Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[mav1508]

Has anyone got any advice and the pitfalls of buying an ex police omega..?
The car im thinking of buying is. 2001 y 3.0 v6 mv6 special. Estate. 171k some history from what ive been told..?
700.. Good or bad deal...??

[05omegav6]

If the car is presentable, then worth every penny no more or less abused than any other 12 year old car IMHO

Check cambelt history, and expect to change front wishbone bushes and heater valve fairly soon and all should be fine

[HockeyDave55]

Trim might be an issue as will the overall condition of the body.
Remember it was a police car....
Ex TV cars were looked after better than the Met car also.
As Ex Taxi Al says, a good price for a nice enough car but do give her a good service including the cam belt and water pump!!!
Good luck! :-y

[mav1508]

If the car is presentable, then worth every penny no more or less abused than any other 12 year old car IMHO

Check cambelt history, and expect to change front wishbone bushes and heater valve fairly soon and all should be fine

Trim might be an issue as will the overall condition of the body.
Remember it was a police car....
Ex TV cars were looked after better than the Met car also.
As Ex Taxi Al says, a good price for a nice enough car but do give her a good service including the cam belt and water pump!!!
Good luck! :-y

many thanks, from what ive seen of it all looks good....there is signs of rust to the bottoms of both front doors... but otherwise looks good...im not sure whoes getting the best deal..? im px 2 for 1, he will be getting my 2001 mitsubishi galant 2.5 v6-24 fully loaded but short mot, and my new 2.2 omega saloon with long t&t,!! are the stereos interchangable between between omegas..? i would prefere to keep the standard omega stereo for the new ex-police...i have the code would it work..??

[henryd]

If the car is presentable, then worth every penny no more or less abused than any other 12 year old car IMHO

Check cambelt history, and expect to change front wishbone bushes and heater valve fairly soon and all should be fine

Trim might be an issue as will the overall condition of the body.
Remember it was a police car....
Ex TV cars were looked after better than the Met car also.
As Ex Taxi Al says, a good price for a nice enough car but do give her a good service including the cam belt and water pump!!!
Good luck! :-y

many thanks, from what ive seen of it all looks good....there is signs of rust to the bottoms of both front doors... but otherwise looks good...im not sure whoes getting the best deal..? im px 2 for 1, he will be getting my 2001 mitsubishi galant 2.5 v6-24 fully loaded but short mot, and my new 2.2 omega saloon with long t&t,!! are the stereos interchangable between between omegas..? i would prefere to keep the standard omega stereo for the new ex-police...i have the code would it work..??

I would have thought your two vehicles are worth more than the one you are buying,I had a Galant v6 and loved it

[fastandy36]

I agree... selling them privately would have left you with a nice wad of notes for your purse.

[mav1508]

Yep ideally i would sell both privately...the galant is an estate and the dogs n**ts to drive, but mot up this month, and the rear qauter glass got smashed..   and the omega is a saloon..nice car but i have two dogs and four kids... the galants up for spares or repair...

[05omegav6]

Sorry, but that's a pants deal

I paid £650 for my latest car, a 165k 3.2 estate. Ex Tvp, a shed load of history and a bootfull of spares. Couple of rust spots, but otherwise tidy enough with a brand new MoT

[mav1508]

I totally agree.. But needs must.. The 2dogs need the extra room so i need the estate...i cant wait for the mitsubishi and the omega to sell cos i need a larger car sooner rather than later... It looks like a nice car in the pictures but it could be a right old shed....

[omega3000]

Has anyone got any advice and the pitfalls of buying an ex police omega..?
The car im thinking of buying is. 2001 y 3.0 v6 mv6 special. Estate. 171k some history from what ive been told..?
700.. Good or bad deal...??

Full MOT i would hope for that deal 

[mav1508]

Nope til august... but payay is a longway off. And i need an estate...no cash changing hands he will put six months tax on...

[RobG]

Nope til august... but payay is a longway off. And i need an estate...no cash changing hands he will put six months tax on...

Not much more than the Galant then so why not use that while trying to sell it

[dazzerM]

I like ex plod cars for a few reasons

LSD, worth £230 odd quid 

You know for at least half its life it has been maintained un like any other

And depending on what you like trim wise, everything you do is an improvement, you basically have a blank canvas to work with 

And people will always stop and ask you about it, especially when the graphics are still etched in  ( not always a good point) 

[zirk]

Apart from the normal Omega bits to check, things I would check for a ex plod Estate are, check which Force it came from, a normal google on the reg should tell you where it was registered. Any Police print out on service history and what millage it left tne force. Most ARU left the Force with lower millage than Traffic, Check if the LSD works, if fitted most were. Check for Aerial holes rust. Suspention (sleeping police men at speed). Estates if the roof rails have been removed cneck for rust around the pluged holes. Self leveling works and wneel bearing noise. 

[mav1508]

Nope til august... but payay is a longway off. And i need an estate...no cash changing hands he will put six months tax on...

Not much more than the Galant then so why not use that while trying to sell it

Since my son managed to smash the rear side glass...ive lost interest plus i would have to spend more moneyon it for mot..
Lsd ?? Whats this ??