PaulW
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... on the Omega... the part itself the quoted at about £430+VAT, then the rest as labour...
wheeeeeee
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Sounds about right...
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Scotty C
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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not that im actually going to get it done... was just curious on the cost 
I priced up a full 100k service, front & rear brakes, timing belt kit (inc tensioners), water pump replacement and oil pump replacement...
£1506.43 inc fitting & vat... (oil pump was £200 cheaper if done during the service)
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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£1500 for a service
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PaulW
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service was £180
its the fact i also wanted the timing belt, brakes, oil & water pump changed too which bumped it up...
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Should have bought a Cav
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PaulW
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trying to find a Cav with little or no rot underneath for what I paid for the Omega (£350) is a hard thing to do!
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Dean_W
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Good point.
I gave £550 for mine, has no rust but costs a small fortune to run 
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PaulW
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So does mine the V6 is pretty thirsty
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Dean_W
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Yes but, you have a V6 you can unleash. I don't and i bet yours still costs less.
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PaulW
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possibly 
I did Rhyll & back, had 3/4 a tank going, had just over 1/4 a tank when I got back... say 30ish litres of fuel used...
Liverpool -> Rhyl -> Northwich -> Weaverham -> Liverpool
136.8 miles (according to mappoint)
21.03 MPG, average of 20.94pence per mile...

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Dean_W
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I can get 374 miles to £57. At 96.9p per litre.
What's that work out to?
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PaulW
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58.8 litres
28.92MPG, 15.23pence per mile
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Dean_W
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Not too bad.
Still not as good as the Corsa though
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Sam
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For some reason my brother's old Cavalier V6 had the same fuel economy as my 1.4 Astra... Either the V6 never drank much or my Astra has something seriously wrong with the engine (I suspect the latter personally )!
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James R
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To make you feel a little better paul, the 205 managed to use 1/4 of a tank per lap of the ring, that's £45/4 of fuel for 13.3miles 
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PaulW
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Thing is though James, you were kinda pushing it a little this is just city/motorway driving with an occosaional flutter of the right foot
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Adam-D
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occasional being every other bend
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PaulW
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nah, just now & then, not every other bend!
i actually drive it quite sensibly! i feel old
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Adam-D
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me too till yesterday and a girl in a clio decided to have a race

she won 1, i got a pish start as i didnt expect her to go for it 
i won 2nd as i was ready and didnt know i could rev to 5.5k 
[Edited on 16-08-2006 by Adam-D]
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PaulW
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wasnt emma was it?? 
i had some twat in a 3 series the other day just pull out right infront of me on a 40 road... me doing 40mph in the barge, no ABS or TC (still fucked), slamming on the brakes trying to swerve out of the way with about 15 meters before I hit... in the wet...
        
[Edited on 16-08-2006 by PaulW]
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Marc
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Out of interest, whats the Omega worth?!
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PaulW
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Marc - this one is same spec as mine, also mileage is only 3k less than mine
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CARS_popup.asp?modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&make=VAUXHALL&model=OMEGA&variant=gls&keywords=1998&min_pr=75&max_pr=&mileage=&agerange=&postcode=cw8+4bx&miles=1500&max_records=50&source=0&photo=1&sort=3&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH&start=6&distance=27&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200633246175503
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Marc
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Service worth more than the car then!!
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