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by omega
Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: aa not the rescue service
Replies: 9
Views: 3532

aa not the rescue service

my mrs clutch has gone on her corsa so she phoned the aa up to bring her home at 1930 hrs its now nearly 2200 and shes not back yet and shes only 5 miles away! shes by herself first off all they were going to be 40 mins,then it turned into a hour,then they were sending a independent,thats now turned...
by omega
Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6061

Re: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted

Doggy wrote:I got 26/27 from my Carlton and 27/28 from the Omega, so seemingly similar. Bear in mind almost all my miles are main road / motorway. A week at home / pootling around town saw the Omega barely managing 20.
but sometimes its not about the mpg is about the mps!
by omega
Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6061

Re: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted

Welly wrote:My advice is to introduce yourself to your local Petrol Station operative, you'll be seeing a lot of him soon :P

my 2.1 does about 42 mpg from reading up the 3.0 will do about 26-28mpg but as petrol is 6 p a liter cheaper its not to bad
by omega
Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6061

Re: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted

nutski wrote:What happens when you try to register or login?
I'll have a word to see whats going on
dont know
we fill in all the details press send which then shows the home page but cant log in asked for password and it says not known so i presume i just cant regester
thanks for your help
by omega
Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6061

Re: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted

Just checked the coupe site - that would be the one http://www.406coupeclub.org/PHPBB3/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=34668&p=361922&hilit=diss#p361922 just tried to log in to the coupe club and it appears that i didnt pass the entrance test so had a few more tries and still no luck,so let the mrs have a go ...
by omega
Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6061

Re: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted

Thanks for the advice
steve earwig
i think the 3.0 liter has a fluid clutch[but could be wrong]
doggy
cambelt does look a nightmare to do,part of the reason why im buying cheap so i can afford to get it done
jonsowman/v6 exec
coils and cats il do some reading as just managed to join the coupe forum
by omega
Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 3.0 liter buying advice wanted
Replies: 21
Views: 6061

3.0 liter buying advice wanted

after having my 2.1 diesel for about 5 years i fancy a change so i think a3.0 is on the cards as quite a few have gone on ebay recently in my budget range[500 pounds] now i know theres 2 engine types the early and the later multi plex one and the clutch on these can be pain.is there anything else to...
by omega
Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: syphoning petrol
Replies: 14
Views: 4675

Re: syphoning petrol

glad you won
the easy way is to buy a syphon pump only a couple of quid saves the taste!

for some reason nowadays a lot of cars wont pump fuel with the ignition on and the pipe off,dont know why.
by omega
Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: syphoning petrol
Replies: 14
Views: 4675

Re: syphoning petrol

lift up back seat and remove sender unit then stick a pipe in.
by omega
Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:37 pm
Forum: For Sale / Wanted
Topic: Wanted Wheels
Replies: 5
Views: 2654

Re: Wanted Wheels

il do you 4 alloys for 40 but iam a fair way from you.
by omega
Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:19 pm
Forum: For Sale / Wanted
Topic: Wanted Wheels
Replies: 5
Views: 2654

Re: Wanted Wheels

do you want alloys or steels?
both have tyres on but they should be consided as wornout/scrap/bald
by omega
Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:16 pm
Forum: For Sale / Wanted
Topic: Wanted Wheels
Replies: 5
Views: 2654

Re: Wanted Wheels

ive got a set but i am in notts
by omega
Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:37 pm
Forum: For Sale / Wanted
Topic: My ex. '99 D9 V6 Coupé.
Replies: 4
Views: 3233

Re: My ex. '99 D9 V6 Coupé.

is this the multi plex model?
by omega
Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I know people hate driver aids...
Replies: 9
Views: 2376

Re: I know people hate driver aids...

sorry but if you had left a safe distance between you and the car in front you wouldnt need any other driver aids!
by omega
Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: HGV Licence, Class 1 & 2
Replies: 8
Views: 3265

Re: HGV Licence, Class 1 & 2

oops double post