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9 hours ago, rantingYoof said:

Hnnnnnnnngh I'm going to do something stupid probably.

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I am not trying to convince you to buy it, but I work in Bury St Edmunds and could probably give anyone who bought said car a lift from the railway station.

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On 8/5/2019 at 11:22 PM, Brodders said:

@rantingYoof this is the Omega you have always promised yourself. An early 2.0 in base spec (I think this is the legendary "Select" trim level).

No wood trim, just grey plastic.

Alloy wheels which somehow manage to look like discount wheel trims.

A steering wheel out of a Cavalier (not even worthy of a proper Omega steering wheel).

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I cannot believe how utterly miserable it is. It's brilliant. To top it all off, it comes with a year's MoT, so you can enjoy the absolute misery for a full calendar year for only £650.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vauxhall/vauxhall-omega-1998-2.0-auto-green-/1347996024

those are not alloy wheels. 

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On 8/5/2019 at 10:13 PM, Fabergé Greggs said:

 

Oh hell. 

It's a diesel. It's beige. It's close to me. 

Damn I do not have the space - Mrs S would murder me. 

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7 minutes ago, MrSchwifty said:

 

Oh hell. 

It's a diesel. It's beige. It's close to me. 

Damn I do not have the space - Mrs S would murder me. 

That photo looks like it's from the 80's...

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Any use to anyone? Looks pretty tidy, looks like it’s had a bit of welding on the sills but overall pretty nice.  Stoke on Trent ST6

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^^ (1954 Standard Eight posted 2 hours ago, previous page), no proper bootlid till 1957. That must have made things a bit awkward sometimes, especially if you were of ample size or advanced age.

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Imagine trying to get a fully loaded toolbox in and out of there.

Could put the dog in there on a blanket. Or the baby.

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That makes me really want another one. I never realised the whole rear seat base tips forward, though. Also didn't realise that tartan seat trim was original. Somebody buy the blue one I posted, I guarantee you'll have fun with it. That film is great - note the lack of hubcaps and single wiper, a specification that was so miserable it didn't even last a year iirc

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Very basic spec to keep price down.

Excellent article on AROnline.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/standard/810-pennant/the-rivals-standard-eight-ten-and-pennant/

Quote, -   ". . . . . and infamously, the omission of an external boot lid.  This latter feature was promoted as an advantage, as it allowed the luggage space to be extended into the rear passenger compartment, and was “dust and rain sealed”".

Excellent work, always look on the positive side, give that advertising man a cigar.

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5 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

^^ (1954 Standard Eight posted 2 hours ago, previous page), no proper bootlid till 1957. That must have made things a bit awkward sometimes, especially if you were of ample size or advanced age.

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Imagine trying to get a fully loaded toolbox in and out of there. 

Split folding rear seat.  Posh! 

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£1295 BIN, I would use this at work to commute from my desk to the toilet.

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