Buying a car sight unseen from another country

In a move I'll probably regret, I decided to buy an old and somewhat rare, V6 rear wheel drive car from another country, without ever seeing it in person.
#projectcar #V6 #rearwheeldrive

[@GodOfBiscuits66]

I love wagons. I approve! I hope it cleans up well.

[@Davinium117]

Glad to see you haven’t been scammed! (apart from the time, of course) Excited to follow the wagon journey

[@Oblithian]

I got a little concerned there.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Me too 😅

[@maclafm1252]

" And for my Australian viewers..." 🤣🤣 Absolutely lost my shit!! 🤣🤣

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Glad you liked that, it wasn’t easy to hang upside down like that 😆

[@maclafm1252]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness I'm surprised you didn't pass out with all the blood rushing to your head!

[@maclafm1252]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness Also, I feel if you want to do a "sleeper" build with the vauxhall, you should keep the ads on the side. Just adds to the this-car-cant-be-fast message you're trying to convey ;)

[@blusun2]

Nice, can’t wait to see your progress on this

[@officialfinndevlin]

As someone from Northern Ireland generally a lot of cars here in NI that are in the hands of enthusiasts are well looked after, there's still quite a few Omegas on the roads here!

[@paulinvegas]

Love the new car. Nobody liked wagons in the US so we got stuck with SUV's

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

It’s the same over here, on the plus side loading children into an SUV is much kinder on my back 😅

[@TheOnlyToblin]

My very first car I owned was a 2.0 Opel Omega back in the very early 2000's. Its was a 1987 model and an absolute nugget.

[@suicidalllama]

My friend used to have one of these with a diesel that did him very well until it dropped a valve. It still went for another 7 miles on 5 cylinders though!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Impressive, I think the 6 cylinder diesels were BMW engines

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Nice, I always liked the Omega . and a load lugger 👍🏻 fully approve.

[@caseycoyle6499]

If you're going for a sleeper, you need to leave the dog business stickers on. It's awesome

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Only if the previous owner pays me for the advertising 😂

[@ekaftan]

If you were in the US.... it would scream an LS V8....

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Definitely, unfortunately LS V8s are super rare over here. Opel did experiment with an LS powered omega, but they couldn’t sort the cooling and it kept overheating on the autobahn 😕

[@domdoes1648]

Trust me they have them in the Commodores down under They are basically unkillable and most of them get around with welded diffs...

[@rokmysoxbaby]

Not quite a V6, but a Saab B204 or B234 with a decent sized turbo would bolt in quite nicely! I’ve always liked the Omega, nice purchase.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

I’m not 100% set on a V6, mostly just want something with more power. Although to make life a bit easier I’d like something that came with a manual in a rear wheel drive configuration so I don’t have to mess around with bell housing adapters. A nissan VQ35 from a 350z would fit the bill nicely. Of course this is all way off in the future anyway 😅

[@FixingWithFriends]

Oh, and my Oldsmobile has the same melty/sticky plastic thing going on (on the steering wheel). ...Though it may just be the steering wheel melting.

[@AndyD070568]

I had a Omega 3.0 V6 Elite - it was a great cruiser. If you want to get really creative, why not put an LS engine in it? I'm pretty sure it would fit. Not sure how much commonality/compatibility there is with the Monaro, but that might be an easier option (albeit potentially harder to find).

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

I would love to do an LS swap, Opel even made a prototype but found the cooling insufficient for extended autobahn cruising. Unfortunately LS engines are super rare in the UK, and therefore expensive

[@bmw-e30]

I think Northern Ireland is still part of the Uk so not another country as such--on another planet maybe. Good luck with the Omega.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks 😊 I admit geography is not my strong suit, so I just googled it to be sure, and somehow England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are countries, but also part of the UK, which is itself a country 😖 at least I didn’t have to worry about import stuff as it’s all part of the UK

[@Elsuntan]

WD40 to cover up doggie smell?

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

I did wonder that. The previous owner assured me it was never used to transport dogs, just to advertise the business. And there’s no sign of dog damage to the interior

[@Elsuntan]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness Second theory, used the wd40 as solvent to try and melt the rubber. I have used acetone in the past to strip the goo off and it worked well. Test first as it can melt the plastic if left in too long.

[@FixingWithFriends]

I am... aprehensive. Cosmetically it is a bit better than the mustang I tried buying at least. No mirrors dangling off of it, and the windshield doesn't look like an unplanned urban road map. But I hope it serves your little family well, for years to come.👍