1998 Vauxhall Omega Elite Review
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- Опубліковано 12 лис 2013
- Ian Royle reviews the 1998 Vauxhall Omega Elite, and finds out whether or not it can justify the £30k price tag. He tests it for it's performance and handling, as well as seeing if it's practical and luxurious enough for a premium executive car.
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One of the best cars to come from Vauxhall.
One of the nicest cars I have ever driven, and I've had Jaguar, BMW 7 series etc.
MOT expired 8 years ago, safe to say this has been scrapped or left to rot.
Well if you search it now, vehicle details can't be found so it's definitely been scrapped as of 2022! Shame really.
I had a P-reg '96 Irmscher Omega Elite, with the official Irmscher Body Kit - and even today, i would love to own one again, rather than any of today's offerings (comparatively speaking)
Yeah, its not that massively fast, massively comfy, high tech, or even economical . . . but enough for our modern roads - & everyone gets out of your way (thinking you are the Police) and you do get *A LOT* for your money . . . . . Its has a PRESENCE ! - much more than the other mid price cars
Loved it !!!
The only thing we really learn about the car is the price, and that he thinks it's too high.
And yet he never mentioned that it's a RWD, he never mentioned that the variety of engines as well.
I Still have one with 2.0 16v, an Opel of course not a Vauxhall, a JDM style and even it's 22yrs old, it drifts well ... like really well!
Stock ? How are the reliability, fuel consumption, performance, brakes ?
@@bekirilkyaz2368 Mine is a MV6 3.0.
If you don't mind some electric stuff malfunctioning ( Auto sun shade, heated seats etc.) it is super reliable. I spend 1/3 of the maintenance compare to my friends Corolla.
High speed cruising 14km/l... City with traffic jam 8km/l.
Brake are just brakes, better than most cars, you don't feel the car going nose down when you hit the brake.
Performance is normal, mine is a 4AT so the power shines after 90km/hr.
I don't get why this guy said the suspension is soft or something, I changed mine into Bilstein with harder spring, and it feels amazing, you will slide out before you feel the rotation. ( You will need to try to actually slide, so no worry ).
@@bekirilkyaz2368 The fuel consumption is probably the worst part about the Omega, everything else is good
@@MrRohanThomas yeah and nobody should expect an economical consumption from such cars
@@largelampard3721: In regards to the suspension. If you changed them to harder springs, surely the standard ones weren't up to scratch.
One of the best cars Opel/Vauxhall ever made. Shame they dont produce any modern versions of what they used to.
"AMGIA"
Watching this i remmember your analysis of the Dawoo Leganza(2000,2002)..you sort of aproved it although our experiance here in hot/sunny Israel,with Dawoo cars is that they disintegrate the moment they roll out of the assembly line..like 70's Fiats
I once had the Australian made 1997 VS Holden Commodore , with a Buick based 3.8 V6 supercharged engine , which was Opel based as well , and as both Holden and Vauxhall are GM owned they could have used the supercharged V6 in the Omega , 165KW and 375Nm ,
What's wrong with Vauxhall? I'll always take great pride in driving a car with the Vauxhall badge.
Nothing wrong with them. It's just not a prestige brand.
But how does it sound when you push it hard?
Loved my 2.0CD auto
What is Amiga?
GM had the nerve to import this as a Cadillac... they made it less equipped than this one, but wanted it to sell as a luxury car in the US.
We didn't get that cool display next to the instruction panel... we got needle gauges. And they made it heavy, almost 3800 lbs. GM America ruined it for us.
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9890jsp Holden ruined it too, it was designed to be the basis of the larger and sturdier VT Commodore
And i was stupid enough to buy one as my first ever car! 😂😂
Their transmissions were complete junk too...
I think the Omega would have had a better chance in the USA as a Chevrolet rather than a Cadillac.
Nice
Nice Opel Amiga
Dude, I get over 13km/l cruising, how the hell did you make it so thirsty ? Learn to work with AT, not against it.
And, just change the spring of the rear and put some cheap Bilstein suspension on it, and you solve your rotation problem. I have almost 0 rotation on mine, it slides. (Not for going faster, just for comfort and fun).
I owned the 2001 facelift model and loved it. This silly reviewer kept calling it A miga when it’s O mega.
I had a rebadged Cadillac catera i wish i knew it was so popular in UK... It was amazingly beautiful comfortable but transmission slip was baaaad
Nice car but why are vauxhalls always scrapped :(
Sorry, I can't see any testing. I just see a guy driving normally on a good road while talking about the car.
Shh, I told her it was Mozart.
Me laughing listening to him saying the price is 30.000 pounds when I'm buying it for 1200Euro in 2020 PepeLaugh
he lacks critical information PepeLaugh
@@sakagjiata OkayChamp twitch frog widepeepoHappy 🐸
Looks like Pierce Brosnan was reviewing an Opel.
AnotherKentPaul u a blind fool, tool!
AnotherKentPaul 😂😂👎no mate 😕
£30k in 1998!?! You could have purchased half a house for that.
Not many of them left now
jc pro
jc pro true I got a 1999 silver 2.5 v6 not seen another omega for a few years in Yorkshire
Saw one in Dublin a few days ago first one in about a year
I just bought one two weeks ago (Opel though of course). Cheap and comfortable as fuck, a few km shy of 100,000. One more to be preserved.
I know of at least one cdx from 2001 that's not scrapped yet,it has engine trouble but can/probably be fixed
Traffic master was absolute shite. Had to pay a subscription!
Im an opel lover all the way but.. the B body Omega is just.. ugh not pleasing to my eye..
Got a great deal better with the facelift
its a vauxhall
I don't like the way he says Omega.
Why anyone would rename Opel to Vauxhall!? Don`t tell me that ppl are stupid nuff to not know how to spell Opel..
GM rebadged OPEL's depending on what market it was being sold in...
Great Britain= Vauxhall
Australia=Holden
Latin and South America= Chevrolet
United States= Cadillac Buick Saturn.
Its not got everything at all, AppleCar Play Bluetooth 😂😂