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Just to introduce myself...
« on: 24 January 2007, 19:19:56 »
Hi,
altho I've been on the forum for a couple of weeks already, just thought I should introduce myself.
I run a 97 Opel Omega 2.5TD CD which has now done 300 000 km, up to now no major problems. I hung around on the Yahoo forum for the last few years, but in the recent past I began to wonder where everyone had gone - now I know!!!!
I live/work in France, but my workshop is in England, this has benefits and inconveniences:
Benefits:
cheap diesel!
cheaper spares (for some reason Opel don't charge so much in France as UK!!) :o
cheaper labour (approx £30/hour at an Opel dealership) :)
food :D
wine ::)
women ;)
Inconvenients:
no workshop - if the thing breaks, I'm going to have to pay for it to be fixed :'(
Can't think of any more right now! :-/
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #1 on: 24 January 2007, 19:24:21 »
An official welcome to the site :)
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #2 on: 24 January 2007, 19:29:15 »
Hi & welcome :y
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #3 on: 24 January 2007, 20:59:14 »
Hello & welcome  :)
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2007, 21:30:56 »
Howdoo, and welcome to the forum.  Where in France are you?  Looking to travel to the South of France at the summer and trying to find places/sights to view/visit, not always on the tourist path.  Any tips?

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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2007, 21:44:58 »
Welcome & happy Omega motoring  :y  
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #6 on: 24 January 2007, 22:12:15 »
Welcome to the forum :y
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #7 on: 24 January 2007, 22:35:01 »
Welcome  :y

Humm you say parts are cheaper over there huh?  :-/

Hummm on my Euro trip i could fill up with cambelt kits / brake discs / HG's and sell them when i get back to the UK  ;D
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« Reply #8 on: 25 January 2007, 00:03:46 »
Hello and welcome officially to OOF  :y
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #9 on: 25 January 2007, 08:30:20 »
Welcome to the forum.  8-)  :y
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« Reply #10 on: 25 January 2007, 09:42:19 »
Hello and Welcome to the site :y
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #11 on: 25 January 2007, 10:06:26 »
Bonjour wombatcurry and welcome aboard. :y Where in France are you?
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #12 on: 25 January 2007, 14:02:33 »
Hi and welcome to the forum :)
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #13 on: 25 January 2007, 16:25:23 »
Hello & Welcome
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Re: Just to introduce myself...
« Reply #14 on: 28 January 2007, 11:23:24 »
Hi again, I work in Paris but have a house about 40 miles to the West in a hamlet near a town that even the French have never heard of!
My UK base is near Hitchin, I am sometimes here two weekends a month, sometimes I don't get back for months at  a time.
Genuine GM parts are definitely cheaper for major items (ex I was quoted more in pounds for the aircon compressor than I actually paid in Euros!) - however "standard parts" such as glowplugs etc are about the same price.
Pattern parts are not so widely available except from major "Halfrauds" type outlets - one that I'm particularly impressed with is "Norauto" - they have a fitting service, generally know their stuff and have regular "good deals" - like when I wanted new shocks, they just happened to have 35% discount! (front Monroes cost 150 Euros per pair - the same price as on ebay for unbranded "made somewhere in europe we think" shocks)
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