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Old 08-18-2015, 12:28 AM
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...searchers.html
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i'd be a lot more worried if i had a Ferrari
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strange that BMW are missing from that list - another court injunction???
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Phew, that's a relief, I thought you meant hijacking!
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Old news
http://cybergibbons.com/reverse-engi...egamos-crypto/

You'll notice many of the models have years next to them (ironically the VAG products are actually the worst )
The final line recommends rolling codes
This was implemented years ago
I love the way the idiot Journo pictures the newly released California T implying that is the car with this issue and not the previous generation of California (same for the 911)
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Originally Posted by kw_21
Phew, that's a relief, I thought you meant hijacking!

damned auto-correct....
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It's more of a problem for these FRED-filled things with keyless remote start etc.

You ain't gonna get far in the S2000 without a wiggly bit of metal to stick into it. Or a slide hammer.
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I put my HT on the other day as it was pishing it down

Next day i see a silverstone S in the city with HT on

But they'd put it back by the time i got home so...
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Not surprised about Vag and especially Audi , my car has started say a tail light is faulty intermittently again, apparently a common problem. also had the dash stay fully lit and active after key removed, doors locked and shut , radio was entertaining it's self to. But of course no evidence for Audi to do anything . Wish some one would steal my car and trash it.

Dash board plastic is Loverly !

Also no mention of land rover !
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