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cort1977 Rank: Renault 16

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A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

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Earlier ones had the 2.5 straight six BMW diesel engines, later ones had a V6 diesel, Opel/GM afaik

Must admit I’ve never seen a v6 diesel in an omega . Signum yes but not omega

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drum Rank: Renault 16

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A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

Whereas in Scotland we add syllables like 'wurum' for 'worm'.

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A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

Crect.

 

It's a gentle modulation of the glottals to create the change. Took me a while to master it.

 

Phil

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Earlier ones had the 2.5 straight six BMW diesel engines, later ones had a V6 diesel, Opel/GM afaik

 

Wikipedia disagrees with you and I've only ever seen dizzler Omegas with that BMW engine - but we could all be wrong :)

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flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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We could all be wrong as I have edited Wikipedia pages myself, with the power of making a wrong, a wrong.

 

Anyone got a brochure?

flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Honest John, he says:

 

2.5 litre 6 cylinder BMW diesel supplemented, then replaced by GM's own 2.0 and 2.2DTi four cylinder chain cam diesels from January 1998.
AMC Rebel Rank: Renault 16

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We could all be wrong as I have edited Wikipedia pages myself, with the power of making a wrong, a wrong.

 

Anyone got a brochure?

 

Reminds me - I updated the Lotus wiki page from saying it was founded in Hornsea to Hornsey :)

 

Ooo yes - forgot about the later 4 cyl diesel GM stuff - still no trace of the fabled V6 diesel Omega though :)

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A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

You're in Tey-ahc-sus though! When I lived there, an extra syllable was always inserted in the middle of a word - any word! It was the law, IIRC, therefore: worm (Queen's English) > wurum (Scottish) > wu-her-um (Texas) :-)

cort1977 Rank: Renault 16

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Well the bloke I asked was from Chicago but you're right a full on country Texas accent is quite something.  Y'all.

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drum Rank: Renault 16

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Wem (Liverpool English)

 

I know nothing about omega V6 diesels (although I do have a V6 petrol omega), but this v8 deezle is having a new oil filter shipped over the Atlantic. The local factor found that wix do one, part number 51045.

 

Meanwhile I've been brushing jenolite on some of the rust that's hiding on the inside of the door bottoms and in the boot.

 

It continues to cause admiring eye turnings as it wafts and wallows around town. Today, when I pulled into Ferngreen garden centre's car park in Forfar, I was followed in by an OMGBMWKANT. He jumped out to tell me how much he like my car and would I sell it to him. I politely declined his offer, but he persisted and wanted to know the value off the Olds. With a shrug, I suggested £3000 which didn't deter him one bit. He gave me his address and the instruction to call him if I change my mind, then drove off.

robinmasters Rank: Renault 16

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Whereas in Scotland we add syllables like 'wurum' for 'worm'.

Must be a Gaelic thing, e.g. 'fillum'.

 

Why does every old three box Yank have to be turned into a half arsed cop car?

Because people are stupid.

 

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PhilA Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Must be a Gaelic thing, e.g. 'fillum'.

Midlands also. My mate Wayne is in my phone as Way'en, because that's what everybody called him. Warl-zall, ezzent et.

 

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I mentioned earlier that the diesel 88 was America's 4th worst car of the 80s.

 

Here is the automotive writer's article whose opinion that is.

 

http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/02/the-50-worst-cars-of-the-80s/

 

A few Brits make the bottom 50.

 

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Fact* error - it was 1978

 

 

This is his number 1

 

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But his opinion must be questioned when this beauty makes his worst 50 list.

 

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AMC/Renault Alliance at 36!

Usually up towards the top. Not as bad as it used to be!

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drum Rank: Renault 16

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1st of May weather report: clear skies in the morning accompanied by a hard frost.

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By evening it will be pishing down.

 

The old Olds has clocked up over 500 miles since its mot. Very pleasant they have been too.

 

It's not best suited however to the narrow and twisty road to Rannoch Station for drive it day.

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It was good to hear that some of you had the warmest drive it day in memory. We drove back into winter as we travelled West. Absolutely Baltic. It was a relief to return east and back into spring.

 

I have removed the Moskvitch indicators and gone with some colour on the lenses instead.

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Some glass paint was procured and seems to be doing the job for now.

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Just to jump into the Bro-ham argument my mate persistently refers to his Cutlass as a "Bruff-ham" even when ordering parts from the States on the phone.    They probably just assume he's Canadian.....

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A passing American informed me it is technically 'Bro-am' but sounded more like 'Brome' when he said it in that weird way they can merge two syllables together, see also 'mirr' for 'mirror'.  Or Yurp.

 

The only way for me to tell a Canadian from an American is that it would be 'Braum', 'meer' and 'Yeerp', respectively.

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It's not best suited however to the narrow and twisty road to Rannoch Station for drive it day.

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Is that just its size or is it that severely limited in its handling.  I must drive something like this sometime. Iv'e always been fascinated how big a gulf there really is between something like this and a European car. 

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Is that just its size or is it that severely limited in its handling.  I must drive something like this sometime. Iv'e always been fascinated how big a gulf there really is between something like this and a European car. 

 

Now we all drive big Golfs....

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I think that Yank journo saying the lovely Oldsmobile is responsible for the publics prejudices against diesel, might change his mind now.post-17414-0-63489000-1525258385_thumb.jpeg

Can't find any pictures of thousands of Delta 88s that GM had to buy back and store...

drum Rank: Renault 16

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Is that just its size or is it that severely limited in its handling.  I must drive something like this sometime. Iv'e always been fascinated how big a gulf there really is between something like this and a European car.

 

Just the size really. Tam was in the passenger seat and shat his pants every time we passed an oncoming car.

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My wife and I were driving back from Center Parcs at the weekend which is right next to a small town called Brougham, near Penrith. I always enjoy this bit of the journey as it makes me think of high end US Domestic trim levels.

 

Neither of us could agree on the pronunciation. My wife thinks its 'Broffham' because of the 'ough' but I think it's 'Bro-ham'.

 

Anyway, I hope I will encounter this at Scotoshite one day.

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Only mildly terrifying sitting in passenger seat by the end of day :?  This video doesn't quite capture the fear of sitting in oncoming traffic without the ability to steer away from it but I think a intake of breath can be heard near the end.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/c9pUpPtA2RMTBPH17

 

Couple more pictures from the day.

 

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My wife and I were driving back from Center Parcs at the weekend which is right next to a small town called Brougham, near Penrith. I always enjoy this bit of the journey as it makes me think of high end US Domestic trim levels.

 

Neither of us could agree on the pronunciation. My wife thinks its 'Broffham' because of the 'ough' but I think it's 'Bro-ham'.

 

Anyway, I hope I will encounter this at Scotoshite one day.

Just to confuse things further, my parents pronounce the Brougham bear Penrith “Brum”.

 

Brum Brum Brum like a big diesel

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drum Rank: Renault 16

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Our wee toon is full of badged denim wearing German ACDC fans, visiting Bonfest.

Time to activate Attention Whore

 

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And home again

 

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