Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
In article <6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>,
mrtravel <mrtravel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>$300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Maybe the local dealer for him is more than typically expensive.
Many newer cars have keys that require the car to be programmed to
recognize the chip in the key, which adds to the cost of making the
key and reduces the competition from non-dealers.
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mrtravel <mrtravel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>$300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Maybe the local dealer for him is more than typically expensive.
Many newer cars have keys that require the car to be programmed to
recognize the chip in the key, which adds to the cost of making the
key and reduces the competition from non-dealers.
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
In article <6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>,
mrtravel <mrtravel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>$300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Maybe the local dealer for him is more than typically expensive.
Many newer cars have keys that require the car to be programmed to
recognize the chip in the key, which adds to the cost of making the
key and reduces the competition from non-dealers.
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mrtravel <mrtravel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>$300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Maybe the local dealer for him is more than typically expensive.
Many newer cars have keys that require the car to be programmed to
recognize the chip in the key, which adds to the cost of making the
key and reduces the competition from non-dealers.
--
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
In article <6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>,
mrtravel <mrtravel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>$300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Maybe the local dealer for him is more than typically expensive.
Many newer cars have keys that require the car to be programmed to
recognize the chip in the key, which adds to the cost of making the
key and reduces the competition from non-dealers.
--
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mrtravel <mrtravel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>$300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Maybe the local dealer for him is more than typically expensive.
Many newer cars have keys that require the car to be programmed to
recognize the chip in the key, which adds to the cost of making the
key and reduces the competition from non-dealers.
--
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
mrtravel@sbcglobal.net (mrtravel) wrote in
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
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news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
mrtravel@sbcglobal.net (mrtravel) wrote in
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
mrtravel@sbcglobal.net (mrtravel) wrote in
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
mrtravel@sbcglobal.net (mrtravel) wrote in
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
news:6xeue.2552$Bx6.750@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com :
> Bert Hyman wrote:
>
>> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>>
>>
>>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>>
>>
>> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
>> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
>> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>>
>
> $300 seems a bit excessive for a key.
Sure, but there's no other way to get one but from a dealer, so
they've got you.
I'd guess that replacing any "smart" key would be similarly
expensive.
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
Bert Hyman wrote:
> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>
>
>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>
>
> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>
It also matches the current keys for Volvos & Alfas. Probably most of
the modern cars. Strangely it is a security thing.
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
Bert Hyman wrote:
> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>
>
>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>
>
> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>
It also matches the current keys for Volvos & Alfas. Probably most of
the modern cars. Strangely it is a security thing.
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Re: Airport security confiscates flier's car key as 'prohibited item'
Bert Hyman wrote:
> Fly@Guy.com (Fly Guy) wrote in news:42B96A68.6B68A9AA@Guy.com:
>
>
>>(Doesn't Volkswagon also have "switchblade" type keys?)
>
>
> Since Audi and VW are made by the same company and most VWs are
> slightly downscale Audis, I'd bet the keys are identical; the
> description in the article matched my VW Passat key.
>
It also matches the current keys for Volvos & Alfas. Probably most of
the modern cars. Strangely it is a security thing.