I've had my omega 3.0 manual for 16 years and I fitted led lights in the dash and switches the 1st day I got it the engine is smooth and lovely to drive I had some mods done to get it to 380hp .mine is a 1996 elite with full irmscher body kit and steminz roof spoiler and irmscher 18" alloys
Haven't Vauxhall (like a lot of brands) lost their way! This cars had real presence! And a good blend of ride, handling, refinement and value. Absolutely nothing like it available on the market today, from Vauxhall or anyone else - They're all putting out multitudes of horrid little "crossovers" and SUVs with pathetically small and heavily boosted 3-cyl engines. A world away from the naturally aspirated V6 RWD awesomness that is this old 90s space ship. The facelift 3.2 model was even nicer as well!
The Met had these as traffic cars for a while and they had huge road presence. Always reminded me of a big shark! Watching this now makes me think - when did I last see an Omega? I honestly can't remember. A rare beast these days.
I have a 2.6 and 3.2 early 2000's pair of omegas. I love them both; the 2.6 is luxurious and super on a long distance drive. The 3.2 although MUCH quicker is less comfy, but so much more fun. I keep them mechanically perfect ( which probably costs more than they are worth - each year). But it's worth it. I also own the Trans am in the thumbnail, so far it's cost more than my house did to modify and run, but 700 hp and 7mpg just can't be beat in a car with drum brakes and cart horse leaf springs.
I find that the only thing that breaks in omega is the automatic gearbox, they are cheap. But GM did an awful job fitting it to the car. I did 35k miles in my own and nothing apart from water pump. +2nd gearbox. However fast rally like driving in mountains is contributing.
Omega did not have one, but TWO... servo for the brakes and a steering that locks the steering wheel when driving straight ahead so no need to sit and steer all the time, the car drives straight itself, so it was on Opel at least.
@@mikenewbold1699 Yes, but few can keep up after 60...I know you're replying to Soulvex but omega really have the power after 200km/hr... Mine is a 4at which is garbage (there is only AT here), but that's the only garbage on the car.
I had the 2.5 V6 CDX , loved it . How i loved traffic lights races with the saxo generations lol 😂. Thinking the car was an old mans car untill they could not catch up with me. Its one of the few cars I regretted selling, id have another one if I could.
You can’t beat the sound of petrol six cylinder engine! 210ps from a 3.0 litre seems so little nowadays when BMW / Audi / Mercedes all manage to get 330-370bhp from (admittedly turbo charged) 3.0 litre engines. My 440i does regularly return 35mpg and once did 42mpg on a gentle motorway run.
My first Omega was a 'T' plate 1999 3.0 Mv6 saloon in black with an auto box, that car used to fly.Currently I have a black 2.2 lpg powered estate with a manual gearbox which I think is my 14th Omega.I keep buying them because they are the best car Vauxhall has made.
the only reason i think the carlton/senator is better than the omega is caus it was less complicated and much lighter even in high spec cdx or diplomat, the handling was also better than the omega. I like yourself have also had many many vauxhalls :) you can't beat em for an all round car.
Good man, then stick around and I'm sure you'll enjoy the show! Be sure to subscribe as there is plenty of content to enjoy and there is plenty to come. On average I aim to upload at least one new video every week. Tomorrow you'll be able to enjoy a little taste of what it's like to take on the skidpan at Goodwood.
I had a 99 catera, funnest car ever. Put the auto in sport mode and it would shift at 6500 rpm, which the 3l dohc v6 revved to quickly. It was a piece of crap most of the time, spent more time fixing it than driving it, but when it was good it was amazing. Nothing like torque squat in a rwd, 30-80 was rapid to say the least. All in luxurious leather with a bose stereo and heated seats. Great car.
I missed Omega. I had this 8 years ago when I'm 19. Drove it for 3 years. MV6 4AT. (No MT in my country). Fuel efficiency isn't bad, around 14km/L on highway. I worked abroad so I didn't have a car for many years. Now I want one but taking Omega as standard is hard for me to find cars. Hah.
Omega was essentially more american-like german car compared to Mercs, Beemers and Audis of the period, and it showed. I owned a 1997 2.5 V6 for 4 years and it was the best car I've had. Nothing beat the driving characteristics of it. Very good low end torque from the engine and it was so smooth. Ride quality was also superb, it essentially went like a train on the road and was really well balanced, really calmly behaving car overall, albeit heavy thou. The only downside was the keeping costs as you mentioned, it ate anti-roll bar connecting rods annually, and you had to replace the heater vacuum valve quite often. And the camcovers leaked oil all the time due them being made from plastic, low cambelt change intervals etc, etc. But otherwise, it was strong car in mechanical terms, engine, gearbox and the rest of the drivetrain ran reliably for all it's life (but of course, it was also serviced properly, any car will get trashed with bad maintenance).
Lovely car the omega. My late grandfather loved them. He had a 2.5 v6 Cdx a 2.5 v6 elite and a 2.6 v6 elite.also a 2.2 dti cd. The 3.0 v6 was previously in the Carlton gsi 24v. That car did 0-60 in 6.4 seconds and 149 mph. The omega was quicker than you suggested at 7.0 seconds. The auto did 8.0 seconds.
Ah I miss my 3.2, 218 ponies. I always feared loosing my licence because it did 40 to 120 real quick :O I might get another one soon enough. I want an mv6 rather than an elite this time, mv6 has stiffer springs. Remember when I traded it in for my 520d f10 and I instantly missed the power and sound of the v6 ;(
Well, I floor my 3.0 elite everywhere and still maintain 24mpg, also you cant compare a lotus carlton to any omega, the lotus had 376+bhp and will do 180mph with a 0-62 time of 5s. quite different to 208bhp/155-160mph and almost £20k price tag difference when new, also an omega elite 3.0 is worth 1k give or take, lotus carltons fetch about 18-30k still. anyway, really glad to see a review of sorts and glad you liked the omega a bit haha.
The reason for the decimal comma instead of the decimal point is, that most countries follow the international agreements, not like England who does not follow anything just goes after it’s own head. And because you are driving a German manufactured car, that was completely designed and manufactured in Germany (only assambled in England), the software that shows the details to you is written as of international standards, sowhy you see decimal comma, not point. But you should’ve tried the Omega B2, that is far more advanced compared to the B1 that you were driving. I own a B2 3,2 ELITE, completely different feeling compared to the B1. Ohh, and don’t even try to mention the Insignia next to the Omega, they’re not the same cup of tea. Insignia is a smaller, lower category car. :D
Never warmed to the Omega myself. Loved the Carltons and Senators before it. My parents owned a '79 Royale 2800 & an '86 Carlton 2200i which were excellent cars.
I miss my 2.5 V6 CDX. One of the nicest, most refined cars I've ever owned. Mercedes-like ride and handling. Lots of power, lots of features. Really good auto box, & good quality switch gear. The cloth trim and the plastic wood was a bit low rent, but the main problem was depreciation. It was overpriced at RRP so it's value dropped like a brick. At about £25,000 list price I paid £10,000 privately for an 18 month old Omega CDX with 12,000 genuine miles on the clock. It had lost 65% - 75% of its list price by the time it reached 3 years of age. So I switched to Mercedes, which was cheaper to buy, nicer interior, and held its value much better. Nice motor though.
I loved these cars when I was younger, best ones of the 90's to early 00's. Elegant and better than BMW I think personally. Such a shame they never continued and progressed further. Insignias are... OK I guess. Amazing to think now a 1.5 or 1.6 now is faster or as fast as a dated 3.0 v6 though! Even now a diesel is just as fast and even more efficient.
That's a nice omega you drove dude! I know a mate who restoring his rn (its an 01 model) the older style does look nice and with a v6 that's a LOT of power to play with! What's its full bhp?
Car Obsession nicey! My mates omega which I did a review on if you want to see(don't have to if you don't want to!) I think stock had about 156bhp for a 2.2 litre engine (manual)
Car Obsession thanks!I know most people aren't to keen on comments like these but I'm trying to help out my mates channel.he has his entire channel dedicated to his omega at the moment (Theprogamergt)
Vauxhall omega have a progress braking system, put your foot hard on you will know, strange for this omega to have a manual gearbox as all elite came as autos
MV6 2002, 3.2. Sports suspension, it flies on mountain roads. Its 1.5cm lower stock. Sports front seats. Engine renovated increased compression to 12.6:1 from 10:1. MPG went up from 23.5MPG to 25.9MPG, pure motorway. City 13.8MPG to about 15.2MPG. Power increased by almost 8HP. Bringing it to 226HP. Increased ported cylinder heads +7HP. Bringing power to 233HP. Next step, installation of headers, it should increase the power to about 270HP. It was done, it was seen. Next to fir much never gearbox 6l45e from 2007 plus BMW.
Brit: It's got a 3.0 litre V6 Aussie: Hold my beer. Our equivalent of the Omega came with a 5.7L V8. Or if you wanted the small engine model, there was the 3.8L V6.
@@kenharding8437 I know. I'm after one their engines to put in a Tigra twintop. Need a late M32 6-speed gearbox and a Quaife ATB. Other than getting the front suspension to match up with the extra weight and a 'quiet' exhaust system, the car will remain stock, factory looking.
Been trying to find a mk1 omega with a 2.5 v6 with a Manuel gearbox had 1 years ago but was hit by drunk driver and insurance had it away but trying to get 1 now it hard work been looking for past 4 years and can't find 1
Sorry to hear that Kelt! Funnily enough, around the time I edited this video I had a look on Autotrader and surprise, surprise, there was nothing going. Thanks for watching!
Nice review but I take exception to the point you made about the brakes, I reckon the long pedal travel has been engineered to give the driver more feel when applying them, speaking from personal experience I can vouch for how good the brakes are when you really stamp on them. ....how resistant they are to brake fade is another story though.
The last edition. The best one too, especially in elite spec. The 2.5 V6 was the best engine to spec, though. Powerful, very smooth, and affordable to run. I had the 3.0 in a previous Opel Senator, and was lucky to get 18 mpg out of it.
Hello Michael, thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback. I would like to say that I never gave the impression that V6 *wasn't* serious power. Oh, and I know the word 'fing' doesn't exist. Apologies if my language isn't up to your standards, but I do try my hardest. I'm just your average man sharing my passion with cars, so there is always a chance it's not going to be highly polished. In regards to me not being the smartest reviewer, I would like to invite you watch some of my more recent reviews before you lock in that opinion. If you still want to hold that opinion, that you have every right to and I would not hold that against you.This was a very impromptu drive, so I didn't get the chance to do any prior research, hence why the video is Driving a A V6 Vauxhall Omega rather than 'Vauxhall V6 Omega Review' or something along those lines. If it sounds like I'm taking this feedback badly, I'm not, because constructive feedback is just as important (if not more) than positive feedback, but I just wanted to get across my points as well.
That's not the way to drive that Omega with that engine. For fast pulling keep it between 3500-6000 an is great. I have one 3.0 without any cat, without any limitation mechanics that were on it by stock. Bigger and better air intake, light weight flywheel, stiffened up suspension, and a bit of tweeks with intake and injections. The car runs much better than factory specs omega. 0-100kph(60mph) comes in 6.3 secs , and 200kph comes in 27 secs.
