Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13871
Have a drive around the streets of the area the scumbags are likely to have come from and also around where you live. It might well be parked up whilst they wait and see if its got a tracker fitted.
Hope you get it back.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
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20th Apr 2021 9:19 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
That’s good advice Moo. A while ago a RRS was stolen from the front of our estate, it was left parked at the back for a few days before they came back for it and the. Police got them.Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
20th Apr 2021 9:23 am
Disco_driver
Member Since: 22 Oct 2017
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 98
B@stards - they want their thieving hands chopping off!
20th Apr 2021 9:32 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15211
Gutted for you !!!
For what it’s worth, I’m travelling up to Cumnock today & Thurs.
Long shot, but it’s to a Land Rover indie garage ...... just in case scum have taken it down there for something.🏴
20th Apr 2021 9:38 am
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2136
Davethegeo wrote:
At least I'm WFH Rob and not having to zip up and down to Grimsby! Hope you are well and keeping busy.
Yes that’s true Dave. Hope you get it back and sorted.
Yes, all well and busy thanks. I think my D4 could drive itself there now, it’s been up and back so many times!
Current: D4 HSE
Previous: BMW Z4M Coupe
Previous: Land Rover Defender 90 CSW Td5
Previous: Land Rover Discovery Td5 ES
21st Apr 2021 9:48 pm
Davethegeo
Member Since: 01 Oct 2015
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 879
Still gobsmacked and fed up about this whole episode, but it has a happyish ending..
I've just bought a 2014 D4 HSE - Corris Grey from a local guy who found it a bit OTT for his needs. All the bells and whistles and possibly a bit more blingy than I would have hoped for but it seems a solid car. Insurance pay out for the 2021D4 XS almost covered the cost of the 2014 HSE (just had to dig in my pocket for £700 which seems a cheap upgrade).
One thing I really don't like are the 20" diamond cut wheels...
Now to replace all the bits and bobs I had in the old car when it was pinched - once I started totting it all up there was a lot in there. What a PITA.D1 300Tdi - gone
D2 Td5 ES (Alive remapped...mmm) - sadly gone
D4 2012 SDV6 XS - Stolen
D4 2014 SDV6 HSE - Shiny
26th Apr 2021 12:54 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4142
Are they the Landmark 20' in silver and black ? If yes I could help get them out of way I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
26th Apr 2021 12:58 pm
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1519
Glad you got a good replacement. If it has keyless entry, don’t forget your faraday pouches.
There are some good perimeter alarms around if you want something to notify you indoors of someone being outside your house ( Guardline for instance - no connection, but have some experience of them).
EnjoyGary
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26th Apr 2021 1:35 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15211
Well, at least that’s a bit of a result for you.
Oh, and if you want to know anything about de-blinging a MY14 Corris D4, I’m the man. 🏴
26th Apr 2021 1:42 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9402
Gary_P wrote:
Glad you got a good replacement. If it has keyless entry, don’t forget your faraday pouches.
There are some good perimeter alarms around if you want something to notify you indoors of someone being outside your house ( Guardline for instance - no connection, but have some experience of them).
Enjoy
Perhaps better to switch keyless entry off? I did this when I had my MY15Iggy/Ieuan
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1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
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26th Apr 2021 2:00 pm
RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 1650
sounds like a good result for once and very good cost effective upgrade.
Keyless entry IMO isn't really worth the hassle however they still managed to get into and away with the OP original 2012 D4 which didn't have keyless entry, sadly you will never stop a determined scumbag2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
26th Apr 2021 2:09 pm
Davethegeo
Member Since: 01 Oct 2015
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 879
Disabling keyless entry was the first thing I did. My keys are now kept in a metal box.
The new car came with a Tracker. I'll probably invest in a three year subscription to that.
Interested in de-blinging and/or some swapsies for a normal set of wheels.D1 300Tdi - gone
D2 Td5 ES (Alive remapped...mmm) - sadly gone
D4 2012 SDV6 XS - Stolen
D4 2014 SDV6 HSE - Shiny
26th Apr 2021 2:29 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20726
Member Since: 01 Oct 2015
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 879
So this is interesting... Well it is to me anyway.
I just had a call from the Police Vehicle Crime guys in Edinburgh. There has been a spate of thefts of Land Rovers and Range Rovers round here recently. Some have been recovered, and all the evidence so far points to the cars being kept in Scotland.
Once or twice the thieves (could call them something else but being polite...) have been disturbed and they have scarpered leaving behind the intact driver's window on the ground. The police have more evidence to suggest that the thieves gain access to the OBD port and thus control of the car. No evidence of key cloning. Pretty amazing that there is a way to get the window out without breaking it.
The Police suggested that a way to discourage this thieving behaviour is a physical deterrent such as a DiskLok. Trackers have also been useful in recovering quite a few vehicles. They had not heard of moving or disabling the OBD port, but thought that would be very effective based on their understanding of how these cars are getting taken.
Stay safe out there. Don't get paranoid about this stuff - they are just cars....D1 300Tdi - gone
D2 Td5 ES (Alive remapped...mmm) - sadly gone
D4 2012 SDV6 XS - Stolen
D4 2014 SDV6 HSE - Shiny
27th Apr 2021 5:07 pm
PROFSR G
Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 4626
A kill switch to the lpfp, doesn't matter how many obd tools they have it isn't going to start and they're not going to have the time to trace it.
In any case, once it fails to start after one or two attempts they'll likely scarper lest they're deed becomes obvious and attracts attention.
Very old school method for sure, but it works!yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
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