New car questions

[K Frame]

Reading through this thread, I'm surprised there hasn't been a general outcry about the cost of these keys.

I guess money isn't all that valuable nowadays.

Oh trust me, I cried out quite loudly when I found out it was going to be 250 bucks for a second one!

[Fly320s]

Oh trust me, I cried out quite loudly when I found out it was going to be 250 bucks for a second one!

$375 for a BMW from the dealer.  E-keys for cars was $50 more.

[dogmush]

It sounds like most people don't care about a spare key.  I do want a spare key for all of my cars, so I make sure to get one when I buy the car or I'll sell some plasma to buy a new key.

Don't you have a Model 3?  They unlock with an app on the phone.

[Jim147]

For some cars you can get a new key cylinder with two keys for less than one key from a dealer. Only problem is you still need the original key to unlock the door. Or make sure your keyfob never dies.

[Fly320s]

Don't you have a Model 3?  They unlock with an app on the phone.

Yes on both counts.  They also have physical keys the size and shape of a credit card.

I also have two other cars that use fobs and I just sold a fob-using BMW.  That beemer was the one that needed a $375 spare fob.

[dogmush]

My CPO from my previous post was a 335i.

Now I'm even happier they gave me a second key.

[230RN]

<sarcasm>

So now I guess after the crooks dope out 157 ways to get around all this electronic security stuff, the next security breakthrough will involve small metallic things you stick in a hole which have precut patterns in them to match your car's pattern.

</sarcasm>

I'm not signing this one so nobody can accuse me of being sarcastic.

[Doggy Daddy]

It sounds like most people don't care about a spare key.  I do want a spare key for all of my cars, so I make sure to get one when I buy the car or I'll sell some plasma to buy a new key.

Whose plasma?   

[Fly320s]

Whose plasma?   

Don't ask, don't tell.