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[nilocp]

Thanks guys.

So I guess I am looking for a nice 2.2Dti estate.

Anyone?

[zirk]

Thanks guys.

So I guess I am looking for a nice 2.2Dti estate.

Anyone?

I wouldn't rule out a decent 2.5TD Estate (Manual),  smoother straight 6 pot over the 2.2  but probably a hard find these days. 

or a 3.2 LPG. 

[Shackeng]

Thanks guys.

So I guess I am looking for a nice 2.2Dti estate.

Anyone?

I wouldn't rule out a decent 2.5TD Estate (Manual),  smoother straight 6 pot over the 2.2  but probably a hard find these days. 

or a 3.2 LPG. 

...and much thirstier. I get about 25 locally, 33 on a run. Full fat chip and Auto AR35 fitted.

[Entwood]

Thanks guys.

So I guess I am looking for a nice 2.2Dti estate.

Anyone?

I wouldn't rule out a decent 2.5TD Estate (Manual),  smoother straight 6 pot over the 2.2  but probably a hard find these days. 

or a 3.2 LPG. 

"That's the way to do it" ..... best option in the world ..

[05omegav6]

Thanks guys.

So I guess I am looking for a nice 2.2Dti estate.

Anyone?

As said on tother thread, I wouldn't bother... Fuel pump is a £1,200 bill just waiting to happen

[Stargazer57N]

As said on tother thread, I wouldn't bother... Fuel pump is a £1,200 bill just waiting to happen
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Is there a problem with the fuel pumps then?

[05omegav6]

As said on tother thread, I wouldn't bother... Fuel pump is a £1,200 bill just waiting to happen

Is there a problem with the fuel pumps then?
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They don't respond well to being run dry... Easily done if not primed correctly. Can you guarantee that previous owners have never done this?

If not budget, for a new fuel pump at some point in the not too distant future or hammer the screen price accordingly 

[Stargazer57N]

handy to know can't say what's happened in the past but will make sure it doesn't happen in the future. What causes them to fail due to being run dry?

[nilocp]

That is a bit of a worry.

So is that a good reason not to buy one???

[Stargazer57N]

If not budget, for a new fuel pump at some point in the not too distant future or hammer the screen price accordingly 

Hum couldn't hammer the screen price as I didn't pay anywhere near £1200 for the whole car. Only paid £795 infact.

[05omegav6]

That is a bit of a worry.

So is that a good reason not to buy one???

I would say so...

[05omegav6]

handy to know can't say what's happened in the past but will make sure it doesn't happen in the future. What causes them to fail due to being run dry?

Beyond the obvious running out...
Leaking leak off pipes allowing air in, leading to excessive cranking to start when cold.
Not bleeding it correctly when changing the fuel filter or any fuel system components, again excessive cranking...

Basically the fuel in the pump cools the electronics within the pump, not fuel and they burn out. The fuel also lubricates the pump, again no fuel causes rapid, catastrophic wear.

[tunnie]

Better off with 2.2 petrol and LPG, just recently done a run to Wales. Averaged 28mpg on LPG, with fuel costing 48.9 per litre from Texaco near the office.

Gave me 0.08 pence a mile running costs, to get the same from a diesel I would have needed to get 60mpg.

You won't get anywhere near that on average from a diesel Omega.

2.2 petrol is a sheer pleasure to work on too 

[Magwheels]

39.2 average over the winter to and from work, goes up a bit in the summer even with the air-con on all the time which to be honest doesn't seem to make any difference to the fuel consumption. I drive it without trying to be economical as it doesn't make a great deal of difference and I would rather suffer 39mpg than try for 42 and get bored.

As for reliability, hmmm none of these were known in the trade as a "reliable" car so given the amount I have saved in the last 30k or so miles I really don't care. If it pops then I will worry about it then.... I have seen some cabby cars with well over 200k still going strong but as previously mentioned the pumps don't like to be run dry at any time. The pump electronics can be changed cheaply and easily enough (and they are better made) just look on the internet without removing the pump. It really depends on what you want from a car.

[TheBoy]

Thanks guys.

So I guess I am looking for a nice 2.2Dti estate.

Anyone?

I wouldn't rule out a decent 2.5TD Estate (Manual),  smoother straight 6 pot over the 2.2  but probably a hard find these days. 

or a 3.2 LPG. 

...and much thirstier. I get about 25 locally, 33 on a run. Full fat chip and Auto AR35 fitted.

TD auto is poor compared to manual, for economy.