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[pscocoa]

Would you mind giving us a shout when they next meet? I wouldn't mind tagging along, if they allow us chavy omega owners anywhere near of course.

No probs it is usually in November/ December in Puckeridge in Herts

[Nick W]

Almost tempted but for a couple of concerns

1. It's built by VAG, and given they cost well over £40k new and should therefore be reasonably well screwed together, I don't entirely trust them. After all they are built from the shinier end of the Passat parts bin

2. Some retard in the design department put the timing chains on the back of the block So by the time they become affordable with a few miles on the clock, we as second or third owners could potentially be faced with removing the engines to replace rattling chains resulting from long life service intervals. And that's before you get to replacing all the suspension joints and all four tyres

Probably a safe enough bet at one year old or preregistered with less than 10k, but probably a real liability if bought later on...

They let another retard loose on the electrics; there are a whole bunch of ECUs under the passenger floor which frequently get flooded. Then you(or the car) suffer from all sorts of debilitating electrical issues. I've recovered several brand new, unregistered Phaetons from the docks with this problem, and a couple of cars that were in use.

I do like the car though, it's a good alternative to an A8 without the suicide spec interior and the tedious 'premium' pretensions.

[cem_devecioglu]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt
 
 
 
 

[pscocoa]

So far no electrical problems of this nature and I switched from long life to time and distance servicing in first year.

[Entwood]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

[cem_devecioglu]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

Entwood, sure they have good brakes but consider they have to stop 2.5 ton + extras downhill..
 
dont know but a voice tells me its not a practical choice for you..
 

[Entwood]

A far better choice than a landcruiser/discovery/range rover etc etc etc 

[feeutfo]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

Entwood, sure they have good brakes but consider they have to stop 2.5 ton + extras downhill..
 
dont know but a voice tells me its not a practical choice for you..
 

I don't know anything about pikeys cem, but I do know that the tow vehicle needs to be bigger than the towed vehicle. And if you'd seen the size of Entwoods caravan, you'd know that the omega could do with being a bit heavier.

[cem_devecioglu]

A far better choice than a landcruiser/discovery/range rover etc etc etc 

yep..

[cem_devecioglu]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

Entwood, sure they have good brakes but consider they have to stop 2.5 ton + extras downhill..
 
dont know but a voice tells me its not a practical choice for you..
 

I don't know anything about pikeys cem, but I do know that the tow vehicle needs to be bigger than the towed vehicle. And if you'd seen the size of Entwoods caravan, you'd know that the omega could do with being a bit heavier.

if it wont make a hole in the budget with future expenses,  probably.. remember it will be more than 10 years old

[Entwood]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

Entwood, sure they have good brakes but consider they have to stop 2.5 ton + extras downhill..
 
dont know but a voice tells me its not a practical choice for you..
 

I don't know anything about pikeys cem, but I do know that the tow vehicle needs to be bigger than the towed vehicle. And if you'd seen the size of Entwoods caravan, you'd know that the omega could do with being a bit heavier.

Not needed Chris .. Van MPTLW 1680 Kgs ... Omega sits (kerb weight) at 2200 kgs  no tail wagging dog there ...

[feeutfo]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

Entwood, sure they have good brakes but consider they have to stop 2.5 ton + extras downhill..
 
dont know but a voice tells me its not a practical choice for you..
 

I don't know anything about pikeys cem, but I do know that the tow vehicle needs to be bigger than the towed vehicle. And if you'd seen the size of Entwoods caravan, you'd know that the omega could do with being a bit heavier.

if it wont make a hole in the budget with future expenses,  probably.. remember it will be more than 10 years old

Like the current car then.

[cem_devecioglu]

nice , well built, quality car by any standards..
 
however with sizes 5,05 or 5,17 its definitely not a good choice for crowded cities..
 
I'm fed up with searching a safe and suitable size parking space even for omega..
and many days even for clit size..
 
and with 2.5 tons of weight wont win the fuel economy car of year..
 
cars are consumables, although most of us dont think in this way.. because the system requires that..
 
personally I wouldnt

One of the reasons I'm interested   2.5 tons with that amount of power will pull my tin tent with ease and safety 

All these light weight cars are no good as tugs !!

Entwood, sure they have good brakes but consider they have to stop 2.5 ton + extras downhill..
 
dont know but a voice tells me its not a practical choice for you..
 

I don't know anything about pikeys cem, but I do know that the tow vehicle needs to be bigger than the towed vehicle. And if you'd seen the size of Entwoods caravan, you'd know that the omega could do with being a bit heavier.

if it wont make a hole in the budget with future expenses,  probably.. remember it will be more than 10 years old

Like the current car then.

 
I'm sure Entwood , brought the car to a tip top condition..  with this he will start from the beginning..
 
which also puts me off from buying another car
 
 

[pscocoa]

Almost tempted but for a couple of concerns

1. It's built by VAG, and given they cost well over £40k new and should therefore be reasonably well screwed together, I don't entirely trust them. After all they are built from the shinier end of the Passat parts bin

2. Some retard in the design department put the timing chains on the back of the block So by the time they become affordable with a few miles on the clock, we as second or third owners could potentially be faced with removing the engines to replace rattling chains resulting from long life service intervals. And that's before you get to replacing all the suspension joints and all four tyres

Probably a safe enough bet at one year old or preregistered with less than 10k, but probably a real liability if bought later on...

They let another retard loose on the electrics; there are a whole bunch of ECUs under the passenger floor which frequently get flooded. Then you(or the car) suffer from all sorts of debilitating electrical issues. I've recovered several brand new, unregistered Phaetons from the docks with this problem, and a couple of cars that were in use.

I do like the car though, it's a good alternative to an A8 without the suicide spec interior and the tedious 'premium' pretensions.

Engine technical here:

http://www.volkspage.net/technik/ssp/ssp/SSP_350.pdf

[feeutfo]

cam chains, and a balancer shaft.