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[jerry]

having passed the Mot pretty easily last year , this years catalogue of repairs means I really have no option but to scrap her which is more galling because I hadn't long had the cam belt/tensioner done. I've had had her for 7 years though but I guess an S reg with 190k on the clock wasn't going to last much longer and the majority of work is all around age stuff but as soon as you start talking welding you know you're into a money pit . situation. Will be saving the pennies and see if a newer 2.6 comes up somewhere. In the meanwhile, thanks to everyone on here over the years for their help and advice

[omegod]

Should have put it on here as spares repair, you had enough posts to be able to and it may have kept some other omega's going 

Sad to hear another one bites the dust

[jerry]

Did think about that but I'm a bit out of the way for most of you. Been offered about £130 scrap inc free pickup but nothing sorted yet so she is still here if anyone is interested, but, as I said, I'm on the Norfolk coast so could be a journey

[steve6367]

What did it fail on out of interest?

[jerry]

Failed on pretty standard stuff:corroded brake pipes, brake pads, caliper sticking, both rear suspension component mounting excessive corrosion,
Leak on exhaust (front), emissions fail, parking brake. Individually not so bad but it all adds up plus advisory bits (all around corrosion) means more good money after bad next year. Problem with living by the coast is that sand,salt and water doesn't mix too well with old cars

[05omegav6]

having passed the Mot pretty easily last year , this years catalogue of repairs means I really have no option but to scrap her which is more galling because I hadn't long had the cam belt/tensioner done. I've had had her for 7 years though but I guess an S reg with 190k on the clock wasn't going to last much longer and the majority of work is all around age stuff but as soon as you start talking welding you know you're into a money pit . situation. Will be saving the pennies and see if a newer 2.6 comes up somewhere. In the meanwhile, thanks to everyone on here over the years for their help and advice

Failed on pretty standard stuff:corroded brake pipes, brake pads, caliper sticking, both rear suspension component mounting excessive corrosion,
Leak on exhaust (front), emissions fail, parking brake. Individually not so bad but it all adds up plus advisory bits (all around corrosion) means more good money after bad next year. Problem with living by the coast is that sand,salt and water doesn't mix too well with old cars

Surprised that corrosion has gone from perfectly fine (ie no advisories) to failed in a year

Exhaust is a consumable, brakes are a service item, which only leaves the brake pipes and corrosion as real issues

Where on the rear suspension was the corrosion? Be useful as a heads up as time takes its toll