How Often do you (permeantly) lose your car keys?

Guy:Incognito · 27-01-2007 05:27PM #1

Was thinking about this today and realised I've never permenantly lost the keys to any of my cars. The thing is though, in the last 2 years I've bought 4cars, all of which only came with 1 key. Now 3 were over 10 years old and the other 8 but still.

The rover and the accord werent an issue because they were standard keys that I was able to get cut for about €5. But the 2 safranes have coded keys for alarm/immobeliser and was qouted €170 for a new key, which I assume will get more expensive if I lose the only one I have.

I bought a new Clio in 2000 and still have both keys. The only reason the spare was ever used was because the battery went in the original when I was in a hurry.

Anan1 · 27-01-2007 05:32PM

It's only happened me once so fat (touches wood). I lost one set of keys to a peugeot 406 on new years eve 2002. Fortunately I had a second key.

skyhighflyer · 27-01-2007 05:40PM

Stekelly wrote:

Was thinking about this today and realised I've never permenantly lost the keys to any of my cars. The thing is though, in the last 2 years I've bought 4cars, all of which only came with 1 key. Now 3 were over 10 years old and the other 8 but still.

The rover and the accord werent an issue because they were standard keys that I was able to get cut for about €5. But the 2 safranes have coded keys for alarm/immobeliser and was qouted €170 for a new key, which I assume will get more expensive if I lose the only one I have.

I bought a new Clio in 2000 and still have both keys. The only reason the spare was ever used was because the battery went in the original when I was in a hurry.

When you say more expensive, read: incredibly more expensive. A mate lost the only key he had to his Alfa 146 a couple of years ago and paid over 800 quid as an entire new ignition and immobiliser system had to be fitted. :eek:

Guy:Incognito · 27-01-2007 05:45PM

skyhighflyer wrote:

When you say more expensive, read: incredibly more expensive. A mate lost the only key he had to his Alfa 146 a couple of years ago and paid over 800 quid as an entire new ignition and immobiliser system had to be fitted. :eek:

Think I'll keep it on a chain round my neck so.

mike65 · 27-01-2007 05:47PM

Hav'nt lost a key in 25 years, I only have one key atm, but it looks standard (alarm/immobil on a seperate aftermarket fob) so should get a copy made!

Mike.

littlejukka · 27-01-2007 10:38PM

never lost a key. i have a spare in the gaff just in case.

unkel · 27-01-2007 10:46PM

Never lost a key - yet!

How Often do you (permeantly) lose your car keys?

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