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[darkangel51n]

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   

[omega3000]

Very sorry to hear that , will keep am eye out for you around here

[Big_Al]

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

[albitz]

I had exactly the same thoughts Al.Looks like someone had a spare key.

[Elite Pete]

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

[Plomien]

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

[MrMoffat]

Going down South today & will keep an aye out  thankfully don't see many miggy's so should stick out  Bad news indeed 

[Big_Al]

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?

[henryd]

Agreed it has to be someone with a key,a deadlocked Vauxhall is a pain to get into without glass breakage

[SIR Philbutt]

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

[VXL V6]

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.

[SIR Philbutt]

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 ?

[VXL V6]

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.

[hoofing it]

Maybe previous owner had outstanding fines or debt on the car and its been lifted

[Proz]

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