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Straight six Omegas in Britain
« on: 21 May 2008, 19:36:54 »

Just wondered that is there a lot of them in your country?
Here in Finland there are some, maybe like a dozen.. Not sure on this.
Most common is that C30SE, i even know few with C40SE
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #1 on: 21 May 2008, 19:39:29 »

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Just wondered that is there a lot of them in your country?
Here in Finland there are some, maybe like a dozen.. Not sure on this.
Most common is that C30SE, i even know few with C40SE
If you are on about Omega-As, we call them Carltons over here in the UK.

We had GSi 3000, which was C30SE, and obviously the Lotus Carlton (same as Europe's Lotus Omega)...
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #2 on: 21 May 2008, 19:41:40 »

I did mean that Omega, not Carlton.
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #3 on: 21 May 2008, 19:48:56 »

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Just wondered that is there a lot of them in your country?
Here in Finland there are some, maybe like a dozen.. Not sure on this.
Most common is that C30SE, i even know few with C40SE
If you are on about Omega-As, we call them Carltons over here in the UK.

We had GSi 3000, which was C30SE, and obviously the Lotus Carlton (same as Europe's Lotus Omega)...


In addition we had the (wonderful) Senator* 2.5 or 3 litre straight six :y

*a version of the Carlton when you called them all Omega's under the Opel badge.
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #4 on: 21 May 2008, 19:51:20 »

wonderful in almost every way,but the rust protection was anything but wonderful :'(
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #5 on: 21 May 2008, 19:54:25 »

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wonderful in almost every way,but the rust protection was anything but wonderful :'(


Yes it was dreadful on the rear wheel arches, and indeed spelt the end of my ownership of a 3.0 CD version! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #6 on: 21 May 2008, 19:55:57 »

Those straight sixers are off course builded afterwards.
Usually that engine is taken off from scrapped carlton and then fitted to
2.0 omega...
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #7 on: 21 May 2008, 19:57:04 »

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wonderful in almost every way,but the rust protection was anything but wonderful :'(


Yes it was dreadful on the rear wheel arches, and indeed spelt the end of my ownership of a 3.0 CD version! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
and the end of both my 3.0 24 valvers  :(
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #8 on: 21 May 2008, 20:15:07 »

My Carlton rusted away too
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #9 on: 21 May 2008, 20:41:20 »

The TD's a straight six!!! ;)
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #10 on: 21 May 2008, 20:42:32 »

isnt a sennie tho  ;)
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #11 on: 21 May 2008, 20:45:37 »

The dreaded rust on the rear chassis put paid to seven years happy motoring to my 2.0 cd as well :'(
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #12 on: 21 May 2008, 21:02:09 »

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Those straight sixers are off course builded afterwards.
Usually that engine is taken off from scrapped carlton and then fitted to
2.0 omega...

....and bugger up the handling and balance!
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #13 on: 21 May 2008, 21:14:13 »

worth it if it was 3.6 twin turbo though. :y
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Re: Straight six Omegas in Britain
« Reply #14 on: 21 May 2008, 21:56:25 »

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worth it if it was 3.6 twin turbo though. :y


 :y agreed!!! :y
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