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General Discussion Area / Re: Discovery Value?

« on: 11 May 2008, 22:04:47 »

Suppose you've weighed up the option of a LPG conversion for the LR v the Omega option.
Is that 15mpg you quote running solo or do you tow a caravan?

Mick

Solo - being careful!

No contest then LPG Omega!!!
Was think of this for towing, but like you say petrol prices keep rising each week now you may as well sell.
Good luck if you sell, but not for me.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Discovery Value?

« on: 11 May 2008, 21:45:21 »

Suppose you've weighed up the option of a LPG conversion for the LR v the Omega option.
Is that 15mpg you quote running solo or do you tow a caravan?

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: VERY eerie!

« on: 29 April 2008, 18:11:55 »

I was still at work then.  
Did get up an hour earlier than I normally do, maybe couldn't sleep knowing the Omega's in for MOT today. [smiley=undecided.gif]

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: This will make you caravanners happy!

« on: 02 May 2008, 15:30:06 »

Yes you need to get out more.
Try a caravaning weekend, can't beat it.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: The Dreaded.....Mot

« on: 01 May 2008, 14:18:08 »

fingers crossed it won't be too bad then

Well it wasn't.....in fact good went through no problems at all.
Only 2 advisories which I did know about, back tyres are getting close to need replacing & front brake pads are low.
All will be done very soon.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / The Dreaded.....Mot

« on: 28 April 2008, 19:55:14 »

Taking the TD estate in tomorrow for the dreaded test.
Last year it passed with flying colours, no advisories.
This year I'm not so confident, may need wishbones or something done to the steering.
Thought about doing the wishbones pre test, but then I will wait and see what the MOT test brings.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: MOT

« on: 04 April 2008, 19:43:51 »

Question......
If say my MOT expires at the end of April but I took it in for a test now and it failed, can I still use the car until the current cert expires.
In other words does the failure note say not to be used until you do required work,  I know I can drive it for a booked retest.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Estate owners.

« on: 11 March 2008, 19:21:21 »

Yeah got one of those came with the estate, only thing is things slide around a bit on the shiny rubber surface so I lay an old sheet over it.
Rear looks almost brand new as it's been covered up with that for most of it's life.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Kia Shuma for sale

« on: 02 March 2008, 20:18:22 »

What's the reserve?

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: I DETEST DIRECT LINE!

« on: 06 February 2008, 17:58:41 »

Gave them the old heave oh last year when they upped my premium by £60......Asked them  why do loyal customers have to pay for discounts for new customers, they had no answers to that.
Most insurance co give new customers better deals nowadays.  
I'm now with Liverpool Victoria (Frizzell) in another life, and they have given me a good deal so far.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Ebay auction just finished

« on: 02 February 2008, 23:02:39 »

From him winning the car to leaving feedback, less than 24 hours.
Now that is swift work, me smells something dodgy.
But they could have been local and eager to get it, who knows.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Is it just me

« on: 18 December 2007, 18:30:26 »

Big & black..............We call it "The Beast".............My son calls it "The Hearse"

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Omega DTi Remap Special Offer!!!

« on: 05 October 2007, 12:49:20 »

Hi Guys,

For one month only Im offering you Omega DTi owners the chance to have your cars remapped.

All work is guaranteed.

The price for the rest of October is £200 for the remap.

The standard level of tune gives an increase from 120bhp to 146bhp. We can do an improved level of tune to give more power / torque if required!

Interested?  Give us a call / email and get booked in today!

We can come to you as well for a negligible travel cost.

Can you do anything with the TD engine (BMW unit) if so how much and what gain?

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: What you think to this...???

« on: 02 August 2007, 14:15:54 »

It always makes me suspicious when they say in the listing..."I don't have the V5 log book at present, but I have applied for a new one"....I've seen so many cars listed on ebay saying this, yet he's owned it for x number of years. Hmm!

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Re: Why did we go for Omegas?

« on: 22 July 2007, 18:51:59 »

I needed something heavy enough to tow my 1460kg caravan and be economical as well, the 2.5TD estate fitted the bill nicely. Also it has help shift no end of gear down to Oxford to my daughters flat no problem, that's saved having to hire a van as well. It's just returned an average 32mpg doing nearly 900 miles of which around 600 would have been towing the caravan. Not bad for a big old black beast.

Mick