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[DaveL]

Hi and welcome to the forum spurno

I too run a 2.2i auto estate. With running around town i am averaging 25 mpg. This was after a clean up of the breathers and throttle body. On a long trip, Scotland to Devon, the car averages 39 mpg.

There is a softeware update to the auto box and i am told when this has been carried out the mpg and performance will be better. The car does not have the get up and go of my previous Carlton 2.6 CDXi auto but it works fine. The performance or mpg does not seem to suffer with a full load. With the sport button pressed the get up and go certainly makes a differance but ther mpg suffers.

A real must, in my mind, is the fitting of a cruise control. I fitted one to mine and it has helped with the mpg on a long run and it is not so tiring. In the end it depends upon how you drive.
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DaveL

[spurno]

thanks,just cancelled my test drive.can you suggest where to find a good one?.have looked on quite a few sites but most of them do not allow you to input vehicle type.eg saloon /estate.i need an estate for the dogs.

[The Barge Captain]

Hi Spurno and welcome.  That 2.2 was over priced.  Try looking for a 2.5 Manual estate. Rare i know, but i've got one and knocking around the counrty lanes etc. where i live i get 26 MPG, with about 36 on the motorway.  On average about 1mpg better than the 2.0 auto estate i had before, and loads more oomph  

[spurno]

thanks,i'll keep looking.definately want one.

[tunnie]

thanks guys.think i might go and test drive it tonight,dealer said he'd give me a grand for my pug 406 diesel and £300 off for a scratch on the tailgate.got it up for £4995.seems a bit expensive to me,what's your opinion on the price?.

For a 2001 Y Reg 2.2 CD ?? - No way far to overpriced.

I paid £2,700 for my 2000 X Plate 2.2 CD Saloon 2 years ago....

[bob.dent]

Hi Spurno and welcome to the forum.

Good luck with the search and go for one of the V6 variants - great engines as long as you get a good'n.

[DaveL]

Got mine for £1,600. Get haggling. Pity you have a trade in. Price too over the top even for a dealer.
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DaveL

[Chopsdad]

Hi Spurno.  I have a 2.2 and it has more power than the 2.0 and different gear ratio's.  I use it occassionally to pull a caravan and have no trouble.Insurance is cheaper, running costs are cheaper and as mentioned before it's easy to work on.  

My dealer had an 02 2.2 CD with 57k auto saloon for sale at £5995 - and he was a robbing Main Dealer.  It didn't sell at that and 6m later was traded out so £5k for a Y - no.

2.6 would be nice but Omega's are big thirsty beasts that like to drink petrol and there isn't much between them 2.2/2.6.  I suggest you take it out anyway and leave your details with a sensible offer

[tunnie]

Hi Spurno.  I have a 2.2 and it has more power than the 2.0 and different gear ratio's.  I use it occassionally to pull a caravan and have no trouble.Insurance is cheaper, running costs are cheaper and as mentioned before it's easy to work on.  

My dealer had an 02 2.2 CD with 57k auto saloon for sale at £5995 - and he was a robbing Main Dealer.  It didn't sell at that and 6m later was traded out so £5k for a Y - no.

2.6 would be nice but Omega's are big thirsty beasts that like to drink petrol and there isn't much between them 2.2/2.6.  I suggest you take it out anyway and leave your details with a sensible offer

Agreed, it depends what kind of driving you do. Mostly motorways and the V6 will come out the same as the 2.2.

Take this as an example: - Motorway run from home to Birmingham Airport, exact same run in both cars and similar traffic and similar speeds.

Omega 2.2 Manual: Average was 35.6

Senator 3.0 24v Auto: Average was 31.4

I think a 2.6 would be the best combination  

[Danny]

£2,500 is a good price for 2.2CD estate of good mileage

my 2.0 saloon cost me £2,000 in its original state and i have the receipt from the mug who paid £4,000 last May for it!

[Elite Pete]

Hi Spurno and welcome to the forum  

I suppose it depends what you are going to use the estate for but I would go for 2.5/2.6 as a happy medium

[spurno]

thanks for your thoughts everyone.just got to find one now.

[ClarCE]

thanks for your thoughts everyone.just got to find one now.

I haven't looked closely, but this ones on autotrader:

Here

[razzo]

Hi Spurno & welcome, keep looking mate & one will turn up sooner or later. If you need advice on anything Omega no finer place than here

[sounds2k]

hi and welcome  

the estate posted by ClarCE is probably worth a look - might even be a CDX which is slightly higher spec - it's got the wheels off a CDX but they could have been swapped ... it's also a manual box which will be better round town, I think the 4-pots are better round town to start with.

As for searching, if you register on auto trader (free) you can then log in and filter your searches ...