Chipped Keys

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Originally Posted by JustPassinThru

It may be; although I can't understand the government's "compelling interest." This isn't a Lamborghini we're talking about.

And if someone wants a car badly enough, he doesn't need keys. A wrecker that lifts by the tires will do just fine. Most cars aren't stolen to drive, even as getaways - they're stolen to part out. So, use your wrecker to haul it away, chop and drop.

Well, there IS a big issues with cars being stolen and exported. So, there are probably as many cars being stolen and then exported than parted out. This is where the gov't step in. They don't care if it is a luxury car or a econobox, they just generalize and have all cars have a chip key. Seriously, it doesn't bother me.

Originally Posted by The Limo 2

My 2007 Yaris M.S.R.P was $19,835. I manage to talk the dealer down $800.00 since I purchased it at the end of July 2007 plus was paying cash. The Federal government gave me back $1000.00 for buying a fuel saving car. Total price to me $18035. So I guess I can still look in the mirror.
Roy

My Sedan was around that price, but having purchased it in 2006, i was not eligible for the 1000$ rebate, so i paid something around 23400$ T&P and taxes included. Anyways, the whole point of trading in the echo was to have a fully loaded car.