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[Kevin Wood]

Presumably the Irmscher installation carries the relevant type approval hardest part will be finding one...

But if you're towing a caravan as well, then you would do alot worse than that Transit I linked to

Could well be that it didn't need one pre-2002, and they couldn't justify putting it through type approval, so dropped it, or that it needed re-doing for the facelift and it was dropped for the same reason.

[05omegav6]

It's a bit of a moot point, only one I have seen was in an early Irmscher brochure, so may never have sold any

Incidentally, the VXR8 has the mounting hardware for a 2100kgs towbar (factory option), but requires a different rear bumper to the one offered here ie standard VE Commodore rather than HSV, and therefore some wiring work to move the fog light

http://www.shop1auto.com.au/Images%20towbars/Holden%20Commodore%20VE%20towbar.jpg
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images.australialisted.com/nlarge/2008_holden_commodore_omega_sportwagon_ve_my09_19659555.jpg&imgrefurl=http://braybrook.australialisted.com/3019/cars/2008-holden-commodore-omega-sportwagon-ve-my09_17402909.html&h=426&w=640&tbnid=J_2O-EfsjapiQM:&zoom=1&q=holden+ve+commodore&docid=ePVVvmQZ49iriM&hl=en-GB&ei=ZUegU5TzB8-B7QbDsoCIBg&tbm=isch&client=tablet-android-sony&ved=0CEQQMyg8MDw4yAE
 

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, but I bet they won't sell you one in the UK.

[Lagondanet]

Transit as suggested looks a good option to me.

[The Red Baron]

got a set of rear facing seats in the shed for the omega. 

[05omegav6]

Yep, but I bet they won't sell you one in the UK.

That's because they're narrow minded

[plym ian]

I thought is seen one for sale recently

http://m.gumtree.com/p/car-part-accessories/vauxhall-omega-7-seater/1063220664

The only thing is where does your luggage go?

[firemoth]

I would imagine any 7 seat conversion would require type approval on a car as "new" as an Omega, which means that, unless there is a factory option, you might never legally be able to do it. Even if you got something that your insurance company said yes to, that doesn't mean that they wouldn't then "discover" the type approval issue should a claim arise.

Same issue as putting a towbar on a VXR8. There's no reason on earth why you couldn't tow with it, but it was never type approved, so you just can't.

There might be a route through the IVA process to approve such a modification, assessing the strength of the mounting points for seats and belts, the structure around the seats, contactable surfaces near the passengers, etc. but it then becomes a bit of an expensive faff compared to just stumping up for some flight tickets, IMHO.

I would buy a cheap Espace and enjoy better safety and comfort on the journey, then sell it upon my return.

Anything would need to be approved by dvla/vosa or whoever does it. Costs £80 for the inspection potentially not prohibitive.

[firemoth]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 

I can try!

[bigegg]

+1 for the transit.
Van insurance - S, D&P + class 1 business use is cheaper (for me) than car insurance (with or without business use) - 800 with 0 ncd for me. You can't use your car NCD on a van (or vice versa) - usually - but I've found that a van pays for itself VERY quickly just transporting stuff for family and friends.

Plus you can usually get all/most of your money back on resale.

[firemoth]

Possibly lost the battle. Been to see a galaxy today. Offer made including part ex ing the omega pending what the finance comes back as....