kg19989

I have three fobs. Which one is my valet? Does the valet provide anything like less horsepower to those ****head valet parking attendants? I swear the guy who brought my car to me the other day was doing 80 in downtown San Antonio. It was like a scene out of Ferris Bueller's Day Off!


Sorry if this is redundant. I did a search and couldn't find anything on this.

thinkin

The valet key doesn't have a trunk button.

kg19989

hmmm... so I guess I don't have one. I take it that it has no effect on the horsepower either...

Jabberwock

I go thru all kind of gyrations to avoid using a valet service. I'll walk multiple blocks, use a different lot etc to avoid giving the keys to my car to valet. btw there has been a scam lately where they read your garage opener code into another "learner" unit and also look up your address from paperwork in the car. then use the stolen garage door code plus address to burgle your home in the future.

JimsGX

Here's an interesting technology that's being offered on some Ford vehicles now. Would be nice to have a valet key that worked on this principal...

Your Car, MyKey
"If you don't want to track your teen but would like to set limits on their behavior behind the wheel, there's tech for that, too. Ford's MyKey comes standard on the 2010 Focus and will soon migrate to other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models. It allows parents to program any of a car's keys so that when it's inserted into the ignition an embedded transponder chip imposes certain limits.

Parents can set the car's top speed at 80 mph and speed-alert chimes to sound at 45, 55 and 65 mph, as well as limit the overall volume of the audio system to 44 percent of maximum. They can also program MyKey to have the seatbelt reminder chime incessantly and the audio system to mute until the driver's safety belt is buckled, as well as not allow safety features such as blind-spot monitoring and traction control to be turned off.

So while handing over the keys to a kid can be nerve-racking for parents, with today's technology, even when teen drivers are out of your sight doesn't mean that you're out of their minds. And that you don't have to go out of yours worrying about them."

Here's the full article that offers some other alternatives...

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/aud...6/article.html

lexuslspro

This has been possible for well over a decade. It's very dumb that it took this long to become available.

kg19989

Interesting...
Stuff like that is always in the back of my mind when I valet. I feel like they are imprinting my key and taking down my address.... Any fool can get by our gate guard. You have convinced me. No more valet parking for me. Thank you!!!!

AlexusAnja

Yes, but you'll still have to lock your trunk so the attendant can't gain access from the lever in car once they're in. The key only starts car, won't be able to unlock the glove box or trunk.