Chevrolet exits all ICE production by 2035

rlw999 wrote:

Gjac wrote:

rlw999 wrote:

Gjac wrote:
I could of replaced my older metal key for 75 cents, not cool.

My Honda in college had a metal key. It was super convenient because it also worked in my roommate's similar year Honda, and it also worked in his girlfriend's Honda, but only to start the car, it wouldn't open the doors.

Despite the convenience, it probably wasn't all that secure.

Beside the replacement cost what do you do with the fob when you want to swim, fish a stream, free dive or scuba from the shore all of which I like to do. The low tech metal key I could just keep in my pocket and it did not mind getting wet. I have slipped on rocks in a stream and gotten wet many times.

If I think I'll get somewhat wet, I just put it in a ziplock baggy in my pocket. When I go snorkeling, I put it in the plastic underwater cover with my cell phone (which itself is a glorified ziplock baggy). I rarely go anywhere without my cell phone, so having to handle a keyfob isn't much different (and if I had the right car, I could just use my phone as the key).

Or you can buy a purpose built keyfob drybag.

I can start my car with the phone also but I just don't like the idea of putting my phone and key fob in a baggy and taking it very deep when scuba diving or needing to buy a underwater housing for it. I did not mean to get off topic with the key fob it was just an example of hi tech stuff I could do without.