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Title: STOLEN
Post by: darkangel51n on 14 April 2012, 04:00:33
not sure if this is the right to put this but bought myself a miggy elite just a week ago its  a a 3ltr elite saloon in silver reg/no X508GBF god knows how they nicked it was all locked and deadlocked to stolen from east  ham east london just prayin i get it back no glass on the road so it was opened somehow just in case anyone sees  it dumped thanks guys  :'( :'( :'( 
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Post by: omega3000 on 14 April 2012, 04:37:36
Very sorry to hear that , will keep am eye out for you around here
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Post by: Big_Al on 14 April 2012, 07:51:42
not sure if this is the right to put this but bought myself a miggy elite just a week ago its  a a 3ltr elite saloon in silver reg/no X508GBF god knows how they nicked it was all locked and deadlocked to stolen from east  ham east london just prayin i get it back no glass on the road so it was opened somehow just in case anyone sees  it dumped thanks guys  :'( :'( :'(


How easy are Miggys to "nick" then ?     Not that easy I would have thought.  :-\ :-\       Possibly a spare key held back by previous owner or someone they knew ? >:( >:( >:(   unlikely but if its just been opened ,started & driven away.

Hope it turns up for you ,will  keep my eyes peeled down here in Southend
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Post by: albitz on 14 April 2012, 07:55:28
I had exactly the same thoughts Al.Looks like someone had a spare key. ;)
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Post by: Elite Pete on 14 April 2012, 08:02:56
I had exactly the same thoughts Al.Looks like someone had a spare key. ;)

Not the easiest to steal, i'd go with previous owner too ;)
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Post by: Plomien on 14 April 2012, 08:16:49
Indeed might be worth a drive-by of the previous owners house/area.
with it double locked etc it is near on impossible to break into
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Post by: MrMoffat on 14 April 2012, 08:24:45
Going down South today & will keep an aye out  :y thankfully don't see many miggy's so should stick out  ;) Bad news indeed  :(
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Post by: Big_Al on 14 April 2012, 08:30:16
Thinking about this . . . was it a "private" buy ?    you have only had it a week, you have to put your address onto the old V5 which the previous owner then sends off to DVLA for you receive a new one

Has only to have a spare key ( possible even if you got 2 keys with it )

He /she only has to hold back a key & give it & your address to someone he knows & they go around to yours unlock car & drive away.

Never thought of this scenario before . . ..     bit worrying eh? :o :o :o :o :o
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Post by: henryd on 14 April 2012, 10:30:05
Agreed it has to be someone with a key,a deadlocked Vauxhall is a pain to get into without glass breakage
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Post by: SIR Philbutt on 14 April 2012, 11:31:38
First thing that came to me was an additional key - best of luck getting it back will look out up here but not much chance

One for you experts - how easy would it be to put additional manual immobilisation on a mig. I used to have a hidden switch that grounded the coil on my older none ecu cars but would not know how to do on a modern car. Could you emulate the cars immobaliser? or stop the fuel pump from working?. It must be poss as the do it to that bait cars
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Post by: VXL V6 on 14 April 2012, 11:45:19
Will keep an eye out.

This is why I clear out all the registered transponders off the immobiliser ECU and just put back on the ones I have with the vehicle on any Vauxhall I purchase.

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Post by: SIR Philbutt on 14 April 2012, 12:00:15
Will keep an eye out.

This is why I clear out all the registered transponders off the immobiliser ECU and just put back on the ones I have with the vehicle on any Vauxhall I purchase.

How do you do that ?
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Post by: VXL V6 on 14 April 2012, 12:06:17
You need a Tech II or Opelscanner (or possibly that other device we don't discuss!).

Quite often find 3 transponders registered which means a previous owner probably lost one of the keys in the past.
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Post by: hoofing it on 14 April 2012, 12:09:35
Maybe previous owner had outstanding fines or debt on the car and its been lifted :(
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Post by: Proz on 14 April 2012, 12:15:55
Will keep an eye out.

This is why I clear out all the registered transponders off the immobiliser ECU and just put back on the ones I have with the vehicle on any Vauxhall I purchase.

Yep i do the same  :y :y :y :y :y
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Post by: Vamps on 14 April 2012, 13:12:34
Thinking about this . . . was it a "private" buy ?    you have only had it a week, you have to put your address onto the old V5 which the previous owner then sends off to DVLA for you receive a new one

Has only to have a spare key ( possible even if you got 2 keys with it )

He /she only has to hold back a key & give it & your address to someone he knows & they go around to yours unlock car & drive away.

Never thought of this scenario before . . ..    bit worrying eh? :o :o :o :o :o

It certainly is, partly why I prefer to buy a car from a garage, but not exclusively and less likely with cheaper cars, I do hope that the OP finds his car in good order.... :y :y
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Post by: zirk on 14 April 2012, 13:29:05
Use East London to access London all the time, will keep my eyes peeled, although guessing its on different Plates by now or locked away somewhere, I take it the Police checked the National Data base just in case its been lifted by some Organisation.
Title: Re: STOLEN
Post by: darkangel51n on 14 April 2012, 13:49:17
firstly many thanks to you all for your comments i can now tell you the said miggy has been found on the back of a low loader nothing to do with the previouse owner seems there is more than one way of pinching a mig :y
Title: Re: STOLEN
Post by: Big_Al on 14 April 2012, 14:00:47
firstly many thanks to you all for your comments i can now tell you the said miggy has been found on the back of a low loader nothing to do with the previouse owner seems there is more than one way of pinching a mig :y


Keep us all informed . . . interesting this  of exactly what occured :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

Glad its been found for you :y :y :y
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Post by: b4ndit on 14 April 2012, 14:04:47
Glad you found your car :y
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 14 April 2012, 14:39:02
Really glad that you've found your car!!  :y :y :y

I wonder why they nicked a Mig? Afterall if you're going to go to those lengths to nick a car, surely you'd go for a more valuable motor??  ???
Title: Re: STOLEN
Post by: VXL V6 on 14 April 2012, 14:52:19
Apparently they are good cars for banger racing....
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Post by: henryd on 14 April 2012, 14:53:57
Really glad that you've found your car!!  :y :y :y

I wonder why they nicked a Mig? Afterall if you're going to go to those lengths to nick a car, surely you'd go for a more valuable motor??  ???

Its an easy £2-300 quid without much in the way of comeback as if vehicle is old police interest isn't going be that high :(
Title: Re: STOLEN
Post by: dbug on 14 April 2012, 15:55:54
Apparently they fetch good money in Romania, as well as in Northern Africa!!
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Post by: MrMoffat on 15 April 2012, 07:45:57
firstly many thanks to you all for your comments i can now tell you the said miggy has been found on the back of a low loader nothing to do with the previouse owner seems there is more than one way of pinching a mig :y

That's excellent news  :y Keep us posted  ;)
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Post by: noel on 15 April 2012, 08:22:49
excellent news on finding your car ;),there are some cheeky gits around :o,what a nerve :y
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Post by: tunnie on 15 April 2012, 08:37:54
Very odd, was it taken due to parking or something? Omega's are worth sod all & not very desirable to make vast amounts of money on it. So very odd why someone go to that much trouble  :-\
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Post by: scimmy_man on 15 April 2012, 14:56:32
its worth a couple of hundred for scrap.
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Post by: omega3000 on 15 April 2012, 15:00:31
firstly many thanks to you all for your comments i can now tell you the said miggy has been found on the back of a low loader nothing to do with the previouse owner seems there is more than one way of pinching a mig :y

Glad its been found , let us know how it got on the low loader though  ???
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Post by: Agemo on 15 April 2012, 16:02:36
Nice to hear someone got one back for a change. Still can't get my head round stealing Migs, there are easier cars to TWOC with more profit.  :-\
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Post by: lozzy on 16 April 2012, 13:05:57
Apparently they are good cars for banger racing....

they certainly are they will be the next granada soon i have seen 2 raced and are very strong
Title: Re: STOLEN
Post by: bogdan205 on 18 April 2012, 08:15:45
I hope you found it in good condition.
And if you want to know in Romania worth about 1000 euros for spare parts, and they are very rare models so no much interest.  :)
Not worth registering  the taxes are very high if the engines are over 2000cmc and under euro4 .