STOLEN MK4 GOLF R32 - HOW!??!?!?

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My mk4 deep pearlescant blue 3dr golf R32 was advertised on ebay and pistonheads last week and one morning i woke up and the car was gone!!!

It was stolen between 1am-2am on Wednesday 16th March (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) from Carlisle in Cumbria. The car has been spotted numerous times heading south and was in Coventry at 5am!

It was parked on my drive, no sign of break in - it had just disappeared!!

Registration plate is FB53 ELH. Here is the link to the advert:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

First question is - how the hell do you steal a car without a key these days? I didnt even think it was possible!

If anyone has seen the vehicle please let me know ASAP.

I can't believe it - i am absolutely gobsmacked!!

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My address was shown on bottom of advert because i am a business seller - i can not stop it showing.

To be honest i didnt think that would matter. Yes someone could come to my house but you can drive around aimlessly and come across lots of other nice cars at other peoples houses too - doesnt mean you can steal them any easier.

The car was not put onto a trailer, it has been spotted numerous times by cameras driving down the M6!

How on earth can they have a key? Apparently you have to "map" any newly cut key to the car itself?

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To code another remote fob to the car would surely have needed the car itself to code it to - according to my local VW anyway?

I get it serviced / MOT'd at my dad's work so i dont think that has anything to do with it.

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Where would i ring to see if any keys have been coded for it recently?

Crazy story about the BMW - no-one actually came to view my car though so that isnt a possibility

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Very interesting about r32s being the flavour of the month. I wonder how they are all being stolen??

It has never been to a VW garage I the time I've had it so can't imagine anyone has coded a key anytime since I've had it...

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In response to the guy who questioned why I had put my address- I had to, eBay rules when you are a business seller.

I can't see how that is any different to driving around to a guy round the corner that you know has a nice car though! Just cos they know where a nice car is doesn't mean they can steal it! I'm sure there are plenty other nice cars they know the location of a lot closer than where they came to get mine!

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That wouldn't work- you need to then code that key to the car itself apparently!

I rang VW who said they would need the car itself to provide a key that would work on my car

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Hmmm, so is there a main VW number I could ring that would be able to check if any keys have been issued for my car then...?