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I have recently bought a 2000 X wagon, and only only cam with 1 key and 1 alarm keyfob. Went to get a new one cut and was told that it could only be done at my local Subaru Dealership.
So I visited by local dealer to be told that a new key would cost £50 +VAT, keyfob £30 +VAT and then £30 to 're-programme' the car!
Can anyone tell me if this is right, or am I having the wool pulled over my eyes?
Anyone had any experience of this?
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I have recently bought a 2000 X wagon, and only only cam with 1 key and 1 alarm keyfob. Went to get a new one cut and was told that it could only be done at my local Subaru Dealership.
So I visited by local dealer to be told that a new key would cost £50 +VAT, keyfob £30 +VAT and then £30 to 're-programme' the car!
Can anyone tell me if this is right, or am I having the wool pulled over my eyes?
Anyone had any experience of this?
Cheers
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I paid, £37 for new key, £7 to have it cut and £50 for the fob. The first person I spoke to wanted me to book the car in to service to have the key programmed which I thought was a **** take. then spoke to someone a little more helpfull who asked me to wait 5 mins while he got someone to do it there and then!
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I had the same problem - new key & fob came to about £120.
IIRC the key has a chip in it and the car looks for it before starting the ignition. My dealer did the recoding for free BTW and asked if I wanted a select my own PIN - DEFINATELY DO THIS!!!!!
IIRC the key has a chip in it and the car looks for it before starting the ignition. My dealer did the recoding for free BTW and asked if I wanted a select my own PIN - DEFINATELY DO THIS!!!!!
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Originally Posted by messiah
I had the same problem - new key & fob came to about £120.
IIRC the key has a chip in it and the car looks for it before starting the ignition. My dealer did the recoding for free BTW and asked if I wanted a select my own PIN - DEFINATELY DO THIS!!!!!
IIRC the key has a chip in it and the car looks for it before starting the ignition. My dealer did the recoding for free BTW and asked if I wanted a select my own PIN - DEFINATELY DO THIS!!!!!
Excuse my ignorance (New to all this) Is the PIN to be used on the keypad in the glovebox?
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Excuse my ignorance (New to all this) Is the PIN to be used on the keypad in the glovebox?
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Excuse my ignorance (New to all this) Is the PIN to be used on the keypad in the glovebox?
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Originally Posted by s70rjw
Yes. My dealer didn't charge to programme the key or reset the number for the keypad
I did manage to change the PIN number though, which is a bonus!
You would think that after spending nearly £100 on a new key and fob that they would consider waiving the programming charge!
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You would think that after spending nearly £100 on a new key and fob that they would consider waiving the programming charge!
Because they are really 'nice' people??
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Why??
Because they are really 'nice' people??
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Because they are really 'nice' people??
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Must depend on your dealer as I only had 1 key when I went to test drive the car but the salesman sorted out a second key for me. Also when I had a new keypad installed(due to interference) this was done at a very good rate. I suppose if you have all your work on the car done at the same dealer you get long term benefits.
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