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Re:Cars and Key Fobs: Attacks on Car Remotes by cafard on Thursday April 24, 2025 @02:36PM (#43785981)
In the 1970s, I unlocked the door on what I took to be the family VW Rabbit and got behind the wheel. It turned out that the ignition lock was fussier than the door lock, and I discovered my mistake without driving away.
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Re:Cars and Key Fobs: Attacks on Car Remotes by ethagnawl on Thursday April 24, 2025 @03:16PM (#43786397)
I have a Honda from the late 90s which behaves in a similar way and whose ignition is also fussy but only to a point. With enough wiggling, a key from a different model from ~10 years prior will also start it.
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Re:Cars and Key Fobs: Attacks on Car Remotes by brewdad on Thursday April 24, 2025 @11:52PM (#43789963)
Same thing happened to my Dad when he took us to Disneyland in the 80s. About the time the rental car agency was sending out the spare set of keys, he noticed the items in the backseat weren't ours.
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