It had absolutely nothing to do with reliability which is purely a rumour touted by 300tdi owners who didn't want to move with the times as they were frightened of electronic engine management systems. The only reason the Army continued with the...
Read the linked before parting with your disco for any repairs…
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/landrover-scam-5-sunbeam-street-wolverhampton-ebay-smart-reconditioning.339591/
There is no such thing as "immobiliser chip", to synk a second hand fob you need nanocom unless it has the long code supplied with it which is quite unlikely as that code is delivered only with new fobs and people rarely save it, hawkeye can't...