new toy time

233 · 9 Jul 2016 at 15:50

decided i'm fed up with the sound of rattly 4 pot diesels so ended up buying a small project today

had a hankering for one for a number of years and lo and behold, it arrived this morning

just see if anyone can identify it first

sovietspybob · 9 Jul 2016 at 15:54

Vauxhall Frontera?

Struggling to think of anything which won't have a transverse engine

Diddums · 9 Jul 2016 at 15:55

Omega?

esK` · 9 Jul 2016 at 15:55

Omega V6?

233 · 9 Jul 2016 at 15:57

Diddums said:
Omega?

esK` said:
Omega V6?

didn't take long.

3l omega MV6

mine for a couple of hundred quid, would be rude not too.

always had a soft spot for these big barges, its a bit rough and ready as its been sitting for a while but I plan on getting it back on the road and enjoying what I think is a fantastic car

Diddums · 9 Jul 2016 at 16:03

esK` said:
Omega V6?

danza · 9 Jul 2016 at 16:03

'Eco' tec.

Any more pics?

233 · 9 Jul 2016 at 16:09

danza said:
'Eco' tec.

Any more pics?

just one

and yes all the missing parts are present and accounted for

snapdragon69 · 9 Jul 2016 at 17:01

I had a 1997 one of these back in the day but it was a 2.5TD Elite.
It was great but had a terribly unreliable BMW M30 diesel engine, everything else was very reliable and ironically germanic.
It even had sat nav before anyone knew what that was!

Housey · 9 Jul 2016 at 17:08

Carlton 24V would have been even cooler.

flowrider99 · 9 Jul 2016 at 17:09

I guess the 200 quid they gave you covered the transporter so you got the car for nothing.

233 · 9 Jul 2016 at 17:32

Housey said:
Carlton 24V would have been even cooler.

carlton 24v would have been ten times the price.

super rare and super expensive now

and I would have one in a heartbeat.

bit of an update.

its been washed preppred and fired up and ran round the yard. and is a lot more solid than expected considering its been laid up since 2010

certainly worth putting a bit of time and effort into as they are getting rarer and rarer.

The_Dark_Side · 9 Jul 2016 at 17:37

Housey said:
Carlton 24V would have been even cooler.

A guy down the road from me has 2 Carltons. Ones a 24v gsi and the other is a diplomat. Sadly the diplomat is by far the nicer of the two. The gsi needs a full (and I do mean full) restoration.

Housey · 9 Jul 2016 at 17:53

My dad had a couple in his company and we both had an epic race in them back in the day of less full roads and no cameras. I was only about 20, it was like dad throwing me the keys to a modern M5 today at 20.

The_Dark_Side · 9 Jul 2016 at 18:54

^
The 24v GSi was often called the poor mans M5 back in the day.

ajf · 9 Jul 2016 at 19:24

Quite envious to be honest!
Be great to se it after some TLC.

My Dad had one of the 3l V6 Elites for 2 days when I was kid.
His company Vectra needed some work and he was given the choice of ANY model as a courtesy car, so I asked him to get the Omega!

It went quite well as I recall.

Unfortunately I have no mechanical ability so no chance of getting one now

233 · 9 Jul 2016 at 19:41

Veey simple cars by comparison. Nothing that can't be done at home with a bit of effort and thought.

Cracking cars and deceptively fast. Heavy big buggers though. 130kg heavier than a current Mondeo

Rilot · 9 Jul 2016 at 20:49

I always preferred the Seantor to the Carlton and the Omega. Had a 3.0CD 24v back in the day.

rodenal · 9 Jul 2016 at 21:12

Love an Omega

233 · 15 Jul 2016 at 16:25

not too bad, small patch on the floor 2 new sills and new brake lines/hoses needed along with all fluids and belts.

obviously needs some other cosmetic work but should have a road legal Mig by the middle of next week