Posadas [he/him, they/them] to chapotraphouse • 5 months agoNo. Return to physical keys.imagemessage-square74 fedilinkarrow-up1142file-text
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minus-squareBoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]hexbear24·5 months agoModern cars have keyless entry and push start so you can't simply make a backup key at a locksmith. They can duplicate the emergency key that serves as a backup for the door but it won't start the car because you need the code programmed in. link
minus-squareEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]Mhexbear12·5 months agoEven modern-ish cars that have a transponder key which looks like a "normal key" can cost over $100 to replicate, even without a key fob. link
minus-squareTunnelvision [they/them]hexbear5·5 months agoDamn we are living in two completely different worlds then. I completely forgot that cars are like that now. My truck is a 2002 Toyota tundra. link
Modern cars have keyless entry and push start so you can't simply make a backup key at a locksmith. They can duplicate the emergency key that serves as a backup for the door but it won't start the car because you need the code programmed in.
Even modern-ish cars that have a transponder key which looks like a "normal key" can cost over $100 to replicate, even without a key fob.
Damn we are living in two completely different worlds then. I completely forgot that cars are like that now. My truck is a 2002 Toyota tundra.