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Sorry Simon, was at the end of a looonnnggg day!

Goodness, I can't even remember what I edited. Oh, I know, was it where I took out the bit that said "what?? An SUV??? Ban him!!!" 

Great choice . Bet that engine is a monster

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Ooh! Nice - can completely see the appeal.

Warbling five-pot always worth having.

Interesting choice, well done. I like the ethos of something like this rather a lot.

Round my way all the Range Rovers and SQ8s and the like wear bright yellow steering locks.

It's pretty stupid that all modern technology - in the name of convenience - has done for car theft seems to be to take us right back where we were. Which is as much physical deterrence as possible to car theft. Having had the same Mk II Cortina stolen twice (or was it three times, I can never remember) in the 1970's, and having never lost a car since, I've no wish to go back to those days. 

I wouldn’t worry about it too much. It’s more of an risk on cars where it’s standard on all models, just take some basic precautions for peace of mind.  Getting broken into for the keys is much more of a concern these days.

Keyless was an option on the Golf, the benefits outweigh the slight risk imo.

Do you have the powered boot so you get foot activated closing as well?  Like you, I thought that part would be a gimmick, but I use it fairly often.

That’s correct.  But when you get to the other end, you may need to take it all out and shut the boot.

I didn't bother with keyless entry or the foot-waving boot thing when optioning mine. I can't think of an occasion where I have actively regretted either decision.

That you can remotely open and close the powered boot by pressing a button is however useful.

The BMW gadget I think is brilliant which I cannot think why more car manufacturers don't emulate is the separately opening rear glass in the tailgate of their estates - it's an excellent feature.

My brother-in-law used to have an X-Type estate which had one and he always said it was a godsend for a dog owner because it allowed him to access the boot with a reduced risk that his rather excitable Labrador would immediately leap out.

The opening glass on the D3 was frequently used and brilliant. Particularly useful if you have dogs but also for throwing stuff in rather than taking it out. I think they're quite complicated to do with wipers and so on. I vey much missed that feature on the Volvo.