11-02-2020, 02:07 AM
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Too many cars
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Hey, does anyone know how to buy a car without a key?
Do I just tow it two hours to the nearest dealership and have them cut a new key ? |
Both of my Insights had no keys. I removed the locked steering columns and towed them home with a tow bar. I later got $5 keys from the dealer and removed the immobilizers. Reprogramming for immobilizer keys wasn't worth the cost to me.
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11-02-2020, 02:35 AM
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No chip, just a key.
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11-02-2020, 02:44 AM
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No chip, just a key.
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The current owner can get a key cut at the dealer with proof of ownership and the VIN.
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11-02-2020, 04:04 AM
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I need to replace the key for my Accord. From what I have seen, I need my car there.
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11-02-2020, 11:53 AM
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la cucaracha, mas pesos
Confirmation bias in action! Theory: the Toyota Tercel is the cockroach of economy cars (in a good way)
$1350 for a manual '97 Tercel with 280k kms = 174k miles on it.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...cel/1532981309
What's remarkable is it's being sold "certified", which in Ontario means it passed the mandatory mechanical/safety inspection that permits a buyer to legally plate & drive it.
That's the cheapest such car I've seen around here maybe ever.
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11-02-2020, 12:07 PM
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I need to replace the key for my Accord. From what I have seen, I need my car there.
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Proll'y cuz it does have a chip built in to the key. You'll find them in almost all Honda's of that era.
Don't still have the old, now-broken key by chance? |
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11-02-2020, 12:34 PM
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It works in the ignition, just not the driver's side. Sometimes it doesn't work on the passenger side. After 4 days, when I finally returned my rental van, I told the guy that my car may not look like much, but I was glad to see her. Then when I unlocked the passenger door it locked itself and when I started the engine the belt squealed.
That is a two-year-old OEM belt, but I guess that the tensioner loosened enough times in ≈24 months that I need to replace the belt.
I adjusted it a month or two ago until it stopped squealing, but it did it again the next time that I drove the car!
It looks like the Accord does have a chip in the key and the Civic does not, but I don't think that I will be taking any Honda to the dealership until I have the title and registration. Driving it home and waiting for paperwork sounds smarter.
Hey, does anyone know how to buy a car that doesn't run and drive? 
By the way, the Metro sold.
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11-02-2020, 12:53 PM
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No (working) power locks? If it does, and you're just missing the fob, they're cheap and can be DIY programmed to the car. In theory.
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11-02-2020, 01:20 PM
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By the way, the Metro sold.
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I saw that! The only rust-free Metros around here have been parked in barns for 20 years. |
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11-02-2020, 01:39 PM
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