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[billythebass]

Since sadly losing my 98 MV6 last August, I have been a sad ex-Omega owner. There's not much out there that's such good value for the buyer. Maybe an Alfa 166 3.0 V6, but an Alfa? A bridge too far for me I think, and not as pretty as Omegas IMHO.

So it's just to let anyone know, who cares in any way, that I have just bought a 00W 2.5 Elite with 50k for £2799. Pity about the small reversing crease that I noticed in the back bumper which wasn't there when I viewed the car, and as the garage had it backed up against the fence when I came to collect I didn't see it until I got home (130 miles away). Yes I really did go 130 miles for it, I know, I must be crazy. Anyway, I think new front discs are in order as under heavy motorway breaking there is judder through the steering wheel. Apart from that it's as silver as the starship enterprise and better looking, but not as fast, or as big. But I like it. The BOSE speakers in the back which weren't in the MV6 are BASSY!!! Will be checking it out in detail next weekend when I've got the daylight. Will let you know how it goes.

[tunnie]

congrats.

Got a history on the cambelt and tensioners?

[Dazzler]

Welcome back to the Omega fold

[x25xe]

As Tunnie says - be sure about the cambelt and tensioner replacement.  Have you documented proof?

Sounds like a good buy - any chance of posting up some piccys?

[kris9128]

yes there are some cheap miggy's out there. i got my 1st miggy 2 weeks ago. oo w 2.5 elite, fully loaded, 1 owner from new and almost full vx service history. only  done 37k. paid £2000. just need to get cam belt changed, got her booked in in a few weeks. best 2 grand i ever spent.

[billythebass]

Garage changed cambelt as part of the deal as I queried this before purchase in answer to your question tunnie. Wound it up to a speed which was slightly indecent on the M6 toll on the way home and nothing fell off so felt good about that. have noticed a slight steering wheel 'squirm' under breaking so new discs seem in order in the near future. Fancied grooved EBC discs with 'greenstuff' pads. Will have to spend a bit of dosh on valentines day just to remind my dearly beloved that she is far more important than anything else and then I can get on with the serious business of sorting the brakes maybe. I remember on my old Senator that the pads had wear sensors whereas I don't see that after market pads do. Do miggys not have sensors any more then? I used to just bang the old discs off the Senator with a big 'ammer and pop new jobbies on sweet as a nut. Cheers guys KUTGW. 8-)

[ians]

He did change the rollers/tensioner as well didn't he..

Squirm could also be wishbones.  

I would go for genuine disks/pads (yes they do have wear sensors (PIA)).    Your dearly beloved would just love a set of disks/pads wouldn't she :-?

Cheers

Ian

[tunnie]

Garage changed cambelt as part of the deal as I queried this before purchase in answer to your question tunnie. Wound it up to a speed which was slightly indecent on the M6 toll on the way home and nothing fell off so felt good about that. have noticed a slight steering wheel 'squirm' under breaking so new discs seem in order in the near future. Fancied grooved EBC discs with 'greenstuff' pads. Will have to spend a bit of dosh on valentines day just to remind my dearly beloved that she is far more important than anything else and then I can get on with the serious business of sorting the brakes maybe. I remember on my old Senator that the pads had wear sensors whereas I don't see that after market pads do. Do miggys not have sensors any more then? I used to just bang the old discs off the Senator with a big 'ammer and pop new jobbies on sweet as a nut. Cheers guys KUTGW. 8-)

Make sure the tensioners where done too!

Often garages just replace the belt, as the tensioners 'look ok'

Its the tensioners that fail, and let the belt slip. They very rarely snap.

[Dave-C]

Congrats n' welcome... regular semi synth oil changes with filter everytime.... will make it live long....  

DC