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[omegod]

Hello peeps, long time no post

Having forgone an extravagant 50th birthday present I am having niggles to get back into something older, I had considered a Renault 19 16v but keep coming back to another Omega , I've been on here for years and owned at least a dozen, last being a resto on a 17k 96 2.5 manual that now resides sleepily in one of the best private collections and is probably the best Omega in existence, I regret selling it but am happy that it is where it is ! 

So... are there still any decent prefacelift MV6's still around or are they all now in Ireland ??

Edit: guy called Paul Mitchell owns it , aka Ballswing on Instagram if anyone does social media https://www.instagram.com/ballswing/

[STEMO]

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

[omegod]

I knew you's be first to pounce    Hope you and the family are good ?

I don't do as much carwise these days but can still turn a spanner if I'm sensible 

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

[cam.in.head]

im absolutely dreading the time when i wont  be able to work on my cars . no issues yet at nearly 60 but time will tell !   and then who the hell would i trust anyway ? certainly no garage thats for sure !

[Lizzie Zoom]

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

I would second that!!

I should have given up with all that at 50, but I started to do it more and more

[Rangie]

I knew you's be first to pounce    Hope you and the family are good ?

I don't do as much carwise these days but can still turn a spanner if I'm sensible 

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

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I gave up two years ago crawling under cars,  I changed the oil & filter on the Subaru we had at the time & then struggled to get out from under it ! The Range Rover is far too complicated for me & the Toyota will go to the main dealership for all work, so after 48 years on working on my cars I've called it a day.

[Lizzie Zoom]

I knew you's be first to pounce    Hope you and the family are good ?

I don't do as much carwise these days but can still turn a spanner if I'm sensible 

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

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I gave up two years ago crawling under cars,  I changed the oil & filter on the Subaru we had at the time & then struggled to get out from under it ! The Range Rover is far too complicated for me & the Toyota will go to the main dealership for all work, so after 48 years on working on my cars I've called it a day.

A youngster then Rangie!

I have now got to 54 years of doing that, and I am now knackered! I am still aching from doing the HBV, oil and oil filter the other day

Simple jobs once, but not any more

[Rangie]

I knew you's be first to pounce    Hope you and the family are good ?

I don't do as much carwise these days but can still turn a spanner if I'm sensible 

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

.

I gave up two years ago crawling under cars,  I changed the oil & filter on the Subaru we had at the time & then struggled to get out from under it ! The Range Rover is far too complicated for me & the Toyota will go to the main dealership for all work, so after 48 years on working on my cars I've called it a day.

A youngster then Rangie!

I have now got to 54 years of doing that, and I am now knackered! I am still aching from doing the HBV, oil and oil filter the other day

Simple jobs once, but not any more

I seem to have different aches every day now, all eases off once we've walked the dog 🐕🐕 a youngster definitely not..😂

[omegod]

Alright, John. 50 is far too old to be crawling around under an omega on a cold winters day. Get yourself a warm coat, a pipe and a pair of slippers 

I would second that!!

I should have given up with all that at 50, but I started to do it more and more

I take a more sensible approach these days, stretches before, plan carefully and know my limitations  My back is screwed so popping gearboxes back on usually involves using my engine crane rather than lifting it off my chest from underneath 

[Varche]

I have given up working on cars. I am the same age as STEMO and I suspect a bit younger than Lizzie ( so hats off)

I will change my windscreen wipers! Oh and key fob batteries saving 20 quid each)

Bit crap this getting old……..

[Andy B]

I'm in the process of hard brake lines, flexi's & slave cylinders on my Smart Roadster ..... it's far too much crawling on the floor for an old git like me! 

[Doctor Gollum]

I have given up working on cars. I am the same age as STEMO and I suspect a bit younger than Lizzie ( so hats off)

I will change my windscreen wipers! Oh and key fob batteries saving 20 quid each)

Bit crap this getting old……..

If only everything was as reliable as a Volkswagen...

Oh wait...

[STEMO]

I have given up working on cars. I am the same age as STEMO and I suspect a bit younger than Lizzie ( so hats off)

I will change my windscreen wipers! Oh and key fob batteries saving 20 quid each)

Bit crap this getting old……..

Lizzie is the same age, Varche, all oldies together 

[omegod]

Well if you are all so knackered why don't you sell me a nice Omega 

[countrywoman]

And there I was feeling enthusiastic about starting a new hot rod build , have a birthday in April that ends in a 0 and starts with an S and its not six----------------