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marlinspike
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Well, I've been calling around. Cheapest locksmith I've found will run me $91 for the key and programming. My point about the expense is that I understand you should have to have one viable key to reprogram a new key, but really-how many cases a year do you hear of where someone goes and runs a copy of your key to steal your car? To me, the only logical excuse (not reason) to force you to have both keys in hand to run a copy would be to claim that the policy precludes someone from borrowing your vehicle and having an extra key made. Whole thing smacks of extortion to me.


If that's their reasoning, they should just have you produce a title to the car.
 
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I had to buy a new key for my X5, and I recall it being right around $300...made me want a Ford REAL bad.

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Yeah, I was bellyachin' at work today and a coworker has a Chrysler Pacifica. Her key has the built-in clicker and all directly on the key, and hers is over $350.00.

Don't be tryin' to kill by biatchbuzz, I'm still throwing my hissy fit over here.


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I had to buy a new key for my X5,

My X-5 starts with regular, leaded 9mm....... Razz


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I had to buy a new key for my X5,

My X-5 starts with regular, leaded 9mm....... Razz


I've got the no-dash model Cool

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Everything's a racket these days. That's a classic ripoff of the consumer.


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I had to buy a new key for my X5, and I recall it being right around $300...made me want a Ford REAL bad.

- Bret


Yeah, BMW, Land Rover, etc will get you for keys and programming. I usually buy the fobs or key blanks off Ebay, and have the dealers program them. That'll save a hundred bucks or so.



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Yeah, that price is bullshit. I remember I had replace my mustang keys...$150 a apiece also.

I needed the keys asap and I didn't have time to shop around...not that it would've helped any.


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***UPDATE***
Smile

I found the set of keys that I lost, so that makes TWO KEYS that I now have in my possession. Sooo, Mr. Local Ford Dealer Extortion Guru, I will now order (for $25 or less) an appropriate key from eBay, take it down to the local hardware to cut it for me (for probably under $2) and then program it my friggin' self, like the owner's manual tells me to do.

Nothing like finding something you had given up on-and I was going to pay the local locksmith $90 to reset the whole enchilada on Monday! Yayussss, theyah EEUZ a benevolent Gawud!!!


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