1999 Vauxhall Omega Elite from UK and Ireland - Comments

19th Feb 2003, 10:28

"Big, fast, luxurious, petrol guzzler"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Oil leak at 45000 miles. Traced to a split in the oil cooler which is buried deep in the "V" of the engine. £400 to strip down and replace. I was told by the dealer that this is common enough for them to keep oil coolers in stock.

On two occasions the sunroof opened by itself. Either a poltergeist or an electrical fault, but so infrequent it is not possible to trace.

General comments?

Very fast, big and luxurious.

Excellent value second hand.

Very comfortable motorway cruiser with all the toys.

While you can pick these cars up cheap they are not cheap to run. Average about 27mpg, Insurance is costly (group 15) and tyres etc.. are expensive.

As much as I like this car, my next car will be something a little more economical to run.


24th May 2003, 13:13

I have the same car and thought MPG was reasonable for the size etc'.My wife even commented on the fact that she thought she would be putting petrol in all the time and she wasn't.I still have a lemon.

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