What a plonker !
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Thought I might share this senior moment with you.
Got home last night after a very pleasant evening with friends at the Royal Albert Hall for the Classics Spectacular.
Parked the car outside my house and popped in to change into a warmer jacket before putting the car in my garage.
Put the key in ignition,nothing happened,tried key several times,now panic setting in,stress level rising.
Decided to phone the AA in the morning. On walking towards the house I then glanced at the key and realised I had been trying to start the Aston with the key from my Ford Focus the key was in the pocket of the jacket I had changed into.
Returned to the Aston with the correct key and all was ok,huge sigh of relief,many thanks to the Lord.
Anybody else had a similar moment ?
Got home last night after a very pleasant evening with friends at the Royal Albert Hall for the Classics Spectacular.
Parked the car outside my house and popped in to change into a warmer jacket before putting the car in my garage.
Put the key in ignition,nothing happened,tried key several times,now panic setting in,stress level rising.
Decided to phone the AA in the morning. On walking towards the house I then glanced at the key and realised I had been trying to start the Aston with the key from my Ford Focus the key was in the pocket of the jacket I had changed into.
Returned to the Aston with the correct key and all was ok,huge sigh of relief,many thanks to the Lord.
Anybody else had a similar moment ?
When I first got mine I had a moment in a retail park where the car wouldn't start, it wouldn't even turn over. Along with cursing inwardly, I sat and pondered my options for about twenty seconds - before moving the floormat slightly to the right and pressing down the clutch pedal again.
The Aston keyswitch is a Ford part, so the key is a perfect mechanical fit, but I don't get how you were able to turn the barrel if it was the wrong key? Sounds a bit crap of Aston to me, if any key can turn the switch. They haven't bothered to put the pins in. Can your Focus key open the Aston door too?
Johnny42 said:
The Aston keyswitch is a Ford part, so the key is a perfect mechanical fit, but I don't get how you were able to turn the barrel if it was the wrong key? Sounds a bit crap of Aston to me, if any key can turn the switch. They haven't bothered to put the pins in. Can your Focus key open the Aston door too?
No the key wouldn't turn in the barrel BUT at moments such as this,in my defence,it was dark,I was tired and suffering from a cold,reason goes out the window.It's also the fact that one often reads posts of faulty batteries causing problems and it was the case of 2+2 = 5.
Plus the key fob is similar to both cars.
My car has the ECU thing. I'd prefer the traditional key-in-steering-column arrangement though. A couple of times now I've been driving along, and wanted to switch the radio on or off. I put my left hand to the dash to find my fingers touching the key and about to eject it at 70mph. I've not tried to see what happens if you do eject the key while moving, I think there's a lot to be said about this requiring a very deliberate and unusual action that's not like anything else in the car.
Johnny42 said:
My car has the ECU thing. I'd prefer the traditional key-in-steering-column arrangement though. A couple of times now I've been driving along, and wanted to switch the radio on or off. I put my left hand to the dash to find my fingers touching the key and about to eject it at 70mph. I've not tried to see what happens if you do eject the key while moving, I think there's a lot to be said about this requiring a very deliberate and unusual action that's not like anything else in the car.
Good point......does anyone know would happen if somebody tried such a thing ?Not an Aston, but I recently bought a 430. Filled up after a day or two and put the key in and turned - nothing. Tried again, nothing. Key out, make sure in neutral, key in, turn, NOTHING.
I'm starting to get a bead on at this point. Pulse starting to rise.
Sat back, head in hands, thinking about the dog of a car I'd just bought, staring at the wheel.
Someone must have done this with the "engine start" Aston button!?
I'm starting to get a bead on at this point. Pulse starting to rise.
Sat back, head in hands, thinking about the dog of a car I'd just bought, staring at the wheel.
Someone must have done this with the "engine start" Aston button!?
Big Ry said:
Johnny42 said:
My car has the ECU thing. I'd prefer the traditional key-in-steering-column arrangement though. A couple of times now I've been driving along, and wanted to switch the radio on or off. I put my left hand to the dash to find my fingers touching the key and about to eject it at 70mph. I've not tried to see what happens if you do eject the key while moving, I think there's a lot to be said about this requiring a very deliberate and unusual action that's not like anything else in the car.
Good point......does anyone know would happen if somebody tried such a thing ?FrankAbagnale said:
Not an Aston, but I recently bought a 430. Filled up after a day or two and put the key in and turned - nothing. Tried again, nothing. Key out, make sure in neutral, key in, turn, NOTHING.
I'm starting to get a bead on at this point. Pulse starting to rise.
Sat back, head in hands, thinking about the dog of a car I'd just bought, staring at the wheel.
Someone must have done this with the "engine start" Aston button!?
My MG Midget has a start button (unmarked) and if I forget to tell a garage when I drop the car off I always get a call, without fail, "your car's not starting mate...".I'm starting to get a bead on at this point. Pulse starting to rise.
Sat back, head in hands, thinking about the dog of a car I'd just bought, staring at the wheel.
Someone must have done this with the "engine start" Aston button!?
Big Ry said:
Johnny42 said:
My car has the ECU thing. I'd prefer the traditional key-in-steering-column arrangement though. A couple of times now I've been driving along, and wanted to switch the radio on or off. I put my left hand to the dash to find my fingers touching the key and about to eject it at 70mph. I've not tried to see what happens if you do eject the key while moving, I think there's a lot to be said about this requiring a very deliberate and unusual action that's not like anything else in the car.
Good point......does anyone know would happen if somebody tried such a thing ?Impasse said:
When I first got mine I had a moment in a retail park where the car wouldn't start, it wouldn't even turn over. Along with cursing inwardly, I sat and pondered my options for about twenty seconds - before moving the floormat slightly to the right and pressing down the clutch pedal again.
Nice to see that I'm not the only one who has had this problem!!! Had a tour of the AM factory, decided Astons were brilliant and then got back in mine... to find nothing started! 20 seconds later and some quick diagnosis and I was breathing again.Impasse said:
Big Ry said:
Johnny42 said:
My car has the ECU thing. I'd prefer the traditional key-in-steering-column arrangement though. A couple of times now I've been driving along, and wanted to switch the radio on or off. I put my left hand to the dash to find my fingers touching the key and about to eject it at 70mph. I've not tried to see what happens if you do eject the key while moving, I think there's a lot to be said about this requiring a very deliberate and unusual action that's not like anything else in the car.
Good point......does anyone know would happen if somebody tried such a thing ?Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff