Stolen Disco

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tomtom

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• Dec 2, 2005

• #1

I may be wrong but I thought that TD5 Discos were practically impossible to
steal without the keys !!!
Mine has just GONE, well within the last 2 days. Been away from home for a
few days.
Fully locked and keys (both sets) in a safe at work.
Neighbour says it was there on Wednesday PM.
Police have told me NOT to give out reg no as yet.
Dont understand that either.
I am 110% peeded off now, the best Disco I had ever had, and
I have had a few.
Left the defender, that was unlocked, as it dont lock, so now its back to
basics for the Missus.

Stu

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #2

On or around Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:45:33 GMT, "tomtom" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>I may be wrong but I thought that TD5 Discos were practically impossible to
>steal without the keys !!!

anything can be nicked if you know how.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Blue: The sky is blue for a reason. Blue light is a source of strength
and harmony in the cosmos. Create a blue light in your life by
telephoning the police
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #3

tomtom wrote:

> I may be wrong but I thought that TD5 Discos were practically impossible to
> steal without the keys !!!

The inability to enter / start / move etc. only applies to the
legitimate driver.

 

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Paul

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• Dec 3, 2005

• #4

"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> tomtom wrote:
>
>> I may be wrong but I thought that TD5 Discos were practically impossible
>> to steal without the keys !!!
>
> The inability to enter / start / move etc. only applies to the legitimate
> driver.

i know someone who had an escort xr3i turbo nicked when they were popular,
the car was in a firms carpark with security on the main gate. they pulled
up in a tow truck and said they were taking it to a garage for repairs, the
guard even waved as they left towing it. it was found the same day at the
side of a main road minus its engine, gearbox, wheels and interior.

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #5

....and Paul spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> "Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> tomtom wrote:
>>
>>> I may be wrong but I thought that TD5 Discos were practically
>>> impossible to steal without the keys !!!
>>
>> The inability to enter / start / move etc. only applies to the
>> legitimate driver.
>
> i know someone who had an escort xr3i turbo nicked when they were
> popular, the car was in a firms carpark with security on the main
> gate. they pulled up in a tow truck and said they were taking it to a
> garage for repairs, the guard even waved as they left towing it. it
> was found the same day at the side of a main road minus its engine,
> gearbox, wheels and interior.

Strange - chavs who nick your car and then carry out improvements

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #6

On or around Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:34:21 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Strange - chavs who nick your car and then carry out improvements

<splutter>
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Where they make a desert they call it peace" Tacitus (c.55 - c.117)
Agricola, 30

 

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Marc Draper

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #7

In message <[email protected]>, tomtom
<[email protected]> writes
>I may be wrong but I thought that TD5 Discos were practically impossible to
>steal without the keys !!!
>Mine has just GONE, well within the last 2 days. Been away from home for a
>few days.
>Fully locked and keys (both sets) in a safe at work.
>Neighbour says it was there on Wednesday PM.
>Police have told me NOT to give out reg no as yet.
>Dont understand that either.
>I am 110% peeded off now, the best Disco I had ever had, and
>I have had a few.
>Left the defender, that was unlocked, as it dont lock, so now its back to
>basics for the Missus.



Chances are it was taken on the back of a lorry.

Easy to break in, easy to get steering lock off. But as you say a real
sod to start without key.

Unless you have had it serviced recently and someone has added a key to
the list of key fobs in the ECU. Then it is a piece of cake.
--
Marc Draper

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #8

On or around Sat, 3 Dec 2005 17:43:52 +0000, Marc Draper
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Easy to break in, easy to get steering lock off. But as you say a real
>sod to start without key.
>
>Unless you have had it serviced recently and someone has added a key to
>the list of key fobs in the ECU. Then it is a piece of cake.

coo, that's a nice back-door.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"There is plenty of time to win this game, and to thrash the Spaniards
too" Sir Francis Drake (1540? - 1596) Attr. saying when the Armarda was
sighted, 20th July 1588

 

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #9

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 17:43:52 +0000, Marc Draper wrote:

> Easy to break in, easy to get steering lock off.

I was thinking of crawling underneath and cutting the handbrake cable,
always assuming that you don't need the steering on a straight pull
onto the back of a lorry.

Alternatively just pick it up, like they do in cities when you over
run your meter by 5min...

> But as you say a real sod to start without key.
>
> Unless you have had it serviced recently and someone has added a key
> to the list of key fobs in the ECU. Then it is a piece of cake.

Nasty but ISTR that the ECU can only hold two keys and the up/down
remote. Hum, worth checking that both your keys work when ever the car
come back from a service?

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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Marc Draper

Guest

• Dec 3, 2005

• #10

>>Unless you have had it serviced recently and someone has added a key to
>>the list of key fobs in the ECU. Then it is a piece of cake.
>
>coo, that's a nice back-door.

Applies to all LR products and probably many other makes.

You can add at least one extra key fob via testbook or other system.

--
Marc Draper

 

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Marc Draper

Guest

• Dec 4, 2005

• #11

In message <[email protected]>, Dave
Liquorice <[email protected]> writes


>Nasty but ISTR that the ECU can only hold two keys and the up/down
>remote. Hum, worth checking that both your keys work when ever the car
>come back from a service?


Disco II has 5 fob positions available, one of which is the up and down
remote. So you have no way of knowing if someone else has been naughty.
--
Marc Draper

 

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• Dec 4, 2005

• #12

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:03:30 +0000, Marc Draper wrote:

> Disco II has 5 fob positions available, one of which is the up and
> down remote. So you have no way of knowing if someone else has been
> naughty.

Oh, nasty. I got the idea of 2+1 from reading the service CD I have.
Only 2 keys did strike me as a bit restrictive. Hum, wanders away to
see if there is a manual key training process... I guess you need the
"lock code" number but nothing else other than the key and proceedure.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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Marc Draper

Guest

• Dec 4, 2005

• #13

In message <[email protected]>, Dave
Liquorice <[email protected]> writes


>Oh, nasty. I got the idea of 2+1 from reading the service CD I have.
>Only 2 keys did strike me as a bit restrictive. Hum, wanders away to
>see if there is a manual key training process... I guess you need the
>"lock code" number but nothing else other than the key and proceedure.
>


No way of doing anything manually.

On any sales vehicles I get in I always check that the keys that come
with the car are the ones on the BCU memory and then delete any extras.

The Disco II is a pretty secure vehicle from that point of view.

When someone fits a third party system to a Disco II (why the would
want to I dont know) the alarm fitter will take the innards out of the
original key and stick it inside the steering column to enable the
immobiliser..
--
Marc Draper