Don't lose your keys

[Dr G]

Only accepting orders for new keys in an emergency (i.e. both keys lost).

[catso]

Whilst I've never lost a key, I'd not be purchasing a new car if they only supplied one key...

[Dr G]

Under normal circumstances fair enough, but I don't think it's a choice most people have the luxury of right now.

[blueg33]

catso said:

Whilst I've never lost a key, I'd not be purchasing a new car if they only supplied one key...

Agree. TBH I wouldn't buy an old car with one key either.

[DodgyGeezer]

catso said:

Whilst I've never lost a key, I'd not be purchasing a new car if they only supplied one key...

absolutely

[HTP99]

Guy at work, his dad is the general sales manager for a large Audi group, he was telling me about this 1 key thing for new car recently, it madness, if you lose that 1 key you are screwed.

I can't help thinking that Audi are just using the chip supply issue as a convenient way of saving a chunk of money which isn't passed on to the consumer, however I bet they get away with it, what with the seemingly blind faith that consumers seem to place in this brand.

[Dr G]

I can't speak for any other dealer, but I'm either discounting in lieu or putting them on an open ended IOU.

I think the intention is that they can't supply them, not that they won't.

[Damp Logs]

Are other manufacturers doing the same?

[Dr G]

There's all sorts of stuff in short supply currently.

Customer collecting a brand new A35 today without some online functionality as a component for the GSM module is unavailable. It'll be a later retrofit by the dealer when availability is restored.

[23.7]

My wife recently purchased a Dacia, it came with 2 keys.

For convenience we have one each, as we do with my Hyundai. (and the front door)

[blueg33]

Many Audis need a key for each driver as the memory seats etc are key dependent (yes you can select driver profiles via various touchscreen menus but your own key is much better)

[Sheepshanks]

Dr G said:

I can't speak for any other dealer, but I'm either discounting in lieu or putting them on an open ended IOU.

I think the intention is that they can't supply them, not that they won't.

Surely no-one would agree to never getting the second key, unless these cars be opened with an App?

[anonymous-user]

Dr G said:

There's all sorts of stuff in short supply currently.

Customer collecting a brand new A35 today without some online functionality as a component for the GSM module is unavailable. It'll be a later retrofit by the dealer when availability is restored.

GSM module is the problem here, it is 3 generations out of date.

[fatboy b]

Reason #246 Not to buy a new Audi

[Matt_E_Mulsion]

Having one key wouldn't really faze me, I owned my last car for 16 years and only ever needed the use of one of the two keys.

If you do lose it, an hour's work from from an Auto Locksmith will see your lock picked, the cars computer scanned and a new key cut and programmed to your car for a couple of hundred quid, for the vast majority of cars on the current market.

Let's be right at one time people were up in arms about the lack of spare wheels in new cars, we've coped with the situation and now it's more often than not the norm.

[Easternlight]

Wouldn't go witout a second key myself.
Will the second key be supplied when availiable?
I can see in a few years time these cars will be coming on the market with random gizmos missing and will be hard to sell.