First, an explanation. I have three auto-mobiles. A 2011 Grand Caravan, a 2012 Chrysler 200, and a 1992 Miata, all of which have something called an ignition key. Look it up. So, the other day I drove my son's little black Hyundai something or other car. It has that fob and button start thingy so that you don't have a "real" key. You just hop in the car and push a starter button (like they used to have on the floor in old cars), and off you go. But the problem is then you have this big key ring thing with the magic fob, house keys, reward cards, screwdrivers, and little Swiss Army knife that you don't know what to do with. I don't want to put it in my pocket because then I have this big lump that bothers me when I sit. I thought about throwing it in one of the cup holders or cubbies, but they were full of stuff already. So I just stuck it on my lap and drove around like that. Now, here's the million dollar idea. Why not sell little hooks that you could attach to your dashboard somewhere to hang the key ring on??? Then you just get in the car, start it and hang the key ring right there in front of you, out of the way! Or better yet, patent a "fob slot" and sell it to the major auto-mobile companies? Here's how it works. You enter the car and stick the magic fob into a slot on the dashboard, right by the steering wheel. Then just turn it and the car starts! No button to push!!! The key ring and magic fob is now out of the way and out of my pocket! Here's a bonus. We make it so that you can't shut off the car unless you remove the magic fob! No more locking your magic fob in the car or trying to find it so you can lock your doors or exit the vehicle. The fob is in your hand when you exit! I'll be taking orders soon.
The major problem is that if any car manufacturers thought that it was a good idea, they could include it in the dashboard manufacture at zero cost. They would probably never do this, since they would then be held responsible if one of the keys caused injury in event of an accident. I cannot really see a problem in the first place, since cars have enough pockets in the doors and center console to hold enough keys for a prison warden. I hate to be so negative, so here are 3 alternative ideas. Selling little packets of sand to the Arabs. Ice cubes to the Eskimos. Or how about cans of Trumps hot air........Hang on, most of us have heard plenty of that already. Shucks, you will have to come up with another idea.
I rented a car last week to go see a friend in Portland. I got in the car and ---and ----where in the hell is the key hole? I thought 'Oh man--I'm gonna'have to go back and ask the girl HOW DO I START THE CAR!! Then I saw the little button! 1st time in a car like that.
Trench coat and air con....... on max......... Those things have massive breast pockets. Some cars (eg old model Honda Civic) have remote start button but you do have to place the key in a slot? I think you should design a funky new pair of trainers (sneakers) or boots! with an upturned lace hook, in this way you can place the key on your shoe and you wouldn’t be likely to lock it accidentally in the vehicle. Amphipod ZipPod Shoe Pocket | Shoes, Hoka running shoes, Brooks sneaker Curses.....
I am on the same page on this one...I no longer drive at all due to knee mess but I'd probably still be keeping my key hole toyota still going if I did....no new cars in the FUTURE....
My Dodge truck has a "key switch" but no key... The FOB plugs into the dash and you turn it as if it were a key. Weird... Inside the FOB is a blank key that might start any other Dodge truck I see, or not. I'm not gonna try it. My Chevy HHR has a key, like it's supposed to...
A few months ago, one of our daughters friends accidentally grabbed her husbands fob to go out for the day shopping. She wondered why the seats, steering, wheel, all the mirrors were wrong, along with her husbands choice of music was playing, but not realizing her mistake, she just adjusted them all. Every time she left the car to go into a shop, when she returned and opened the car, everything had gone back to her husbands settings again. The joys of technology...... One day, even your slate ripper will find the nails on it's own.
Wife or girlfriend....................Now which one of my 72 pairs of shoes was I wearing last night................Suddenly remembers that her sister just came round to borrow them for a party tonight.
Coded transponder? Old tech from the nineties....... One key one car. It was a shorter range than today’s tech but people still used code grabbers for high value cars. I think it was Clifford that came out with the tumbling frequency so no two codes were repeated but crooks got wise to that by simply taking the key.
Oh my, tech has gone too far. Last year I rented an Infinity Q. Nice wheels, but too fast for me. Had to ask the attendant how to start it. There was a button, but you could push it forever and nothing happened. Until you put your foot on the brake. Then it came alive. It was a free upgrade, a gas hog and completely ridiculous for suitcases. Let me have my old Willys back with the dog leg starter under the dash. No doors, no belts, easy to fix.
Maybe, depends on the car and year. Chrysler without start button. The fob battery is just for the remote options like doors and remote start. The car communicates with a chip in the fob using the car battery. Chrysler with start button: Nose side is the back end of the fob. Some cars have a "secret" door that allows a hidden metal fob key to be inserted.
my ideas are not about money, but about how we could live in such a way as to have a world everyone could enjoy living it, and without the everyday anxieties of avoidable risks.
And round and round the tequila bottle goes, and here we are back at square one! I LOVE the idea of having a hook in the car to hang thingys. There are a few in the back of the RAV4 I drive around here in Mexico, but they are insufficient to hold a bag of groceries from spillage. @wilsjane has a good point about liability with car manufacturers and such (he is an incredibly wise man) - so I thought a bit and perhaps a soft kind of hook, that would not poke your eye out if there was a crash of some sorts. Otherwise I'd suggest placing the damned FOB with Swiss Army Knife, house keys, and rabbits foot in one of the receptacles already featured in the car's design. Remember, they are a feature not a flaw, and your crotch is not a safe place to hold a bunch of keys! (Especially when driving about in a frenzy!) That's funny!
