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[citroenguy]

I actually consider the Omega B a Classic. Especially the PFL/MFL examples, the FLīs a bit less so, due to them being newer and more plentiful.
It was launched 22 years ago and it is a rare sight on todays roads, particularly here in Sweden where the road salt and long winters havenīt been kind to the Omega population. Also they didnīt sell in big numbers here.
Furthermore it was (as mentioned many times on the site) the last traditional RWD big executive non BM/Merc saloon.

Personally i really like the styling, the availible V6 Engines, wood trim and leather upholstery. But the i am a sucker for 80s and 90s saloons 

Maby it is different for you who experienced them as common cars see it a bit differently? For me, being of 1997 vintage it is a car i remember seeing and reading about in my youth. I stll have my "All cars of 1994" magazine, with the "new" Omega B in it 

Just some thoughts 

[Viral_Jim]

Sadly I rather doubt it.

Beauty is (as always) in the eye of the beholder, but I think Migs probably won't hit classic status until they hit the 40-50 years old plus category where everything becomes a classic regardless of whether it's good bad or indifferent.

Also, how good a car is, or how rare, seldom has an influence on attaining classic status, only the cost of them once the status is obtained .

[Nick W]

Just because Omegas are old doesn't mean that they are 'classics'. Whatever they are.
They're still a common sight in everyday use. Give them another twenty years when you see one a year, and they might be worth mentioning. Like a VX4/90 is today.

[annihilator]

"Classic" is a bit of a loaded word people will think of e type jags etc.l prefer to consider them desirable and would pay over the odds for an early '94 v6 elite estate in vgc.
John

[Diamond Black Geezer]

True, though I consider them a 'modern classic'. Certainly she does get the odd admiring looks, and had a few people come over and ask about her, engine size etc. I think any car which people actually have positive memories of has to be a good thing, and some form of merit/classic status. However, as you say, 'classic' is a loaded word and it is used for anything over, say, 25 years old.

Give it a few more years when they're doing 'retro' Police Dramas (same way Ashes to Ashes/Life on Mars did a few years ago now) and there's CID/unmarked Police Omegas everywhere, then people will start to remember/reminisce. there was plenty of groups of people who had fond memories of them...
-Royal Family ran them, Prince Charles in particular liked them
-PM and Cabinet Ministers official transport
-As above - Police, marked and unmarked
-A thousand Managers, be it junior Manager who was able to afford a 2.0 GLS (for the same price as a Vectra you could have a base model Omega) or the bloke higher up with his Elite.
-Sounds daft, but still very popular as Hearses/limousines
-Taxi drivers there's barely a person alive who hasn't been in the back of an Omega from a night out/dinner party/ferry to the airport

Not forgetting Sir Geoffrey Norman MP had one... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8946ojRoX3Y

[TheBoy]

Not a classic, but I think the MFL was the pinnacle of Vx/Opel's achievements.

[BazaJT]

There appears to be quite a few variations on what a "classic"is,so it can I suppose on which definition you wish to use.The Omega was launched in 1994-did it go on sale in that year?-so technically the oldest is now 22yrs old,however I do know that Tatton park classic car shows will not allow Omegas on display as they're considered too new[but there are much newer Jags and Mercs allowed.If the classic movement is to continue to thrive they have to move a little with the times to attract younger people to it.A lot of people consider a "classic" to be something they recall from their childhood etc.Perhaps "cherished" may be a better term to use?

[citroenguy]

Maby modern classic or retro are better words for it.

But many of these 90s everyday cars are getting rare, like the 80s cars 10-15 years ago.
When was the last time you saw a Calibra or Rover 600 out and about?
I see Omegas about once every 3 months.. unless i go and see my mate

I think it is an generation/age thing too. For example i donīt have much interest in cars older than circa 1977. Sure a Series 1 Jag XJ is cool but iīd take an XJ40 any day

[TheBoy]

When was the last time you saw a Calibra or Rover 600 out and about?

This morning. The self-abuser pulled out in front of me when I was at ramming speed, that made the tyres squeal.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Not a classic, but I think the Senator 24V was the pinnacle of Vx/Opel's achievements.

You may well be right.    .................as long as we leave the LC out of the equation.

[zirk]

When was the last time you saw a Calibra or Rover 600 out and about?

This morning. The self-abuser pulled out in front of me when I was at ramming speed, that made the tyres squeal.

Used to have a Rover 800 Vitese 2.0 Turbo for a run around until I blew the HG on it, didn't really think to much about it when I had it, but kind of miss it now.

[TheBoy]

Not a classic, but I think the Senator 24V was the pinnacle of Vx/Opel's achievements.

You may well be right.    .................as long as we leave the LC out of the equation.

You know the PFL was a decent refinement of the (then) ageing Senator, and the MFL was a refinement of that. Unlike the  compromised, penny pinched FL.

I have a soft spot for Sennies, but the Omega was a great deal better.

[biggriffin]

[/quote]Used to have a Rover 800 Vitese 2.0 Turbo for a run around until I blew the HG on it, didn't really think to much about it when I had it, but kind of miss it now.
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Common fault,

[zirk]

Used to have a Rover 800 Vitese 2.0 Turbo for a run around until I blew the HG on it, didn't really think to much about it when I had it, but kind of miss it now.
[/quote]

Common fault,
[/quote]What owning one, or blowing the HG, 

[biggriffin]

Head gasket, they changed ,by time it was in the 220(tomcat),