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Offline JacobBlack

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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2017, 01:56:10 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyMac on February 24, 2017, 01:50:49 pm
Doesn't Jaguar have some fancy bracelet thingy that kind of looks like a fitbit?  How come that didn't make the list.  I'd find that to be about as useful as the key card idea.

They do, as does BMW now.
http://www.autotrader.ca/newsfeatures/20170223/bmw-5-series-gets-wristband-key-and-more/

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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2017, 04:38:07 pm »
My fav was the Lexus credit card key. Thin enough to fit in your wallet. Never a need to remove it. Bonus: had a real key in it in case battery ever died. Very nice, slick design done right.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2017, 05:23:38 pm »
Hmmmm...picking keys from a bowl....I would carefully see who parks the vehicle.  That how I would choose my "key fob"

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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2017, 06:14:46 pm »
From the list I'd take the Volvo one.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2017, 06:39:27 pm »
Quote from: Airbalancer on February 24, 2017, 12:55:47 pm
One nice thing about a key , you can alway hide a spare key somewhere just in case you lose or lock your keys inside the truck  :-[
you can't lock a smart key in the truck...the car knows when the key is in the vehicle and won't let you "lock your keys in the car"...but yes, you could still lose it.

when the battery died in my Rio5 fob (all lower case now, you guys happy?  :P  ), i simply removed the physical key that is hidden within the fob itself (similar to how VW does it), opened my door, and held the fob to the start button and pressed start (it can somehow sense it that way)...i think went to the Kia dealer on the way to work (hoping the issue with the fob was simply a dead batter)...new battery for $3 and good as new.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #25 on: February 24, 2017, 06:41:01 pm »
The Volvo one would look at home in a classy modern furniture store.

The others are all a bit too edgy for me. The Mercedes one looks like a Phaser from TNG....
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2017, 12:07:42 pm »
I know those fancy bracelets would be stupid expensive to fix/replace, but if I could get one for my X1 I'd be tempted to.
Now if they could also include the door lock on my house-that would be awesome.
Maybe someday. 
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2017, 12:25:08 pm »
I've never found unlocking my house a big physical challenge.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2017, 01:45:47 pm »
Unlock the house??? Whats wrong with walking through the garage. We haven't used the front door in years.

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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #29 on: February 25, 2017, 02:51:07 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on February 25, 2017, 01:45:47 pm
Unlock the house??? Whats wrong with walking through the garage. We haven't used the front door in years.
this...in fact, i don't think i've ever come home and entered through the front door in the 12 years we've lived here.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2017, 04:11:32 pm »
^^ That only applies to all you elites with attached garages.   :D
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2017, 04:14:49 pm »
Quote from: Cord on February 25, 2017, 04:11:32 pm
^^ That only applies to all you elites with attached garages.   :D
Let them eat cake....and park out on the street.

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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2017, 04:59:56 pm »
I have an attached garage. But I still use the front door. I don't always pull into the garage.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2017, 05:18:13 pm »
I have an attached garage, but come spring, I leave my car in the driveway.  I usually come in through the man door in the garage, because inside the mud room is where the boot rack and coat rack is.


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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2017, 06:21:24 pm »
Not everyone has a garage.....trudging up a couple flights of stairs with hands full, just to put everything down to unlock the door gets annoying sometimes.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2017, 08:24:05 pm »
I am too poor to afford a double garage in Toronto proper.

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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #36 on: February 27, 2017, 11:28:01 am »
these fobs are all getting pretty darn crazy... cool, but crazy. we have been having issues with some of ours in areas with strong wifi... seems to make the car think a key might be near and puts everything in a ready position... if you leave your car parked there for a few days, it will keep turning on minor accessories and eventually it will kill your battery... and sometimes won't recognize that the fob is in fact the correct one. really annoying.

also, with regards to the hellcat... the valet mode is actually set through the center screen... you have the red key rated at 707hp... the black key at 500... and valet mode from either key (programmed with a pin code) at 300.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #37 on: February 27, 2017, 11:32:15 am »




Aston Martin's crystal key was kind of cool.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #38 on: February 27, 2017, 12:23:24 pm »
I like this Subaru key, and it is made from Titanium.
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Re: Coolest Key Fobs Ranked
« Reply #39 on: February 27, 2017, 02:02:38 pm »
I only use the garage door when talking the dog for a walk! Garage door goes to the laundry room & mud room.  When I come in by myself, I go through the front door, and the kids come running down the hallway to come and see me. 
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