1994 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 16V GLS - Ramshackle 2010

Movie posters and lacquer?

Maybe a bit of this?



But substitute the POLICE for POLITE?

I was looking at that one with a view to possibly 'liberating' its engine

Best of luck with it and hope shes a guddun

and if that doesn't fix it, try the cam position sensor too, they both died on my old Vectra 1.8 (£400+ to fix at the main stealer!!! )

Righty so we went to collect today and we're chuffed with it for the money. It has it's issues as you would expect for £150 and it's suitably Ramshackle which is perfect. There is no way on earth it's only done 100K looking at the interior wear but I think any clocking would have been done years ago as the guy we bought it off seemed very honest and a decent fella. Basically he bought it for £300 with 12 months ticket a year ago, just ran it and has bought another again for £300 with ticket so was happy to get £150 back for it towards the new one.... I guess £150 a year in depreciation isn't bad! So observations...



- Wheels will need balancing

- Clutch is edgy so we'll do this

- Obvious stuff like a good service/belts etc

- Bodywork has several poor quality repairs - doesn't matter!

- EML light always on - we knew about this anyway

- One rear speaker and grill missing??



Other than that it's great, goes well, no smoke, no nasty knocks from the engine. Doesn't even tap from the top end when started having been left standing which is ideal. Even has a Kenwood CD headunit which the guy left in!



Pictures..



Collection...







Fluid check after 20 miles to make sure it's not loosing anything...







Rick modelling the new addition...







Keyed front wing







broken grill







Engine bay







Interior







missing speaker







Let the prep commence!

Right then... we've dug this out and we are starting to get the car ready. First job was to whack it in for an MOT and see how badly it failed. I was quite impressed!

1. Fog light switch defective (basically it sticks in)

sorted this FOC as one of the team is a fireman and they had an astra with the same switch in for cutting up practice.

2. Windscreen washers not supplying enough screenwash.

- sorted this by just cleaning the filter.

3. CO emmisions on 2nd fast idle.

- Only just failed so will give it a bit of a caning on the way back to the test which should sort it. I've also fitted a known good second hand cam sensor which should help!

4. One tyre degraded (badly perished)

The local tyre company (orbit in Rushden) are doing this at cost £30

the mot was also provided FOC in return for a sticker on the car!

Should be in for a re-test this week then we plan to do the cambelt/waterpump/general service then start with the fun stuff!

Banger Rally in an Omega! You cheating B*******ds! Me and a mate did the Coyootee rally last year. 2200 miles in a metro van. Won best/worst car for our efforts. Only nearly died once.

Hmm, looks like a perfectly serviceable daily driver to me. I can't really understand the idea of a 'banger' if it's modern and comfortable. Surely the 'banger rally' will be more like 'an uneventful drive with a car full of drunken louts'. Best of luck with it though, at least your car should be safe and roadworthy, which is the main thing.

Goodluck with it all, I think its a great choice of car to do the trip in, just change the theme every year and should have no problems

I gave mine away in Italy to another team who lived not far from me on the proviso that they brought all my gear back.

They did, but took it round the Nurburgring on the way back.

They tehn used it as a daily driver for a year and took it to Prague the following year in the same livery.

It didn't make it back from Prague though.

ETA, just read your other thread. Cool! LRD gets about doesn't he? I picked up and babysat a car for him for a wee while till he could get up to Scotland to pick it up.