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There is a very serious consumer programme about cars on Swedish TV which - among other things - tests car locks in new cars. For those of you who understand Swedish the test can be found on: http://www.svt.se/falun/trafikmagasinet/indexe4.htm
The essence of the results is that the SAAB 9-5 plus - funnily enough -some Volvos (could this be Swedish biased consumer propaganda...???) were the only cars that resisted the insurance companies' "professional car thief" for more than two minutes. The full list follows hereunder (note that the thief was off with the new C class Merc in half a minute...).
However, the British magazine WhatCar? - on line version: http://www.whatcar.co.uk/ (click on "special report" then "security test") - rated it last among their "executive cars". They say:
"For the third year running the Saab's points tally has fallen. This year, our testers successfully entered and drove it away. The 9-5 had not enough marked points, no secure boot and a unique-fit stereo with no removeable panel. In a repeat of last year, the spare wheel remains so secure that it could be hard to get at it in an emergency."
Granted, they test other things as well - but *our testers successfully entered and drove it away* !!!
How come the results are so different? Is the 9-5 Fort Knox on wheels or are the locks so bad that it's a waste of time locking the car?
Regards,
Caspar
owner of '00 9-5 Aero - or at least I think I still am ...
Just for a laugh, the Swedish results (full list):
Hyundai Atos 1999 2 sek
Mitsubishi Carisma GLS 1999 4 sek
Seat Toledo 5 sek
Renault Megane 1997 8 sek
Skoda Felicia LX 1998 8 sek
Mitsubishi Galant GLSi 1997 10 sek
Renault Clio Si 1999 11 sek
VW Passat 1997 12 sek
Ford Mondeo 1999 13 sek
VW Polo 1999 13 sek
Citroen Xantia 15 sek
Toyota Avensis 1998 16 sek
VW Beetle 1999 18 sek
VW Golf TDI 1998 18 sek
Opel Astra 1,6 16V 2000 19 sek
Peugeot 406 20 sek
Seat Leon 2000 20 sek
Ford Escort 21 sek
Toyota Corolla 1998 25 sek
Toyota Rav 4 25 sek
VW Sharan GL 25 sek
Hyundai Trajet 2000 28 sek
Fiat Punto ELX 16V 2000 30 sek
Opel Omega 2,2 16V 2000 32 sek
Audi A4 1999 33 sek
Ford Focus Combi 1999 33 sek
Nissan Primera SLX 1999 35 sek
Mercedes C320 2000 36 sek
Suzuki R+ 2001 37 sek
Ford Fiesta 38 sek
Volvo V40 2000 38 sek
Opel Vectra 2,0 16V 2000 42 sek
Mazda MPV 2000 43 sek
Toyota Camry 2,2 1997 44 sek
Volvo S/V 70 1998 46 sek
Chrysler Voyager 1998 53 sek
Mercedes-Benz E200 1998 54 sek
Nissan Almera 2000 58 sek
BMW 5251 2000 1 min 21 sek
Mazda 323 1998 1 min 22 sek
Skoda Octavia GLX 1998 1 min 25 sek
Audi A6 1998 1 min 32 sek
BMW 3-serien 320 I 1998 1min 36 sek
Mazda 626 1998 1 min 36 sek
Saab 9-3 1998 1 min 47 sek
Saab 9-5 > 2min
Volvo S80 >2 min
Volvo V70 2000 >2 min
Volvo S60 2000 >2 min
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