The $500 Prius car key....

Existential Angst wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ster.com...
> >
> > Steve Walker wrote:
> >>
> >> On 4/6/2011 19:08, Existential Angst wrote:
> >> > Has this been discussed here?
> >> >
> >> > If we let car companies get away with $500 keys, then we have basically
> >> > pulled our pants down to our ankles, lubed ourselves up, painted a
> >> > bullseye
> >> > on our asses, bent over, and are screaming, C'mon, shove it in
> >> > deeper/harder....
> >> > **** Prius and their car key.
> >> >
> >> > My Honda **** key is $150. I put a dog chain on it, keep it around my
> >> > neck, and sleep and shower with it.
> >> >
> >> > We are fukn assholes to tolerate bull**** like this.
> >> > The Q is: What to do.
> >>
> >> Tape the key under the dash, and have another non chipped key made. The
> >> proximity of the chipped key to the ignition will let the car start with
> >> a normal key. At least this worked on my brother's Explorer.
> >
> > Or just find a dealer that doesn't put a 1000% markup on the damned
> > keys. At my dealer I got two extra chip keys for my truck for $8 each,
> > cut by the dealer and programmed by me.
>
> What's involved in programming the keys?

That depends on the vehicle and if you've lost keys already. On the '09
F250-550 at least, if you have two working keys you can program new ones
using the two originals and doing a bit of a tap dance with the keys
which is documented in the owner's manual. If you've lost keys and don't
have two working ones then the programming has to be done with a scan
tool with the appropriate capability.

>
> $500 for a $5 key is actually a 10,000% markup. 1,000% is modest....

Indeed. 10% is sane.

In article <oknrp6hsgqeu4ho6vf0uia6p6cceilnrfq@none@thanks> ,
Evan Platt > wrote:
>On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:36:59 -0700, richard > wrote:
>
>>now I know why you're so ****ed up all the time.
>>you support korean communism.
>>I'd buy a toyota or honda before I'd buy a hyundai piece of ****.
>
>By your (failed and st00pid) logic, since you support Toyota, you
>support the killing of Americans at Pearl Harbor.

I bought a Miata. It was built in Hiroshima. I think this means I
support nuclear weapons, but I'm not 100% sure.
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"Shawn Hirn" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Existential Angst" > wrote:
>
>> Has this been discussed here?
>>
>> If we let car companies get away with $500 keys, then we have basically
>> pulled our pants down to our ankles, lubed ourselves up, painted a
>> bullseye
>> on our asses, bent over, and are screaming, C'mon, shove it in
>> deeper/harder....
>> **** Prius and their car key.
>>
>> My Honda **** key is $150. I put a dog chain on it, keep it around my
>> neck, and sleep and shower with it.
>>
>> We are fukn assholes to tolerate bull**** like this.
>> The Q is: What to do.
>
> The cost of a Prius replacement key is expensive, but nowhere near $500.
> I have no idea where you got that info. You can buy them online for
> under $300.

And you then have *no idea* how a *dealer* might have whacked an owner for
$500, eh?
Nary a clue?

And, $300 makes you feel a whole lot better about this?????
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EA