It's a common thing for Thetford lads to have a day out robbing bikes, the town is littered with them.

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General Discussion Area / Re: When engine to get ?

« on: 25 August 2007, 23:26:00 »

I'm not really bothered about performance, I have my Integra for that.

What are the 2.5's like on fuel ?

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General Discussion Area / Which engine to get ?

« on: 25 August 2007, 13:26:42 »

I need some help with my decisions, I'm after an Omega as a run around while I finnish off my Inetgra project.  

I figured I might aswell get an estate so it can double up as a team van with plenty of room for drag tyres, tools, spare driveshafts ect...

I'll need to tow a car trailer ocasionally to mapping sessions, so whatever I get will need to be suitable for towing.

The 2.5 TD looks like a good option, but then after a bit of reading on here they sound a little fragile, what are peoples experiances with them ?

The other option is the 2.0 Petrol, what are they like on juice ? I do alot of town driving so I don't want to be filling up all the time.  I'm used to screamy little Hondas so I need schooling on these big engined cars.ich