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Old 07-14-18 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Semipedersen


i am not here to defend a product that is not essential but I bought it and like it. My car is also keyless and I would not buy a new car without the keyless feature.
I'm the opposite, especially with cars. I would prefer it to not be keyless. I have a motorcycle, which I bought for the overall design, and the fact it fit my riding needs, but it has a fob, and I hate it, the fob system. Give me a key. One of the biggest issues people have with the bike is the keyless system. With cars, it is also fairly easy for those with the knowledge and equipment, to hack into the system. Give me a key. I have watched too many cars opened wirelessly, not by the owner, to like that system. Yes, you can break into a keyed door, but not as cleanly as with a device that simply searches for the code, and once found, pops the lock.

Here is another way they do it. They intercept the signal from the fob, then retransmit it. https://www.wired.com/2017/04/just-p...can-steal-car/

https://gizmodo.com/watch-thieves-ha...-in-1820767189

It is also a "feature," that when it fails, is difficult to fix by the side of the road.

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