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I thnik that the S2000 scored 50 out of 100 in terms of security. Access was gained in 21 seconds.
The Elise took 7 seconds to enter.
Points were scored for alarm/immob, deadlocks, etc.
The lack of deadlocks on our cars is a disgrace and a serious oversight. It is so hard to understand until yuo realise that the Japanese culture is one in which car security is almost unheard of.
A bit like our own 10-15 years ago.
In the bottom 10 the S2000 came 6th from last.
Sam.
The Elise took 7 seconds to enter.
Points were scored for alarm/immob, deadlocks, etc.
The lack of deadlocks on our cars is a disgrace and a serious oversight. It is so hard to understand until yuo realise that the Japanese culture is one in which car security is almost unheard of.
A bit like our own 10-15 years ago.
In the bottom 10 the S2000 came 6th from last.
Sam.
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The lack of deadlocks on our cars is a disgrace and a serious oversight.
In my opinion the only time deadlocks are going to be any use is if you have a metal roofed car with security glass, but then how do you get out of the car if the electrics go ?
I pay no heed whatsoever to the break in time quoted in security surveys - as I've learnt to my cost, a brick takes 5 seconds regardless of car. The important one is driveaway time. I'm not sure what the Times said about that, but I'd rather Honda spent more money making sure that the immobiliser did it's job properly.
Steve
PS The only other thing they could improve on big time is the centre console and boot release. The latter should be disabled internally if the alarm is activated, and we wouldn't have to worry if the former wasn't made of cheap plastic.
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