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This clearly demonstrates there IS a benefit to driving a Mondeo with 130,000 miles on the clock.

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I was alarmed to read this recent report on the Sky News website which highlighted the extent and ease of being able to steal a high performance, high value vehicle in a matter of seconds without the need to even touch the car.

Read more here: http://news.sky.com/story/1257320/thousands-of-cars-stolen-using-hi-tech-gadgets

All I would add is that this clearly demonstrates there IS a benefit to driving a Mondeo with 130,000 miles on the clock – nobody bothers to nick it! 

Hopefully this doesn’t fall into the “Famous Last Words” category…..

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