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[Kate]

I have just read an article about a woman who got killed in a Reva G-Wiz.  It was awful.

It got me thinking.  Does anyone know safe an Omega is?  Has anyone ever had a crash in one? Has anyone got any data on this?

I would really appreciate any info on this. The drivers round here in West London are really mad!

[feeutfo]

3 star ncap safety rating, unless it has side airbags which makes it a 4 star ncap car I believe....?

[rob in gib]

3 star ncap safety rating, unless it has side airbags which makes it a 4 star ncap car I believe....?

must type faster
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.euroncap.com%2Ftests%2Fopel_vauxhall_omega_1998%2F53.aspx&ei=Fl9fTr3-FeHE4gThgsBH&usg=AFQjCNHghMI-Hm6zo84mPzIvUdrblbiW-w

this might help

[tunnie]

yup as above, Mini-facelift and above which have side airbags are 4 star.

Some the things which get you the 5th star are stupid though, like a light to tell you to put your seat belt on  :-?

[Lazydocker]

And in real terms, there have been some nasty accidents amongst the members and we're all still here

One sticks in my mind... Black saloon rolled 2/3 times and the passengers walked away with cuts and bruises Sure there used to be pictures in the gallery :-/

[tunnie]

I did reverse into a brand new VW Passat about 3 years ago in mine, I got out. VW had smashed headlight, cracked/split bumper and a bent bonnet, damage? £2.5k's worth!

Damage to mine? Hairline crack in bumper 

[freecall666]

saw engine rider other week!!! omega 2.2. think it was a 2000 saloon. dont know how fast he or she was going but not to bad, lived even after taking on a lorry.nothing left looking like omega at front but back was fine.

[belldarr]

I crashed my first Omega - 1999 mini-facelift Elite - into the side of a Nissan Qashqai at around 50mph and was really impressed with the integrity of the cabin, no deformation of the A posts and with a bit of an extra shove the driver door opened after the crash - but none of the airbags deployed which I was slightly annoyed about but the front of the car was wrecked, wheel and strut ripped from the chasis and engine smashed, some after accident damage from sign posts as well as the car continued travelling after the initial impact and came to rest in a hedge.  All in all a very strong and robust car.

Darren

[albitz]

And in real terms, there have been some nasty accidents amongst the members and we're all still here

One sticks in my mind... Black saloon rolled 2/3 times and the passengers walked away with cuts and bruises Sure there used to be pictures in the gallery :-/

I was just going to quote that example myself.Car was destroyed (fairly high speed accident iirc) no real injuries to driver.
I would rather hit something in a big old solid tank like an Omega than the latest little eurohatch was has been given a 5 star rating.

[kcl]

Back when Omega was new and tested by EuroNCAP there was no such thing as 5-star-car; fifth star was added to have more scale to pedestrian safety etc...

[Kevin Wood]

I would rather hit something in a big old solid tank like an Omega than the latest little eurohatch was has been given a 5 star rating.

Yep. NCAP ratings are deceptive. Bigger is always better. I'd sooner be in a 1.7 tonne barge with a rating of 4 than a sit-up-and-beg FWD toilet cubicle on wheels with a 5 star rating.

[Kate]

Thanks that's very reassuring.  I got a bit worried after looking as accidents on this website. 

http://www.charonboat.com/category/1

And then reading that article about the G-Wiz accident.

[kcl]

When I crashed my previous Omega last winter I hit an Toyota Carina which drove in front of me (he'd had to yield but didn't, so his fault) driving some 50 km/h the whole front end was crushed but no damage to A-pillars and rear of that. Insurance decided not to repair it, they sold the wreck and I know it has been salvaged. The front of the frame had moved 5 cm to left and all of the bodywork from doors to front had to be replaced... But you should have seen the Toyota; my bumper was nearly on its drivers seat 

[aaronjb]

The G-Wiz is a plastic bucket - it has all the crash protection of a Reliant Robin.. I don't think you need to worry about any modern (90's or on) car imploding in quite such a fashion, unless you get run over by an Artic.. In which case not a lot will save you anyway.

[Kate]

Look at the state of it: