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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Ex omega owner, but on the look out....

« on: 03 June 2009, 09:28:22 »

Have you tried claiming of the local council regarding the pot hole. You can file a claim against them

I did indeed - but alas no joy (surprise surprise) - however the insurance company were fairly generous with the amount they paid out for my "top of the range luxury saloon" (no harm in embellishing a bit).

Looking for another similar spec (CDX or Elite, preferably manual) as I owe a fair bit to my previous car for keeping me safe and am thankful for...
1. rear wheel drive (meant I was able to avoid oncoming transit van - however on wet country roads ended up in hedge)
2. Seat belt pre-tensioners
3. Airbags
Having spun 180 degrees whilst simultaneously rolling I emerged with one tiny bruise on my right arm - my wife thinks I made it all up.

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Newbie Welcome Area / Ex omega owner, but on the look out....

« on: 02 June 2009, 11:13:34 »

New to forum - seems like the place to be for some great advice.

As title suggests I used to be the proud owner of 98 2.5 CDX - however a disagreement on a bend involving a massive pot hole, huge blow out and oncoming transit van resulted in a sad sad end for omega 

Results of which can be seen below

Escape via passenger door (codenamed Charlie)


I know what you're thinking, needs a clean and spot of t-cut


Goodbye, farewell, auf wiedershen....


Now hunting for the replacement - wish me luck

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 1999 (s) plate 2.5 v6 CDX for sale, £500

« on: 02 June 2009, 10:37:22 »

has the usual refinements also has a no stereo included, all toys work fine

Does this mean it has a stereo, or has no stereo?

Any more details and/or pics?
Mileage, auto/manual, etc.

Also, where in the world are you based..

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General Car Chat / Re: High Octane

« on: 09 June 2009, 14:57:14 »

it was only 95 i put it an it was 114.9 lol

114.9! Ouch! You'll be pleased to hear that I filled up today at my local Sainsbury's at 98.9 ppl and their Super Unleaded (97 RON) was priced at 101.9 ppl

Try http://www.petrolprices.com to find the cheapest petrol near you - registration is free and I think they cover NI

95 RON is standard octane for unleaded in the UK.  High octane (badged as Super Unleaded) will be 97 to 102 RON.
Examples being Sainsbury's Super Unleaded at 97 RON, Tesco Super at 99 RON and BP Ultimate at 102 RON

The marketing for super fuels seems to be based on consumer misunderstanding and the placebo effect of people thinking they are getting more power by adding "performance fuels"

Fuel companies do however justify the extra expense by saying that their super fuel contains more or better cleaning agents than standard fuel... however any benefits of these additions will be marginal at best.

Regular servicing and oil changes are the best way to extend the life of an engine

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General Car Chat / Re: High Octane

« on: 09 June 2009, 09:52:20 »

Unless your engine is designed to use it not worth the extra pennies.  Octane rating is the fuel's resistance to detonation - i.e. how much pressure it can withstand before it explodes.

Only performance engines running at higher pressures need it (Nissan Skylines, some Japanese imported Subarus, etc) - using lower octane rating than recommended can cause premature detonation as the fuel can't take the pressure resulting in loss of power and economy.

Running an engine designed for 95 RON on anything higher has no advantage to power, economy, etc. as the engine can't take advantage of the extra resistance to pressure as it only runs at a certain pressure determined by the engine manufacturer - In fact it can have the opposite effect.

Unless of course you have entered the world of tuning, custom ecu's and other such dark magic