Replacement car key - reasonable price?

AdrianC

ViolaLass wrote: »

I don't which the guy is doing (I'll ask).

If he just has your existing key, he's cloning it.
If he has both car and existing key, then he's adding a new key to the computer.

getzls

You could get a key cut that just lets you open the car, cheap enough.
Only handy if you lock the key in the car.
That's what I did for a previous car.

ViolaLass

getzls wrote: »

You could get a key cut that just lets you open the car, cheap enough.
Only handy if you lock the key in the car.
That's what I did for a previous car.

If it doesn't start the engine too, it's not much use to me.

ViolaLass

AdrianC wrote: »

If he just has your existing key, he's cloning it.
If he has both car and existing key, then he's adding a new key to the computer.

He's getting the car and a key so it sounds like it's the latter. Thanks again, I've learned something.

k18dan

£150 for a new key and coding from VW for a Golf.. Painful but worth having

ViolaLass

k18dan wrote: »

£150 for a new key and coding from VW for a Golf.. Painful but worth having

At least I'm not alone in my pain!

Herzlos

Much cheaper than getting a locksmith at 6am AND then a new key

burlington6

£230 for a van last week

ViolaLass

For those interested, the new keys have arrived.

The guy told me that these would be new keys as the type I have can't be cloned. The old key has automatically been erased from the car but can be put back on if I find it. The whole thing, money aside, was quick and painless.