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[Mister Rog]

This just looks so stupidly easy. Gone are the days of broken windows etc. Looks to me like they knew exactly which car they were going for, not an opportunist theft.

HOW EASY LINK

[flyer 0712]

Just goes to show where there is a will there is a way.....seem to remember some where in the back of me big head..that I read somewhere that if you lock and unlock your car with a key instead of using the fob,,,... it prevents them from scanning the codes..

[Mr Gav]

Quite a few cars these days can`t be stolen without the key, the Audi TT was the first car like that, which is why they started breaking in to houses to get the keys.

My 370z is the same, so I take precautions like taking the key with me to work through the week and the spare lives elsewhere, only a phone call away.

[Nick W]

A good demonstration of why purely electronic keys aren't such a good idea. A clever box of tricks, and anyone can just drive away.

A mechanical key and lock combined with a separate electronic immobiliser are a good mix of security and convenience. While keys and locks wear over time, they are actually pretty reliable too.

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, the industry has been congratulating itself for making cars "impossible" to steal whilst failing miserably to keep up with developments in technology available to the scumbags.

As said, with multiple systems to defeat, including an old-fashioned lock and an immobiliser that doesn't broadcast its' state widely for all to intercept every time it's used, the Omega is probably better secured.

Add to that the fact that it's not very desirable, and we need not worry!

[Mr Gav]

Yep, the industry has been congratulating itself for making cars "impossible" to steal whilst failing miserably to keep up with developments in technology available to the scumbags.

As said, with multiple systems to defeat, including an old-fashioned lock and an immobiliser that doesn't broadcast its' state widely for all to intercept every time it's used, the Omega is probably better secured.

Add to that the fact that it's not very desirable, and we need not worry!

That`s probably the best bit of security on the Omega 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

And the Vauxhall badge did a fabulous job of stopping people buying the things in the first place!


How many on here are aware the Omega had the distinction of literally the best, No 1, top car in Britain for.... highest depreciation! Yep, 75% of the value lost in the first three years, if memory serves :-) Thankfully the Alfa 166 came along and managed to pip it into 2nd place 

[Nick W]

And the Vauxhall badge did a fabulous job of stopping people buying the things in the first place!


How many on here are aware the Omega had the distinction of literally the best, No 1, top car in Britain for.... highest depreciation! Yep, 75% of the value lost in the first three years, if memory serves :-) Thankfully the Alfa 166 came along and managed to pip it into 2nd place 

Are you sure about that? The things are still common everyday cars, unlike most of its competitors.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I was only making a wee joke, Nick 

Simply referring to the fact that every review / roadtest of the Omega included the phrase 'if you can look past/shame about the badge' personally always get really irritated when people make badge-snobbery comments, let's be honest, there's always another badge that's 'better' than you.

The Omega was, as I assume most on here are aware, the best selling executive car in Britain for many years, and yes, there's still plenty around, of course. All the other non-prestige marques gave up on executive sector during the Omegas generous near-10 year lifespan. 

[flyer 0712]

But surely..Skoda badge was a no,no for years on end,,thats why once volkswagen took them on it became more  desirable