I drive an '09 Subaru Forester. The keyfob remote is good for locking, unlocking, and screaming bloody murder. That's it.
So you can imagine my surprise when I called the parts department of my local dealership to find out how much a new one would cost, they quoted me $167. For a fob that can un/lock my doors. Can't start it, can't open the trunk, doesn't have a key with a special chip, can't do the proximity thing that unlocks the car by being near it.
Seriously? I laughed in his face and popped over to amazon. Didn't like their offerings so I tried ebay and snagged a fob for $25. Got it programmed and works like a charm.
June 20, 2018 at 09:17PM
