Vauxhall Omega 2.5V6 Elite. 2000, W. 112k. 12 months MOT and tax until the end of October.
Bought this at the weekend as I’ve changed jobs, given back my company car, bought a banger, sold that, thought I was getting a company car, didn’t, bought this, now I’m getting a company car (yay!), so need to sell this.
So what do you need to know. It’s a proper big comfy old beast, with a whole loads of toys (which all work), reasonable mileage for age, lots of MOT and a little bit of tax.
What can I tell you? Time to make sure you are sitting comfortably.
Every time I’ve need a reliable comfy car I’ve bought an Omega, and never been disappointed. Originally sold to people who couldn’t quite afford a 5 series, or didn’t want to branded a corporate you-know-what, the Omega has an almost (almost) cult following. Big, wafty, powerful, subtle, it was often driven by people called Alan. Or Robert. Less likely to be called Nigel, as they tended to go for the Volvo option, because it had lots of safety innovations. Which they would then tell you about. In great detail.
In the Omega rankings, the Elite was a pretty good score. Only outshone by the 3.0V6. This car has all the bells and whistles. Electric windows, which work. An electric sunroof, which slides and tilts, electronically. Phillips/Bose stereo with cassette player (remember those?) and in-dash multi CD player. Heated front seats. And, because this is an Elite, the heated seat bliss isn’t reserved for front seat passengers. No Sir. This has heated REAR seats too. Show that to your 5 series and see it blush with envy….
It also has an electric rear sunblind, after market rear parking sensors, cruise control, steering wheel mounted stereo controls and electric memory driver’s seat. All of this stuff also works.
The car has the 2.5 V6, linked to an auto box with winter and sports mode. It’s pretty fit, and pulls well, changing gear with no nasty clonks etc. Sports box raises the red line and holds the gear a little longer. It’s got Xenon headlights, and has very recently been fitted with a towbar with single electrics. It was last belted at 82k, so you have about 7.5k before it needs a cambelt. I’d advise you do it bang 120k, as these tend to sulk if you don’t stick to changing the cambelt at 40,000 mile intervals. And when I say sulk, I mean snap the cambelt and make a big mess.
All sounds wonderfully terrific so far? You’d be right. The interior is in great condition, and as I may have mentioned, the gadgets all work. It even has all of the pixels in the multi-function display working, which must make it unique for an Omega of this vintage. It doesn’t use oil or water.
Having read all of this, you must be thinking this incredible-sounding automotive icon surely must have one or two flaws, mustn’t it?
Well, unfortunately you’d be right. The car does have a couple of paint issues. As did the person who did some body “repairs” to the rear wheel arches. This is going to sound worse than it is, but I want you to understand that should you consider purchasing this lovely old bus, you may have a little coachwork to do. The rear arches have obviously bubbled in the past, and someone has made a half-assed attempt to repair them. Once they have rubbed them down and done whatever they were doing they have then painted them. It looks like they used a brush. And they used a darker green to the rest of the car. Meaning that each rear wheel arch has a semi-circle of darker green paint. You don’t actually notice it until you get closer to the car. I certainly didn’t…
On the passenger side this is a little worse as they’ve used an aerosol to attempt to blend in the new paint with the old. And not quite grasped the concept. The paint is a slightly different green.
In addition there is some paint cracking on the front bumper. The rear bumper has a crack, which has actually been repaired in an ok manner. You can see it, but it’s not bad. Overall, someone with half an idea of what they are doing will have this looking reasonable in a weekend.
Other faults:
It needs front shocks. They creak and bang more than a geriatric gentleman’s club.
The driver’s door retainer has been welded back on (had corrosion). I say welded. It looks like blu-tac. And has been only slightly more effective.
That’s about it. The MOT advisory has some corrosion on sill, and some near rear seatbelt mount (but says on MOT it’s not an issue, just for advice).
So there you go. Probably been too brutal about the faults, and played down too much how nice the rest of it is. I may (may) take a px/swap, if it’s something interesting (particularly an old Land Rover), but I’d probably rather just sell it for cash. I have advertised it elsewhere and am always open to conversations.
£500ovno
Thanks for looking. Drop me a line if you have any questions.
Nik
(PS – as I bought it at the weekend, I’m still waiting on V5. Will give you a receipt if it isn’t here by the end of the auction)
Bought this at the weekend as I’ve changed jobs, given back my company car, bought a banger, sold that, thought I was getting a company car, didn’t, bought this, now I’m getting a company car (yay!), so need to sell this.
So what do you need to know. It’s a proper big comfy old beast, with a whole loads of toys (which all work), reasonable mileage for age, lots of MOT and a little bit of tax.
What can I tell you? Time to make sure you are sitting comfortably.
Every time I’ve need a reliable comfy car I’ve bought an Omega, and never been disappointed. Originally sold to people who couldn’t quite afford a 5 series, or didn’t want to branded a corporate you-know-what, the Omega has an almost (almost) cult following. Big, wafty, powerful, subtle, it was often driven by people called Alan. Or Robert. Less likely to be called Nigel, as they tended to go for the Volvo option, because it had lots of safety innovations. Which they would then tell you about. In great detail.
In the Omega rankings, the Elite was a pretty good score. Only outshone by the 3.0V6. This car has all the bells and whistles. Electric windows, which work. An electric sunroof, which slides and tilts, electronically. Phillips/Bose stereo with cassette player (remember those?) and in-dash multi CD player. Heated front seats. And, because this is an Elite, the heated seat bliss isn’t reserved for front seat passengers. No Sir. This has heated REAR seats too. Show that to your 5 series and see it blush with envy….
It also has an electric rear sunblind, after market rear parking sensors, cruise control, steering wheel mounted stereo controls and electric memory driver’s seat. All of this stuff also works.
The car has the 2.5 V6, linked to an auto box with winter and sports mode. It’s pretty fit, and pulls well, changing gear with no nasty clonks etc. Sports box raises the red line and holds the gear a little longer. It’s got Xenon headlights, and has very recently been fitted with a towbar with single electrics. It was last belted at 82k, so you have about 7.5k before it needs a cambelt. I’d advise you do it bang 120k, as these tend to sulk if you don’t stick to changing the cambelt at 40,000 mile intervals. And when I say sulk, I mean snap the cambelt and make a big mess.
All sounds wonderfully terrific so far? You’d be right. The interior is in great condition, and as I may have mentioned, the gadgets all work. It even has all of the pixels in the multi-function display working, which must make it unique for an Omega of this vintage. It doesn’t use oil or water.
Having read all of this, you must be thinking this incredible-sounding automotive icon surely must have one or two flaws, mustn’t it?
Well, unfortunately you’d be right. The car does have a couple of paint issues. As did the person who did some body “repairs” to the rear wheel arches. This is going to sound worse than it is, but I want you to understand that should you consider purchasing this lovely old bus, you may have a little coachwork to do. The rear arches have obviously bubbled in the past, and someone has made a half-assed attempt to repair them. Once they have rubbed them down and done whatever they were doing they have then painted them. It looks like they used a brush. And they used a darker green to the rest of the car. Meaning that each rear wheel arch has a semi-circle of darker green paint. You don’t actually notice it until you get closer to the car. I certainly didn’t…
On the passenger side this is a little worse as they’ve used an aerosol to attempt to blend in the new paint with the old. And not quite grasped the concept. The paint is a slightly different green.
In addition there is some paint cracking on the front bumper. The rear bumper has a crack, which has actually been repaired in an ok manner. You can see it, but it’s not bad. Overall, someone with half an idea of what they are doing will have this looking reasonable in a weekend.
Other faults:
It needs front shocks. They creak and bang more than a geriatric gentleman’s club.
The driver’s door retainer has been welded back on (had corrosion). I say welded. It looks like blu-tac. And has been only slightly more effective.
That’s about it. The MOT advisory has some corrosion on sill, and some near rear seatbelt mount (but says on MOT it’s not an issue, just for advice).
So there you go. Probably been too brutal about the faults, and played down too much how nice the rest of it is. I may (may) take a px/swap, if it’s something interesting (particularly an old Land Rover), but I’d probably rather just sell it for cash. I have advertised it elsewhere and am always open to conversations.
£500ovno
Thanks for looking. Drop me a line if you have any questions.
Nik
(PS – as I bought it at the weekend, I’m still waiting on V5. Will give you a receipt if it isn’t here by the end of the auction)
