Keys
Aug 24, 2019 14:21:59 #
hankm1
Loc: Mount Prospect IL
Just bought a 2015 Jeep Compass from the estate of a neighbor who
passed away -- only 14,000 miles on the car. The neighbor's family
couldn't find the second key. I called a Jeep dealer and was told a
duplicate would run $280-$300 because the chip in the key needed to be
programmed. I passed on that opportunity. When I was at a
Batteries Plus store for something else the following week, I noticed a
sign that said they duplicated car keys. I got the duplicate for $73.
Cutting and programming took all of 20 minutes.
passed away -- only 14,000 miles on the car. The neighbor's family
couldn't find the second key. I called a Jeep dealer and was told a
duplicate would run $280-$300 because the chip in the key needed to be
programmed. I passed on that opportunity. When I was at a
Batteries Plus store for something else the following week, I noticed a
sign that said they duplicated car keys. I got the duplicate for $73.
Cutting and programming took all of 20 minutes.
Aug 24, 2019 15:58:24 #
Aug 24, 2019 16:38:51 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I just remembered that there is a use for old keys. This is one of the Catskill Cats - cat statues that are decorated every year.
Aug 24, 2019 16:55:21 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
rustfarmer wrote:
I keep all old keys since many cars come and go. I sometimes find a saved key fits a new purchase.
When you sell a car ALL keys for it should go to the new owner.
If nothing else if you hang on to old keys maybe it is because you hope to see the car around and think you might want to steal it back or check it out for useful items ?
Aug 24, 2019 17:02:46 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
It is a pet hate of mine NOT to get the second key with a vehicle.
It is really indicative of the state of the persons mind selling the car to NOT pass on spare keys.
Being bloody selfish is one of them.
No wonder the world is heading for the crapper !
Think of the extra cost on the worlds resources with new owners having to front up for extra keys. And the potential scrap of all the old keys being dumped. Other than those used for works of art of course.
I can tell you the location of ALL my spare keys and where they go.
It is really indicative of the state of the persons mind selling the car to NOT pass on spare keys.
Being bloody selfish is one of them.
No wonder the world is heading for the crapper !
Think of the extra cost on the worlds resources with new owners having to front up for extra keys. And the potential scrap of all the old keys being dumped. Other than those used for works of art of course.
I can tell you the location of ALL my spare keys and where they go.
Aug 24, 2019 17:11:22 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I was looking for something in a drawer full of as... (show quote)
I bought ban extra key for my car. The key cost $15, and the locksmith that fitted it for me charged $45.
Aug 24, 2019 22:11:38 #
Stringing a bunch of old keys together and using them to beat furniture is a time-honored way of distressing the wood to make it appear old. You know how it is in America, nobody's willing to sit around for 200 years for it to get old. We all want instant gratification.
Aug 24, 2019 23:55:33 #
You have a pile of photo subjects! Try different places to stage the keys and shoot away. Challenge yourself to see how many different ways you can take pic of a pile of keys.
Good luck
Good luck
Aug 25, 2019 07:33:40 #
chrissybabe wrote:
Jerry, you had better start on the cartons of owners manuals I am sure you have stashed away.
How did you know?
Actually, the manuals go with the cars when I sell them, but I still have some duplicates and all the shop manuals.I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but in about 1962, I started keeping a pad in my cars for recording gas purchases and maintenance. I still have most of them.
Aug 25, 2019 15:29:41 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
When I was in the service (USMC) I had a '56 Ford. A buddy of mine had a '55 Ford. By chance we found out that the keys were interchangeable. That was not a problem until my buddy totaled his car. He junked the car but kept his keys. After that I always had to keep a close eye on my car.
Aug 25, 2019 16:07:12 #
My Mazda has no key just a flob that I have to keep in my pocket if I want to get in or start my car or open my trunk. Trouble is some teenager could open it with his laptop.
Aug 25, 2019 16:29:16 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
Hal81 wrote:
My Mazda has no key just a flob that I have to keep in my pocket if I want to get in or start my car or open my trunk. Trouble is some teenager could open it with his laptop.
He might need a bit more than a laptop since laptops don't have the appropriate radio transmitter.
Aug 25, 2019 16:37:43 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
jerryc41 wrote:
How did you know? Actually, the manuals go with the cars when I sell them, but I still have some duplicates and all the shop manuals.
I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but in about 1962, I started keeping a pad in my cars for recording gas purchases and maintenance. I still have most of them.
Actually, the manuals go with the cars when I sell them, but I still have some duplicates and all the shop manuals.I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but in about 1962, I started keeping a pad in my cars for recording gas purchases and maintenance. I still have most of them.
I presume you have seen by now my reply that not receiving the keys is a pet hate of mine. I also get service manuals for mine. Or if a hard copy isn't available but downloadable I make a copy on CD and give that to the new owner. The only time I don't pass keys on is when the vehicle might have been totalled which has happened twice.
Not sure what you are embarrassed about - keeping a pad in the car for maintenance or the fact that you still have them. If the second then be embarrassed.
I am having a big cleanup of all the stuff I have accumulated over the years because my wife said if I go first she will haunt me for having left all this stuff for her to sort out.
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