[jdam1228]

So I'm an idiot, and managed to drop my keys in the trunk and close the lid while I was at work today. So I call roadside assistance and they send out this dude who looks exactly like Hodor from Game of Thrones, and has the intelligence to match.

He has a little blood pressure type hand pump that he jams in between my window and weather stripping and proceeds to fish around in my car with this long (annoyingly thick) metal rod. I'm worried he's gonna break the window prying it aside like that, and the rod tore up my tint. Well nothing was accomplished, and he finally gave up. So I call the dealer and was told that they could make me a new key, so I go in there and learn a very important fact (maybe you all already know this, but I sure didn't).

If you lose your keys completely and the dealer has to reprogram your chip, it will run you in the range of $230, plus the cost of getting your ride towed to the dealer. HOWEVER if you get a key made now, they can cut it based on your VIN for $60 and you can program it yourself in less than ten seconds. Thankfully since I still had my key I was only out the $60.

I don't really understand how they can charge you that much money for something that they can completely do on the spot in a couple minutes based on your VIN, but if you don't have at least one spare key, get it now, while you only have to pay $60, you'll thank yourself later.