Geoff Tries Top Gear - Vauxhall Omega Estate Review

Jeremy Clarkson is getting old, Paddy McGuinnes doesn't know anything about cars.... Who ya gonna call? Geoff, obviously. Join me for a disorganised, haphazard review of the Vauxhall Omega that definitely doesn't include any reading from Wikipedia, or any broken ankles.
#CarReview #TopGear #Funny

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Not 100% I’ll be around for the premiere but this is quite a funny and informative video, including me almost breaking my ankle 😂😂

[@larryjimbob]

You are obviously extremely underrated. The most non bs review I've seen for a while, thank you Geoff 😊🙏♥️

[@larryjimbob]

.....you didn't say 'visceral' once 😁

[@andyredvolvo9434]

Very entertaining 😂but I hope your ok

[@larryjimbob]

I have to confess that I do like my old Fords too Geoff. Unfortunately you'd need a bank loan to buy one these days. I remember my grandfather's MK3 Cortina in orange with those lovely lines. My father once drive us around in a MK4 Cortina all the way to the south of France and back many times towing a trailer tent..... imagine trying to find an estate MK4 now, must be rare af! My late father also drove us in a gold MK2 2.8 Granada that had a lot of power then got heavily into his BMW cars in the mid to late 80's. I've been in a stupidly fast T-reg Escort RS2000 in banana yellow before, many friends had fast Sierras and I've had the privilege in the past to be able to borrow my friends MK2 Escort. It was only a 1.6 but so much fun to drive. We jumped humpbacked bridges in it 😁

[@larryjimbob]

I'm 46 now and I've obviously calmed down 😉😁

[@christiangrey7532]

I really wish the Omega would make come back in production

[@sanyey8405]

It did.. It's called 5 series BMWs and E class Mercedes models 😂

[@thedaburashitman3971]

Yes, the Omega must be back!

[@gss6531]

We had one of these, used to love it!

[@lewis72]

1:17 That's a Senator, not a Carlton, which in mainland Europe was called the Senator.

[@Narcomancer1943]

Omega 3.2 estate was a proper cool motor, loved it. Prefacelift is my favourite and I wish I had a nice one, mine was a bag of shit.

[@FastDriver318]

We had 2 Omegas (before our current '08 Ford Galaxy 2.3 Petrol). They were both V6 petrols (couldn't tell you which V6😂) Auto Estates, very comfortable, and mostly reliable! Would highly recommend one!

[@matthewhaywood7411]

Commodore and the holden brand died in 2017. Along with ford and toyota, we no longer have a domestic car market in Australia

[@brianjones1151]

Sorry mate, but the replay of you wacking your ankle was pretty damn funny !

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Ha ha, and THAT is why I put it in.

[@philiphickman5085]

I got the Holden Commodore VX 2001 wagon . I plan to drive it until it stops .🚗

[@daveo138]

Fantastic cars. I had a 2.5 V6 about 20 years ago, put 80k on it in four years and it needed nothing but tyres and regular servicing.

[@Mong00se]

im rocking a V6, its awesome

[@alxgu198]

Commodore, Amiga … 🤭

[@seanday6403]

Your ''Carlton' is in fact a Senator kind of a posh carlton for the discerning 80's executive but still probably a company car. Sorry to be that guy, I probably should have put this car knowledge to better use years ago! Like the channel though, and your Omega, always fancied an ex cop one myself cheap and regularly serviced!

[@UncalBertExcretes]

This is identical to my first car they are amazing mine served me well for 4yrs and had 180k miles clocked before rot got the better of it.

[@PaulsRoadshow]

That looked and sounded very painful! Hope the ice packs are working mate Paul from Malvern I recognised the location where you filmed your combat roll lol

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Ha ha thanks Paul, I did ice it all night but it’s ok today…!!

[@daverickards7647]

I had an Omega elite probably the best car I've ever owned ,,,,,, until a drunk driver decided to park his car in the back of mine.

[@ilgam_garaev]

Омега, отличная машина, у меня была 14 лет.

[@KennyfuKennard]

Jeremy Clarkson, pay this man to keep making car shows with real news in it.

[@jamesmurmurzancone4532]

Sell it to Dougie so he can stick a Vauxhall red top in it and a 6 speed manual transmission

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Remember Victor Meldrew got his head stuck inside a Vauxhall Omega sunroof 😅

[@christiangrey7532]

I absolutely love vauxhall omegas

[@christopherbennell5983]

I used to have an Omega Estate 3.2 MV6 in that colour - 51 reg. Great car it was too. Slightly lowered suspension and wider wheels from the normal car. Incidentally, the grill on the later cars B2, was tidied up over the original. Yours is the newer version so I think its a B2! They were all made in Germany I seem to recall.

[@G4RY1159]

I know a fella in Scotland that would cut a finger off for that car. His Channel is Once Driven Forever Smitten - NO NO Not a Plug just some info, I always do that very same roll BUT under my living room window when the TV licence goons chap me up. Thanks again Mr Geoff

[@jimmybob3756]

I worked as a workshop foreman/quality control that repaired police cars when they had Omegas and Mondeos. I also had to drive the cars back to the station after repair, which was always funny, no one pulls out in front of you or tailgates you or anything, awesome. Oh and I was supposed to put up boards in the front and rear that clearly displayed that the vehicle was "on test", I did that the first time. Anyways, I drove two Omegas, one unmarked and one marked, both silver and both V6, both had been hit in the front fairly heavily, wings/rads/front panel/lights etc. We were never told how the accidents happened on any of the police cars but we all agreed that the Omegas had understeered or rear ended something.

[@trevorpalin4731]

I own one of these Geoff. A 99 preface-lift 3litre elite. outstanding cars, massively under rated. they are just beautiful too drive, well equipped without being too complicated. the V6 engines were the best and a lot of fun being rear wheel drive although the 2.5 diesel was not bad either, with masses of tourque. (bmw engine) I’ve owned loads a driven 100’s. the sunroof was so you could open it quickly without taking your hands off tbe wheel for too long. i could write a book on them as vauxhalls have been my life for nearly 30 years.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Great anecdote about the sunroof!

[@trevorpalin4731]

In all fairness Geoff I preferred the older pre and hold method. That panel could be removed with it’s switch and motor and fitted to any other Vauxhall with the manual sunroof from the mk2 Astras and cavaliers onwards. All you needed to to was power it off the interior light and earth it. Simples! Easy upgrade.

[@Sanyey]

Im loving my manual 2.5 DTI (U failed to mention there were 2 different 2.5 diesels in it, while one is a pile of crap, and the other is the best diesel in human history ->2.5tds and 2.5 dti 24V) caravan for 3 years now. Its a daily all arounder. Literally perfect for commuting to work, or hauling shit .. it eats 5.7litres on country roads at 110kmh, and 6.7 if you go on highways at 130-150kmh. The engine itself will last for eternity, too bad that cant be said about the chassis...

[@ptaylor5014]

Nice car but sadly the tax is £395!!! this is the reason good old cars are vanishing, the gov are pushing them out through money grabing.

[@sanyey8405]

How is the tax too much on an old car? Isn't tax cheaper and cheaper as the older car U get?

[@chrisdempsey6455]

Did anyone notice the 1st edition Harry Potter books 🤣 have you checked to see if they are the rare mistake ones 🤔 if they are the rare ones they would be rarer that that vauxhall omega 🤣🤣🤣 cash in buddy cash in 🤑🤑. Could even sign them by Geoff’s cars (you tube) get j k rolling to sign collectors items in the future 👍👍

[@ianchalklen1047]

You’re dead right about the demise of the estate car; sad because they are so practical for family life. Hope the swelling has gone down

[@christinarichie6171]

Interesting how it declined as the family declined..

[@aidengranahan3598]

I love my estate's so practice for family and work on my 2nd in a row.

[@ianchalklen1047]

@@aidengranahan3598 I’m with you as I run a V70 classic 😊

[@mike_ctid_taylor]

My family bus for the last 19 years has been a 'some versions old' Merc E-class estate with the extra seats. I've had 4: W124, W210 , W211, & currently a pre facelift W212

[@tommytinkler1708]

I still have a mint condition vauxhall omega 3.2v6 litre elite on the road. Never seen another on the road in the 8 years I have owned it.

[@DaleSteel]

Ohhhh remember the 2.5 v6

[@joeystrandnes2214]

I have a silver Opel Omega B1 sedan from 1996 as my daily commuter car/work horse, put ~2.5k miles /year on it. Pretty fun since its RWD, LSD and doesn't come with any traction control (not my model). The comfort in these older cars is better than a lot of modern and I can repair it without much hassle!

[@Zerofightervi]

The first issue of Autocar magazine I ever bought myself had the road test of the Omega 2.5 V6. I'll always have a soft spot for these cars for that reason alone. Plus it's a handsome car. I've now got a Volvo V70 P3 in sliver, great car & far better than any stupid SUV for family duties.

[@Menda_Lerenda]

that Omega is so fake... quartz miyota movement

[@AnthonySkoblar]

The Holden version (as you put it) was totally different to the Opel/Vauxhall, for a start the Holden is wider, used a pushrod V6 based on a Buick design and both Holden and Chevrolet V8s. The only two parts that are common between the Opel/Vx and the Holden are the door handles and the plastic trim at the base of the C pillar on the saloons .....

[@davidbusch8912]

No wonder my eyes were drawn to the door handles 😂

[@neilspare9597]

The car you showed as a Carlton was a Senator CD. I had two of them, brilliant car.

[@lennyh500]

Loved my 2.5, but boy, it loved petrol!

[@angusnz7910]

Got a 1990 3.0 gsi with 32,000km and a 1991 3.0 24v gsi with 124,000km on it. Had both about 18 years now and while they okly come out everybody one and then for a drive I don’t think I’ll sell them. They’re not worth anything here, but I reckon a under rated car. They’re awsum I reckon

[@jonathanbeale3978]

I blame the scrapage scheme for the loss of these and other cars

[@russellbennett6062]

7:38 sunroof dial is brilliant - you twist it to where you want then leave the electric motors to do their slow work while you get on with your life. With a button you have to keep your finger pressing it for the entire time it takes the roof to wind itself open.

[@kenh3344]

Looking like stretched Vauxhall astra van . Cool. What is mpg. What size engine. This one must have past me by. Mmm

[@alamocannon3791]

I had a Carlton estate back in the day. Brill car. Think it had done 200,000 miles {it had been clocked} when I scraped it. The reason, All the running gear was F***ed. The motor was fine. I used to sleep in the back when I was on a fishing week. I`m 5.11 and could stretch out in the back with the seats down.

[@tonymcfeisty2478]

Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon used to be considered the two mainstay heavyweight cars of the Australian car market, The commodore made it's debut back in 1978, The Falcon ran from 1960 - 2016 I had a Holden commodore VE Omega with a 3.6L V6 petrol (I think two models after the Holden badged European developed omega seen here, and the first wholly developed in Australia) when I lived in Australia for a few years and absolutely loved it, huge cabin space, super comfy, A great place to enjoy a road trip. They usually come with either a 3.0/3.6 V6 or a 6L V8 so plenty of power to move it's generously proportioned body.

[@brianiswrong]

Next door neighbour had an R reg 3.2v6 elite estate in the purple/ blue back in the day when it was 3 years old. I awlays thought it was a smart looking thing and the exhaust burble on start up was always music to my ears. He replaced it with a A6 allroad.

[@PLively]

I had a 1999 2.5 CD and my kids (all grown up) say it was the best car I ever had. I loved it. But it was t-boned on a roundabout and that killed it.

[@robertmowat4483]

Had a 1996 Omega 2.0 estate which I bought in 2000 ran until 2011. Loved it for its load carrying and comfort. Great for family trips. It had a 6CD changer in the back.

[@christinarichie6171]

SUVs are so dangerous as well compared to those estate cars.

[@ThatOpelVectraC]

fun fact the 2.5 diesel was BMW'S M51/M57 engine

[@davidburns34]

Had the 1998 2.5 elite in metallic blue, fully loaded and it came with the traffic master system. Loved this car.

[@rudedogger]

The way that Traffic Master system used to announce itself in a creepy female robot voice!

[@Mrmartins345]

The vauxhall omega B was a very under rated and well equipped and really reliable. It always left behind by bmw and Mercedes. I've had 2 a 3.0 elite and 2.0 ecotec and the 2.0 ecotec when I scrapped it had over 300k miles on the original engine and auto box unfortunately the work needed for the MOT was all the wishbones and bushes that out valued the car it was a sad day but still have front V grill, key and tall tax discs. The only down side owning one now is the VED is really expensive but worth paying 😀

[@domknill]

I owned a 1993 Omega 2.5 V6 CD saloon in metallic green. Bought it as my second car as a 22 year old. Loved driving the old barge - many mocked me for having it but I had the last laugh driving a manual, 170bhp rear-drive beast! It served me well until the heater matrix packed up for the second time in 18 months and I couldn’t justify the cost of fitting it as it was about twice the value of the car. Such a smooth cruiser. Tempted to look for a decent 2nd hand one. Off to Auto Trader I go!

[@Bonzoguy66]

The Vauxhall , was named Carlton ...The Opel , was named Omega ...and Opel made a Commodore , since 1967

[@davidbolland3860]

I've had 3 Omega's. A 2.5CDX and 2, 2.6 CDX autos. All three were excellent cars, cost next to nothing to run, had them servised regularly and loved them. They were a bit heavy on front tyres and did nearly 100k miles in each, never let me down. Solidly built, so comfortable, greatly missed 😷

[@davidfurniss4648]

I had an Omega B 1995 2.5 v6 manual, great car for motorways and clocked up 320,000 miles with only a fuel pump problem ever letting me down, still on the original clutch. Due to rust replaced with another 2000 facelift 2.5 v6 manual in 2013 that had 32,000 miles on it for £1000. That is now at around 230,000 and getting rusty, but still great to drive and very smooth.

[@Paul-67]

Hope your ankle is getting better Geoff, I felt for you when I heard the crunch of your foot on the tailgate of the Omega. They are actually quite a tough car and if I was looking for a roomy estate your violent entry into its boot space would not deter me from buying it one bit.😊

[@ThisIsMyRodrick]

looked painful 😂

[@kenharding8437]

I have three 3.2's, all with some minor upgrades.....great cars and still pretty quick, but not really an every day beater unless you are a pretty good mechanic. As the spares situation can be a bit sketchy sometimes, but collectively in time ownership I have had these three cars for a total of fifty years plus, and will be keeping them until some sort of Government scrappage scheme is forced upon us.

[@larryjimbob]

Are the different makes Geoff mentioned with the car interchangeable?

[@kenharding8437]

@@larryjimbob Not a great range of interchange really, as the US Catera came as a 3.0 V6 only and with a different front grill and rear light cluster. But throughout Europe and the UK then a full range of engines were available including a 5.7 V8 which never made it to market. Australia is a little unclear as to the lower powered models and they may just have had the V6 models, the body shape was pretty similar , but the front grill was typically Holden.

[@larryjimbob]

@@kenharding8437 I was just thinking about interchangeability as you have obviously already done 😊🙏

[@kenharding8437]

@@larryjimbob There's a lot of aftermarket parts i.e brakes, suspension and service items, but generally virtually no body panels, so you have to source those from cars that are being scrapped, I've recently had to get a couple of new parts from the US by using the Catera as a reference.

[@larryjimbob]

@@kenharding8437 Might be some old police stock? Back in the day in my area there were a lot of Omega's on the motorways.

[@markbray2988]

Geoff... Please bring back the commando roll. We all love a little bit of impending peril with our car reviews. 👏🏻

[@TheAgwarn]

I had a 2.5td CDX and it was a brilliant car, much better car than the Vauxhall badge suggested

[@sanyey8405]

The only good engine in these was the one I have it with.. The legendary BMW M57 straight six cr diesel.. Ton of power, using laughable little amount of fuel, and extremely reliable.. Now I only have to worry about rust, and not blown headgaskets 😂

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Commodore used this look till 2008 and made 2 door Monaro that got exported to US as Pontiac GTO and Pontiac G8...

[@pudding7074]

Maybe the most common older cars in Australia. I’ve got a 2001 vx v6 wagon with 450,000km. Gonna scrap it next month. Super reliable, cheap spares and easy to work on…. Pretty thirsty…

[@danielversion1.035]

As a professional australian, i can confirm that the Commodore was more "inspired by" the omega, rather than based off it. Our Commodore is allegedly wider and looks quite different, all things considered, except in profile. We did, ironically, have a trim level called Omega on the VE Commodore though... which was funny, because that was the first Commodore fully designed locally. But given it was the last generation of the Commodore, maybe the Omega wasn't actually ironic, but rather prophetic. Anyway, Commodores are good cars, ruined largely by the people who drive them. The end.

[@fbboringstuff]

Quasi national telco cracked the shits when the local adaption left production. The car had 1700Ltrs of cargo space with the rear seats folded filled to the roof, there was and still is nothing short of a van with such space.

[@ThatOpelVectraC]

when you mentioned about the carlton you put an image of a senator in

[@Batlampjim]

I had one a Saloon 97 P-reg plate B a 2.5 V6 CDX automatic, lovely to drive with big Slumberland seats and full climate control and cruise control and I loved the adaptive steering how it would firm up the faster you went, colour was dark green .I think the engines were 2.2 on the newer ones after this.

[@CUDAKIDD]

I just watched your video cos I just bought an omega and I love your video Comically I bought a 2000 with 71000 miles on to do a rally in Europe and we are doing it up like a police car

[@pumagepard9592]

Its not vauhall ITS OPEL CARS ALL but cant go in england in that sign and name because its deep deep reasons from OPEL name and sign

[@UncalBertExcretes]

I now own this exact car featured in this video. I can now confirm she has 4 new tyres, new discs and pads all round, brake fluid, all new control arms all round and new anti roll bar drop ljnks 😊... but she's developed a coolant leak from top of radiator, and the air con still needs looking at.

[@christineayres7199]

Why would someone pay £11 grand for a fecking watch ? talk about stupid , anyway on a serious point my late father had an ex police MV6 Omega it was not fast 0-60 took 7 seconds but top speed as it was so long geared it would touch 160mph not bad for a car with only 220bhp

[@Sn00zeDog]

2:13 I thought you'd of strayed off talking about a Commodore 64 or the commodore Amiga... Nice intro, but I found with "top gear" they'd waffle utter crap for 30 minutes about how good a car was. Then finish off by saying "ignore what I've just said, because this car here is far better"

[@1sostatic]

Arrgh - I had one as a company car 1996 -- vapid - boring ... a waste of steel -- have it crushed and moulded into something more useful, like soup spoons....I'll have the watch -- it increases in value rather than the car that is still decreasing in value at the speed of a week old McDonalds burger.,

[@paulwilson7622]

You can buy Commodires but Holden cars are no longer designed in Oz. Like everything in Oz, it is imported as Iz is just a third wirkd country ecpirting raw materials to those with hraibs & iniative to nske sonething. In shirt Iz expirts raw materials & farmed food . So Commodores are Buick imports with badge engineering!

[@markymark-r]

Just bought one of these! Elite Saloon. Proper Autobahn cruiser. Love it.

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

"Actually" not "Literally" Geoff. They don't just write about it.

[@loathecliff9364]

Last of the Senator/Carlton breed when GM made some good cars. Preserve it Geoff, along with yourself! There's no need for human durability testing 😊

[@6643bear]

Hi great video, whilst I working the Met Police , that had the estate and saloon before estate came out , thus car replaced the Rover 827 when Rover produced the kv6 engine Rover 825. Regards mark

[@dungareesareforfools]

I’m all for mainstream large rear wheel drive cars like this. Ridiculous badge snobbery killed them off, and now those posh brands’ quality is down in the gutter.

[@jeffreyprentis]

Do you remember the term SHOOTING BREAK?or did i imagine that.

[@r0uneh]

can we see a commando roll in the volvo? you know you want too 😊

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Yeah I can do a before / after when I fit the new shocks!!

[@steamsearcher]

OUCH. Walks round for the rest of the day with a sympathetic limp.

[@guy4469]

I Had a vauxhall senitor 3ltr 24valve in dark green and manual ex cid car from scotland i paid £2400 in 20001 for it. very frightning car had it 2 years then sold it for £3000 no idea where it is now .

[@mohammadbinbishr5167]

Also GM made chevy lumina on that shape in GCC and I own 2000 chevy lumina wagon almost similar to that wagon

[@funkolog]

these old omegas are a bit forgotten. I think it's a well-made car with a great design. Competition for Audi A100

[@martynm.449]

I'd love a 'Planet Ocean'. I'd have it on a metal bracelet though. As for the car; an old Manager of mine had one. He loved it. It was very reliable, and he had it for many years.

[@stephenyoung1506]

Did you really bruise ankle bad Only thing missing from video ....the engine .....and watee fun and hot wonen tbh lol

[@julesandersen3659]

It’s not really an good interview, this is actually an opel omega it’s was fully designed and developed by opel

[@gorsmy]

The police loved them I use one to travel 150 miles to work in one2.6 cdx brilliant car

[@davidlukey5189]

Video idea Geoff.. Buy a dirt cheap old, old car, then road test which (much cheaper than petrol) liquids you can run it on.

[@Mickhanic-garage]

Spotted this in Lincoln on Saturday, recognised the rear window graphics 👍

[@stuwillis7710]

Ok Geoff the picture you showed of a Carlton was actually a senator Sorry trivial.

[@burtsibs5667]

Just an update on the opel omega A and omega b the A medel was the last in 1993 as a L reg and also they brought out the omega b on a L plate I have a 3.0 manual on a L plate that I've own for 20 years

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

I had one a 3.2 saloon ex-police unfortunately chassis rust eventually killed it

[@stevebarker1974]

Have the 2.2 saloon,had it 7 yrs 78,000 runs like a dream

[@richardgeorge8612]

Loved my 2.5 v6 manual omega test drove an automatic , did an emergancy stop and it clanged and lagged going back into gear, time to walk away methinks

[@shannalog]

I've got a silver 2001 3.2 elite if you wanna turn that into a police car.

[@Yorkmedia1]

The Vauxhall omega are very underrated car i do like the car myself the do deserve to be saved yes new cars have no personality or soul Geoff very informative

[@lammie1381]

What's with the Vauxhall Senator? When did that become an Omega A?

[@janelester6477]

Geoff I am still driving around in a 13-year old Suzuki Swift that my wonderful mechanic describes as 'mint'. According to to you this makes me green 😇so I can go round virtue signalling to everyone. Even better its so awkward to get in and out of nobody ever wants a lift off me - win win 😄My late husband was a petrol head and loved big estate cars and so did I at the time

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Get some green plates on that car 😂

[@salwaneleyland5874]

Quantity survayer seas 24 nothing to do with me. I left.

[@waynewilkin3582]

Commodore gone, Ford Falcon gone. Biggest sellers in Aussie now are duel cab utes.