quattro digest, Vol 1 #5297 - 12 msgs

[dnuzzo]

The Porsche/Audi dealer here in Virginia said that they need to see a current registration and a photo ID that matched the registration to get a new key made.

Dave


>Casting Fool writes:
>> An aunt sent me this one.  True or false?  A problem with Audi's and/or VW
>> buses, or not?
>>
>> -------
>> It seems that car thieves have found another way to steal your car or
>> truck without any effort at all. The car thieves peer through the
>> windshield of your car or truck, write down the VIN number from the
>> label on the dash, go to the local car dealership and request a
>> duplicate key based on the VIN number. The car dealer's parts dept.
>> will make a duplicate key from the VIN number and collect payment from
>> the thief who will return to your car. He doesn't have to break in, do
>> any damage to the vehicle, or draw attention to himself. All he has to
>> do is to walk up to your car, insert the key and off he goes to a local
>> chop shop with your vehicle.
>> ...