So what you are saying is that overseas buyers of stolen cars are quite happy with a Hilux instead of a Range Rover?
Hmm
More likely its the bullet-proof reliability and hardiness / longevity of the Hilux that makes them desirable, as opposed to flashy Range Rover which is unreliable and complex. Would anyone buying one of these from such criminal then be so stupid to take into their local JLR outfit for a warranty repair and risk the long arm of the law?
I doubt if the local mechanics could fix the litany of issues JLR cars have these days, mostly because they are too complex for them, and besides, it would cost the 'new owners' a shed load of money. The Toyotas may be boring, but they do the job year after year.
I wonder what happened to BMW X5s - I thought they were always touted as the criminals' fave blingmobile, especially drug dealers.
To the determined thief, I doubt if many modern cars' 'security' systems are much of a problem, given how many rely on keyless entry and thus the keys themselves (often on the victim's person or daftly left in an insecure place in the home) are the weak point to exploit.
One of my former colleagues ran a mid 1980s Toyota car and always left it unlocked. It never was broken into , nicked or even vandalised. But then it was beige with a brown interior.
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