JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2964 posts, RR: 5 Posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 1553 times:
Today while washing my car, my two year old daughter got a hold of my keys. I drive a Volkswagen Passat, so it has one of those all in one key fobs. Anyway, rather then harmlessly play with it like she usually does, she took it over to the bucket of water and dropped it in there! I was washing the hood when I heard this and instantly realized what had happened....ugh. Now I am out $175 for a new key, which wont arrive for a week or so.
Anyway, my rant is over. Anyone else have a similar experience?
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1428 times:
What's most amusing (though I doubt you see the humor right now) is that car keys have gotten so high-tech they can be ruined by a quick immersion in water. Not to mention the fact that they're so preposterously expensive to replace.
"Let me think about it" = the coward's way of saying "no"
Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 8, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1425 times:
Quoting JetsGo (Thread starter): ow I am out $175 for a new key, which wont arrive for a week or so.
And you dont have a spare or some sort of override? So you are carless?
Doors open, right hand side, next stop is Springfield.
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 9, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 1345 times:
Why so expensive for a key.Is it Autolock attached.Wheres the Duplicate key.
Only thing you could do is Explain polietly to the Kid they learn fast.
regds
MEL
MD80fanatic From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 2622 posts, RR: 11 Reply 10, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1297 times:
1) Set kitchen oven to 100 degree F.
2) Place fob buttonside-down on middle rack.
3) Leave in place for an hour or so.
4) Go drive!
Jkw777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1271 times:
The key is still usable though. So it's not the end of the world, if you ask me! The fact you can still lock and open the car with the actual key blade doesn't ruin you!
Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9 Reply 12, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1258 times:
My father once place the spare key to my mothers car on the edge of our trailer and drove off. We looked for a while to find it and when we wre going out later that afternoon I spotted it on the road around the corner. It had taken a pretty severe beating and all the electronics on the inside were distroyed. But the actual metal key part still started the car.
JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2964 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1156 times:
I can still manually unlock the doors and turn on the car, but all keyless functions are completely useless. And I do have a second key, which is my wifes, so with both those reasons combined, a new one is needed.
Quoting YooYoo (Reply 14): the "twos" are great !! it's the threes you got to worry about.
She is well into the transition. She turned 2.5 on July 31st so we are getting the best of both ages. Some days she is good, and others, like this morning when I took her to the park, she can be a complete pain. Oh well, thats why we love them right?
Thepilot From Canada, joined Jan 2010, 5 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1086 times:
While visiting from out of town, my cousins wanted to see my actual pilot's license. So I pulled the thing out, and showed it to them. Then, I put it back in my wallet. My second cousin (about 4), liked the color of it, and she took it from my wallet. I took me about ten minutes to find it again. She had stuffed it in her boot! Cool kid, but it scared me for a moment.
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12022 posts, RR: 43 Reply 18, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1037 times:
Quoting JetsGo (Thread starter): Anyway, rather then harmlessly play with it like she usually does, she took it over to the bucket of water and dropped it in there!
It didn't survive a simple dip in water? Hell, my fob was sent through the washer (was laying on the bottom when I took the clothes out), and worked just fine
JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2964 posts, RR: 5 Reply 19, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 993 times:
Lucky you. I was hoping for the same, as it was only in there for about 15 seconds. Even my cell phone has survived wakeboarding. So that must mean only one thing: Volkswagen builds shitty key fobs! Down with VW!
AA777 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 2465 posts, RR: 32 Reply 20, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 985 times:
If it makes you feel any better...
When I was about 4... I decided to be a helpful little boy and try and help my parents water the plants on the main floor......except i brought the garden hose inside the house. Oops. That was a mess
ThePRGuy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 940 times:
Quoting CO7e7 (Reply 13): $175 for a key???????? what's going on in this world?? banghead
Its a VW
four hundred eighty pounds for 'hazard' sign replacement - otherwise the guys at VW Maidenhead claimed that it would fail its MOT....
Its only 9 months old!
Never again.
Alex
Rolfen From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 1764 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 918 times:
Quoting CO7e7 (Reply 13): $175 for a key???????? what's going on in this world??
It's a german key, ja, very hight technology, ja
rolf
25 Saxdiva: My mother in-law tells a story about the time my husband was about four and decided he'd help fill up the car. Yep... the garden hose again. Apparentl
26 Lufthansi: Sweet! Give her a big hug from me! What a nice idea to clean Papa's keys. She'll be a big help in future! And I feel quite sympathic with you as you
27 HAWK21M: I did that Too.Filling cars with Water was Fun. regds MEL
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