Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: raytseng
Cause the main benefit is you don't have have to root around for a key
Don't you still need to root around for the key to unlock the car first? Unless you typically just leave it unlocked. I suppose some cars will automatically unlock themselves when the key is near...
No; it "should" have the proximity sensor for the door locks so they open when you touch the handle. Well, at least Acura does it like that and I am sure most everybody has similar feature. Same thing when you walk away from the car, you press the button on the door handle to lock it. As long as you have the fob in your pocket, locking/unlocking works via door handle.
What you can do however is this:-
1) you drive to the train station
2) jump out as your train is coming to the station
3) you give flying kiss to your wife
4) wife drives the car home but stops to pick up milk
5) she now can NOT restart the car as you have the key and she is stuck in the parking lot of 7/11 and "Appu", the foreign owner of the 7/11 is now going to kidnap her
BUT, the car keeps on complaining loudly that there is no key in the car, so unless you are deaf and blind, the above situation has just been added for the drama.
Originally Posted By: raytseng
Cause the main benefit is you don't have have to root around for a key
Don't you still need to root around for the key to unlock the car first? Unless you typically just leave it unlocked. I suppose some cars will automatically unlock themselves when the key is near...
No; it "should" have the proximity sensor for the door locks so they open when you touch the handle. Well, at least Acura does it like that and I am sure most everybody has similar feature. Same thing when you walk away from the car, you press the button on the door handle to lock it. As long as you have the fob in your pocket, locking/unlocking works via door handle.
What you can do however is this:-
1) you drive to the train station
2) jump out as your train is coming to the station
3) you give flying kiss to your wife
4) wife drives the car home but stops to pick up milk
5) she now can NOT restart the car as you have the key and she is stuck in the parking lot of 7/11 and "Appu", the foreign owner of the 7/11 is now going to kidnap her
BUT, the car keeps on complaining loudly that there is no key in the car, so unless you are deaf and blind, the above situation has just been added for the drama.