Thread: Lost My Key!!! Someone Help!!!
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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Default Re: Lost My Key!!! Someone Help!!!
This does not answer the DC xfire key issue directly, but it is quite common to have a tiered pricing structure for keys depending on how many the owner has.

My Ford F350 key/fob - have 2, cost is about $40 for a 3rd.
have one - costs about 160 for a second key
have none - costs over 350 to have keys made for the thing.

Mitsubishi Evo VIII - had to buy a new "immobilizer" when key was lost - this is some sort of black box that gives start signal to the ecu after it talks to the key. This ran over $500.

As I said, this does not shed light directly on your situation, but it does lend some level of credence that they are not trying to take advantage of you but actually have to change out parts.

Keep us posted, as this obviously changes the value of a "key".

Henry - who used to be able to "read" a GM key and cut a new key just by looking at the old one - many many moons ago.
 
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