Keys

[dnuzzo]

OK, Come to think of it, I lost the key to my 85 GTI a year or so ago and brought the door handle in to a VW dealership and they cut me a key w/o my registration also.  Hmmmm...

Dave


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Pedro Faria" <quattrocs at hotmail.com>
Date:  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:56:45 -0400

>Ok everyone
>
>Has anyone seen the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds"
>what happened with the mercedes keys?
>
>my 2 cents
>
>Pedro
>4kq - took doorhandle numbers to locksmith and got keys
>2 keys $13 ea. and no ID or such requested
>
>
>>From: "dnuzzo " <dnuzzo at mail.independenceman.com>
>>Reply-To: <dnuzzo at mail.independenceman.com>
>>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>>Subject: Re: quattro digest, Vol 1 #5297 - 12 msgs
>>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:13:35 -0400
>>
>>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.
>> >> ...
>>
>
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