I've seen a few of those...

The only value proposition is that it's cheap for it's class. And there's a reason for this, parts cost a lot.

The whole "it will last a long time" bit is probably true. But this statement is also true of BMW. And considering that the price of BMW parts is even less than for the Opel Omega... saan ka pa?

I think for the current price of an Opel Omega, I would rather have a late E36 BMW 320. Like a 1997 or 1998 model. Although a car that old will soon need new shocks (and BMW's use Bilstein shocks, at 35K for a set).

I'd still trust a 1997 BMW over a 1999 Opel, all other things being equal. The Opel, although German, is made by a GM company. Just don't compare a super-pampered Opel with a beat-up BMW.