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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3751  
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When you look at ALL cars stolen in the U.K. in 2021 one car is favourite and it’s not a Range Rover Sport or a Range Rover or even a Defender………. It’s exactly what DaveT says above. Most stolen EV was the Mitsubishi Outlander.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wal...n-22640729 Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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4th Feb 2022 10:58am |
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| Ecco Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 279  
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..can someone demystify for me, why defenders (Puma) are hot pick for thieves?? I mean, in era of luxury SUV's and electronically over infested vehicles which people seems to buy 'en masse', why defenders are hot pick then?
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7th Feb 2022 6:33am |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4944 
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Id say that the new stuff that they go after, has a bigger market for been parted out, over our defenders. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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7th Feb 2022 6:43am |
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| jaygti Member Since: 04 Nov 2012 Location: essex Posts: 375 
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Because they are easy. I bet I could pinch over half the Defenders on this site, within a 15 minute window (per car😉) I could break it down over a weekend, and sell the bits over a few months on EBay etc. All I’d need is a decent socket set and an angle grinder. I wouldn’t know where to start with an Audi/BMW Etc. 2002 td5 90 county hardtop |
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7th Feb 2022 7:56am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024 
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Cars get stolen
Desirable cars get stolen Desirable and available cars get stolen more than desirable and unavailable cars The balance between cars that are desirable, available and that then get stolen in quantity is no surprise, if there are only 10 ferraris and only 1 is left easy to steal then its hardly going to feature the same as 100 2010 RRS's...but as this is about those that are recovered, it shows there is good success here - so this is a positive new story This also doesnt reflect the age of the cars stolen either, nor reflect the total cars stolen...are these LR products New, few years old, 10yr old. The security technology has changed massively each year. I feel safer leaving this generation of Disco 5 and new Defender parked than any of the previous and we stopped taking the Puma defender(s) places due to theft, thats when you know its time to sell a car, because you dont use it or have to strip it down to use...wheres the fun in that Mike |
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7th Feb 2022 9:24am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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The number of vehicles stolen in Britain went up by three per cent in 2021, with nearly 48,500 cars taken.
The exact number of cars stolen in 2021 was 48,492, an increase of 1,617 on 2020. That means there were about 933 thefts per week, or 133 per day according to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency data. However, thefts are still well below pre-pandemic figures, with 58,642 vehicles stolen in 2019. The latest figures have been reported by the Mail Online following a Freedom of Information request by vehicle leasing firm LeaseLoco. 1. Ford Fiesta 3,909 2. Range Rover 3,754 3. Ford Focus 1,912 4. Volkswagen Golf 1,755 5. Mercedes-Benz C-Class 1,474 6. BMW 3 Series 1,464 7. Land Rover Discovery 1,260 8. Vauxhall Corsa 1,218 9. Vauxhall Astra 1,096 10. Mercedes E-Class 818 https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/20...ent/254490 |
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13th Feb 2022 2:00pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4944
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The defender still used the same tech from 60s so the know how will have been passed down. BMWs etc, all you need is a tricky fob scanner thing from china to get the code from the keyless fob, and your away. So maybe just as easy if you once you have had a play about, Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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13th Feb 2022 3:31pm |
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