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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: And another one

« on: 04 September 2007, 16:39:05 »

Hello and welcome. Just bare in mind that they are not called Tractors for nothing you know

Yes , but then I'll tune it  

My monty only gives at best 22mpg. The wifes 600td does 54mpg and has approx 96,or 101 bhp not sure exacly. But mucho tuning kit to get it upto 130+ bhp. My thinking given my appreciation for meegas and big, proper engines is that an Omega manual BMW detuned lump at 143bhp + tune = good fun and lots of mpg, although not a patch on the rovers.

I'm only looking at mid-facelift up and if I'm lucky I'll maybe get to budget for a new-shape model.

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Newbie Welcome Area / And another one

« on: 04 September 2007, 12:22:40 »

Hi Guys, I've yet another noob, but have been lurking for awhile now with lots of interest. My wifes got a Rover 600 diesel and I have a Vauxhall Monterey v6 as my economical car  

But as with most things cuts need to be made and I've always like Omegas, but not the oddly sighted rust a lot of them seem to get.

Never flirted with derv much, but now I've told my wife how hers can be tuned, I cannot, just CANNOT have a slower diesel than her.

Currently I'd be mooching for a (hopefully hi-spec) 2.5td Omega, as I've gotta grow up out of gas guzzlers than suck me dry.

We've got some dogs and a couple of young horses as well.. Damn no wonder I'm always skint  .

I haven't seem much of driving impressions on the 2.5td diesels, so I eagerly grab any 2.5td impressions and info.

Cheers

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General Discussion Area / Re: Diesel comparison Rover vs 2.5 Omega

« on: 10 December 2007, 13:20:29 »

Good stuff chaps, just what I needed to hear.

The Rover forum guys point me to the 2.5v6, but I need a large estate and the  "potential" of 40+mpg, so I reckon ideal would be an estate, cdx, manual diesel.

Time to start the piggy bank off.

Cheers.  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Diesel comparison Rover vs 2.5 Omega

« on: 01 December 2007, 16:34:13 »

Hi Chaps,

Just sold my petrol monty as I couldnt stomach the cost of fuel and I'm using the wifes tdi Rover 620 which does 50mpg even when driven briskly, its quite heavy and solid, so can you guys convince me why I should get an Omega diesel 2.5? I know petrols are cheap, but I must be a masochist ( spelt wrong probably ) as I like the way a tdi drives.

I like Omegas and consider myself a proper driver so like the idea of a 6 cylinder, manual, rear wheel drive and more power, but to be honest the Rover does a good job.

I dont like to Omegas fuel consumption compared to the Rover and perhaps the build quality is more suspect then the Honda derived Rover.

I dont really have any complaints about the Rover at all, even when it comes to ride comfort and handling, but I've always had a soft spot for Omegas.

Convince me to do the right thing ..  

I'd welcome any feedback, especially from people who've had both.  

Hi
I can only advise you of my situation, I drive a 2.5 V6 beacause I like it and only do about 4000 miles a year so cost of fuel is reasonable, now I could have bought a diesel or super mini and got better fuel consumption, but the cost to buy a diesel car or super mini is so high compared to what a V6 costs so I thought I would have the car I want with all the toys at a silly cheap price rather than a very expensive (to buy) car with no toys that I don't really want.
In the end it is up to you to decide whats best for you and your situation. Yes if I where a millionare I would drive an Aston Martin. But I am just a regular joe so my choice is bit restricted. So I have gone for the best rear wheel drive car at the least money to buy, and the cheapest on spare parts but costs a bit more on fuel.
Maybe if I was doing many more miles per year it would be different.

HTH

Mike

Yeah thats what I usually do, hence the monty was the last in a lonnnnnnnnnnng line of heap to buy but the national debt of liberia to run. I drive 1500 to 2500 miles a month, so I've finally bit the sensible bullet regarding a nice cheap pence per mile.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Diesel comparison Rover vs 2.5 Omega

« on: 01 December 2007, 16:31:22 »

50mpg out of a 620.  You're not very heaviy footed then

I struggled to get 50mpg out of a much lighter 420.


40+mpg is acheivable from 2.5TD if you don't do much city driving, and its a manual.

Actually blt along at 60-80mph. My drive to work is 20 miles of dual carriage way so the best possible mpg is achievable.

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General Discussion Area / Diesel comparison Rover vs 2.5 Omega

« on: 30 November 2007, 18:09:30 »

Hi Chaps,

Just sold my petrol monty as I couldnt stomach the cost of fuel and I'm using the wifes tdi Rover 620 which does 50mpg even when driven briskly, its quite heavy and solid, so can you guys convince me why I should get an Omega diesel 2.5? I know petrols are cheap, but I must be a masochist ( spelt wrong probably ) as I like the way a tdi drives.

I like Omegas and consider myself a proper driver so like the idea of a 6 cylinder, manual, rear wheel drive and more power, but to be honest the Rover does a good job.

I dont like to Omegas fuel consumption compared to the Rover and perhaps the build quality is more suspect then the Honda derived Rover.

I dont really have any complaints about the Rover at all, even when it comes to ride comfort and handling, but I've always had a soft spot for Omegas.

Convince me to do the right thing ..  

I'd welcome any feedback, especially from people who've had both.