Why you should insist on a spare key when buying a used car

Losing car keys can be an expensive headache, but there are cheaper replacement options available. Picture: DENIS DROPPA

Replacing a lost car key used to be a simple task of taking the spare to a key cutter and having a copy made for about R250. These days, however, it's a different story with modern keys equipped with transponders that communicate with a vehicle’s immobiliser unit and engine control unit to allow the car to start. It can also be a keyless entry and start function.

“One could easily be quoted anything from R10,000 to more than R20,000 for work done on various models of cars,” says Dewald Ranft, National Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association.

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