Bubblesong
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Related advice: I leave a bit of dry towel sticking out of shut hatchback, so I can dry the salt water off of valet key beforeinserting into door lock, so I don’t rust the gutz out of my door locking mechanism.
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Landrover offers water proof keys, i just put mine behind the hitch on my truck, like i take the hitch out key in and then secure the hitch back in... <TG>I'm contemplating getting into a new truck or SUV. I haven't bought a new vehicle in a long time and something about the new keys has me concerned.
What do you do with the key when you go in the water? Most places I dive are relatively safe, but there have been a few places I don't think I want to leave the key in an accessible location, and given the whole pushbutton start thing I'm at a loss for what to do with the keys so that I don't drown the keys accidentally and I come back to my vehicle being there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
these work well since whatever vehicle you get in SUV/Truck world should have a hitch...
https://www.amazon.com/HitchSafe-HS...=1&keywords=hitch+vault&qid=1606828148&sr=8-2
Other than that, the key pads for Fords are great and will let you lock the keys in your vehicle which wasn't necessarily a buying decision when I bought my Expedition over a Suburban, but if it came down to a deal breaker, it would have tipped it over. I really don't know why more manufacturers don't use them, but whatever.
these work well since whatever vehicle you get in SUV/Truck world should have a hitch...
https://www.amazon.com/HitchSafe-HS...=1&keywords=hitch+vault&qid=1606828148&sr=8-2
Other than that, the key pads for Fords are great and will let you lock the keys in your vehicle which wasn't necessarily a buying decision when I bought my Expedition over a Suburban, but if it came down to a deal breaker, it would have tipped it over. I really don't know why more manufacturers don't use them, but whatever.
ditto, but these kinds of things are really only to deter someone enough from dealing with your car and moving onto someone else's. Same with the one from Mako, it's not going to stop someone with bolt cutters, but it's going to deter some druggy from looking where you put your keys and rifling through your vehicle.Heard some less than stellar stories of those. Not being very secure was the theme...