Separate keys for me please.. I'm not driving a Ford.. If you have to get a new ignition lock, then you'll have two keys eventually. Unless they can key it the same.

But yes.. I have a lot of keys too..
2 car keys
-Work Keys....V
Cat(erpillar) key (universal)
Bobcat key (universal)
John Deere Key(universal)
Shop universal key
Tool box at work
Mail box
Quad lock
and some house key I can't figure out what it goes to.

 

What the heck are you talking about?

 

Have ye no faith in GM QC?
Definatly 1 key with keyless pushbutton start just like "the big brother".
Although having a keypad(ford) is so dam handy.

 

I admit that news has been very slow around here lately, but dammmmn!

 

It sounds to me like you and people you know have fallen victim to some poor design choices that had nothing to do with the reliability of the pushbutton itself.

 

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Originally Posted by BlacLac02

i cant stand those key pads on fords. i never understood what the hell those were for. yeah if you lock your keys in i guess but from personal experience i have never locked keys in any of my cars.

I felt that way also until I tried it. Somtimes I'll just lock my keys in on purpose when hiking or mountain biking so as to not lose them or have them in the pocket.
I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to get somthing out of the car and forgotten my keys.
Also, I used to not lock the car until going to bed(it is in the driveway), but with the keypad I lock it all the time.
YMMV

 

Glad to see im not the only Janitor here!

 

Those are hideous.

I want something like this with a push button start.









Though nothing like a Bentley or a Mercedes-Benz fob, the latest Lexus fob is unique in its own right. "Even how the key feels in your hand was a consideration for our design," remarked Lexus' Mitchell. Made of silver-colored plastic, the current Lexus fob was sculpted with unique curves to rest naturally in your palm. Lock and unlock buttons are implanted into the plastic while the trunk-open and panic buttons sit on a convex surface. A new card key will debut on the Lexus LS 600h, coming in April 2007. As thin as one or two credit cards, it will feature an embossed "L" mark in chrome. The card key will act as an electronic identification for the vehicle, granting both keyless entry and engine startup.


I prefer Audi though.

 

Mazda has a similar 'smart key' with a back-up metal key that will get you into the car if the battery dies.



Edit-added pic

 

The Colorado has a key, but I only have to turn it just enough to reach the start position. The engine will crank on its own until it starts. Then if it doesn't start after about 3 seconds it will stop and try again 2 seconds later.

 

? My buddy's Monte Carlo (unsure of year) has remote start. Is it different than what you guys are talking about? Because he still has to put the key into the ignition to put it in Drive.

 

Yes, that is different. The "Smart key" you just have to have on your person when you get in. You then (depending on car) push the start button or twist a placibo key (removable cover that hides the hole where you put the backup key should you lose/brake the S-K). You then drive on your merry way with the key still hidden on your person.

A remote start just fools the car into starting w/o you in it. To drive it you still need to put your key into the ign cyl and turn to "on".