lynniep
New member
Hiya, I'm newbie, know nowt about cars , just here for a waffle-on, having bought a Y reg 1.2 yesterday so my beloved can tootle to work and not nick my car.
I've being trying to find out the cost of a new key (only got the one blue key for - and a small boy who likes to bin them if we're not quick enough -so really need a spare for if the worst happens)
I'm in Cambridgeshire, and have tried two dealers already - rapidly reaching the conclusion that its going to cost me an arm and a leg (well, mebbe a couple of pinkies)
The key is £99.36 (both dealers agreed on that) then theres the cost of the code card and coding. The first told me £33.40 total, the second £11.34 for the card and £38 for the coding itself. This is plus vat. So we're talking about £155 or £175 for a new key. Blimey.
Then I quickly asked (2nd dealer) about a service - I don't have a service history and its done about 45k. £185!!! So local garage it is for that then.
Blimey these car things are expensive arent they?? Anyone found any cheaper prices than that? I'm guessing that the cost of the key is not going to change, since they look that up centrally, but could I get the coding cost down?
I've being trying to find out the cost of a new key (only got the one blue key for - and a small boy who likes to bin them if we're not quick enough -so really need a spare for if the worst happens)
I'm in Cambridgeshire, and have tried two dealers already - rapidly reaching the conclusion that its going to cost me an arm and a leg (well, mebbe a couple of pinkies)
The key is £99.36 (both dealers agreed on that) then theres the cost of the code card and coding. The first told me £33.40 total, the second £11.34 for the card and £38 for the coding itself. This is plus vat. So we're talking about £155 or £175 for a new key. Blimey.
Then I quickly asked (2nd dealer) about a service - I don't have a service history and its done about 45k. £185!!! So local garage it is for that then.
Blimey these car things are expensive arent they?? Anyone found any cheaper prices than that? I'm guessing that the cost of the key is not going to change, since they look that up centrally, but could I get the coding cost down?