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which omega
« on: 01 November 2009, 20:19:13 »
hi i am looking to buy am omega i took a 2.2 out the other day and it was guttless i floored it and didnt seem to go anywhere is this normal or should i buy a 2.5 v6 and suffer the fuel bills cheers
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Re: which omega
« Reply #1 on: 01 November 2009, 20:23:09 »
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hi i am looking to buy am omega i took a 2.2 out the other day and it was guttless i floored it and didnt seem to go anywhere is this normal or should i buy a 2.5 v6 and suffer the fuel bills cheers

Buy neither! You want a 3.0 or 3.2 depending on the size of your wallet!  :y  :y  :y

Thee's little difference in economy between any of the V6's. the difference in power though is quite noticable.  ;)  :y :y
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Re: which omega
« Reply #2 on: 01 November 2009, 20:29:52 »
will have a very nice 98 2.5cdx saloon in black for sale later this week. no rust, & i mean no rust. ::)
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Re: which omega
« Reply #3 on: 01 November 2009, 20:35:01 »
cheers andy i will have a look at those i never really looked thinking they would be really thirsty
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Re: which omega
« Reply #4 on: 01 November 2009, 20:40:33 »
I've owned a 2.5 and 2.6 - the economy is not as bad as you might think - good in comparison to some 2 litre cars I have owned. As mentioned, even the 3.2 is good for its size.... :y
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Re: which omega
« Reply #5 on: 01 November 2009, 21:02:28 »
If I'm sensible with my 2.5 Auto estate I can get 30+ on a run. My manual 3.0 could top 35 sensibly.

Its around town they seem to suffer IMO
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Re: which omega
« Reply #6 on: 01 November 2009, 21:10:26 »
Go for the manual V6. Had both and miss the manual like mad.
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Re: which omega
« Reply #7 on: 01 November 2009, 21:15:27 »
cheers for the replys there a great help any more will be great and grrrrr i love the autos cheers
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Re: which omega
« Reply #8 on: 01 November 2009, 21:49:37 »
Not sure what you are used to, but you said "Gutless". Remember you are driving a very smooth quiet comfy car, weighing well over a Tonne & a half, so it may seem slow.  ::)
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Re: which omega
« Reply #9 on: 01 November 2009, 21:59:53 »
thats true amego i used to have a 2.5 v6 and that went really well compared to the 2.2
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Re: which omega
« Reply #10 on: 01 November 2009, 22:00:24 »
""agemo"" sorry
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Re: which omega
« Reply #11 on: 01 November 2009, 22:07:35 »
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hi i am looking to buy am omega i took a 2.2 out the other day and it was guttless i floored it and didnt seem to go anywhere is this normal or should i buy a 2.5 v6 and suffer the fuel bills cheers
If your realy after  performance and economy, go for a 3.0 / 3.2 with lpg or a 2.5 TD manual and get it chipped.
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Re: which omega
« Reply #12 on: 01 November 2009, 22:47:39 »
I have both 3.0 and 2.6 and I don't notice a huge difference in speed, the 2.6 is far from gutless and I doubt its much worse on petrol than a 2.2, so any V6 is more than fast enough
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Re: which omega
« Reply #13 on: 01 November 2009, 22:57:46 »
Our first Omega was an X reg 2.0CD auto, which we replaced just over a year ago with a 2001 MV6 2.6 auto.......

Havent really noticed at all that the MV6 costs more to run, insurance is about £6 a month more, but fuel economy honestly doesnt feel much different....

Going over to family in Caernarfon I can get 36 mpg out of it at a steady 65-70mph.....

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Re: which omega
« Reply #14 on: 02 November 2009, 08:55:51 »
v6 manual    :y :y

auto will kill you round town  >:(

used to get 28 mpg around town  :y

" thats before the engine went bang  :'( :'( "

that reminds me [size=14]markey mark ............ ring me please !!![/size]  >:( >:(
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