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martyn850

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Two things....
« on: 06 October 2008, 05:47:29 »
Hi there,

can anyone assist me with the following questions?

Am looking at a 2001 Omega MV6 auto with the 2.6 engine.

What MPG do they return on average? I know it depends on my right foot but some sites (ie Parkers) say it's about 24mpg.

Also as it was registered on the 15th of March '01, so would I be right in thinking I'll be paying stupid amounts in tax in a couple of years?!?!

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Martyn
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Re: Two things....
« Reply #1 on: 06 October 2008, 07:25:49 »
Hi mate, based on a 2.5 24-27mpg is probably rightish around town...on motorway its more like 32-35mpg...

And yes March 1st 01 onwards (Y Reg) and your looking at the £400 a year tax probably for the 2.6, get yourself an X reg :)
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« Reply #2 on: 06 October 2008, 13:55:50 »
Hi Mutant, cheers for the reply. At the moment I'm driving a MG ZS v6 which is returning about 29 mpg combined and I think to dropping to 24mpg would be a bit much. Was hoping someone experienced would tell me Parkers was wrong!! As for the tax thing, that really sucks as from what I gather it was registered 15 days after the cut off!!! Such a shame as I the car was ideal and it was going to be pretty much a straight swop for the 2 cars as he needed less space and I need more!!!  :(

If you hear if a facelift MV6 estate or elite v6 for sale let me know!  ;)
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« Reply #3 on: 06 October 2008, 14:02:49 »
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Hi Mutant, cheers for the reply. At the moment I'm driving a MG ZS v6 which is returning about 29 mpg combined and I think to dropping to 24mpg would be a bit much. Was hoping someone experienced would tell me Parkers was wrong!! As for the tax thing, that really sucks as from what I gather it was registered 15 days after the cut off!!! Such a shame as I the car was ideal and it was going to be pretty much a straight swop for the 2 cars as he needed less space and I need more!!!  :(

If you hear if a facelift MV6 estate or elite v6 for sale let me know!  ;)

Trouble is, what is your combined cycle.....one of mine does masses of stop start driving and gets 26-28mpg.

The other does careful motorway runs (500 miles per week) and is retrning 38mpg!

Plus auto will be worse....


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Re: Two things....
« Reply #4 on: 06 October 2008, 14:03:09 »
I would expect the Omega to use a bit more fuel than the MG as its much bigger and heavier.  All the MGs were manual, weren't they? An auto will usually return a lower mpg.
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« Reply #5 on: 06 October 2008, 16:31:17 »
Yeah, the MG is a manual. I was expecting the MPG to be worse on the Omega auto but not sure if I can drop to mpg that low, along with it being in the higher tax bracket too. Such a shame as it's just what I'm looking for.
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« Reply #6 on: 06 October 2008, 17:14:06 »
My 2.6 auto is showing just over 30 at the moment, mixed use but more motorway than heavy traffic.
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« Reply #7 on: 06 October 2008, 18:55:18 »
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Yeah, the MG is a manual. I was expecting the MPG to be worse on the Omega auto but not sure if I can drop to mpg that low, along with it being in the higher tax bracket too. Such a shame as it's just what I'm looking for.
Obviously depends on your driving, but I get 25mpg day to day and 30+mpg on a run from my 3.0l auto...
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« Reply #8 on: 18 October 2008, 20:51:39 »
Well I said Bo***cks to it, as the bloke wanted to do a straight swap for my MG ZS and am now the proud owner of a 2.6 MV6 auto estate. Loving all the space, it's ideal for slinging all my ice hockey gear in, and its a nice laid back cruiser. Now all I have to do is get rid of my Honda Prelude VTi......
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« Reply #9 on: 18 October 2008, 20:54:39 »
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Well I said Bo***cks to it, as the bloke wanted to do a straight swap for my MG ZS and am now the proud owner of a 2.6 MV6 auto estate. Loving all the space, it's ideal for slinging all my ice hockey gear in, and its a nice laid back cruiser. Now all I have to do is get rid of my Honda Prelude VTi......


Good for you, enjoy the ride :y
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« Reply #10 on: 18 October 2008, 21:42:53 »
why is this bloke an ex member?

sounds like the same person who tried swapping my bmw with an MG zs on ebay a month or so back
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Re: Two things....
« Reply #11 on: 18 October 2008, 22:44:44 »
back to the topic.. should return around 22-26 in town depending how much right boot you use lol and anywhere from 33-38 on the motorway... depends quite a bit on the speed (revs) as over 3thou revs it drops quite alot and below 2 n a half-3 it's quite good
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« Reply #12 on: 18 October 2008, 23:17:26 »
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Well I said Bo***cks to it, as the bloke wanted to do a straight swap for my MG ZS and am now the proud owner of a 2.6 MV6 auto estate. Loving all the space, it's ideal for slinging all my ice hockey gear in, and its a nice laid back cruiser. Now all I have to do is get rid of my Honda Prelude VTi......


Good for you, enjoy the ride :y
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« Reply #13 on: 18 October 2008, 23:24:41 »
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why is this bloke an ex member?

sounds like the same person who tried swapping my bmw with an MG zs on ebay a month or so back
Dunno. Might be worth keeping an eye on the MG forums for a while...  ;D

Why didn't you swap, out of interest?
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« Reply #14 on: 18 October 2008, 23:36:37 »
i was selling the car to pay the finance off so i could buy this car i have now - saving myself £178 a month - swapping and not being able to pay the finance off would put me in the same boat!
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