Stanley Mishap Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 'I need a plain version of this key !' (Nissan ignition) ...no problem it will only open the doors though madam .... 'I've been to 2 dealers - they said I only need a plain key as a spare' ....OK - yes as a spare door key - however a transponder key is needed to start the car .. 'Look I just want a plain key - alright , nothing else !' -as I said this will only open the door madam... (I cut a plain Nissan ns6) (....half an hour later) 'I WANT MY MONEY BACK - THIS KEY WON'T START MY CAR ! 😞😞😞 Stanley Mishap, mrkeys and kobblers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 'Look I just want a plain key - alright , nothing else !' At that point i would refuse to give a refund. You gave the correct advise so it is the customers fault not yours. I would however offer to Credit the money she paid and trade it against a transponder key that would start the vehicle. kobblers, completelocks, Lock Stock and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 we have had this, customer from hell etc, take Graham's advice credit for a transponder type and give them the other (it's there property) get shot,, kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Mishap Posted March 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 I did agree to take the key price from a transponder....she stormed off and is 'coming back with 'her' husband ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safelycrackers Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Who fancies a day out to Stanley's shop. Looks like we need to wheel out the big guns to fend "the husband" off kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 It doesn't matter how hard you try to explain to them that a plain key won't start the car they just can't grasp it........I despair at just how thick some people can be.......Glad I got out of car keys, It seriously used to do my head in....... kobblers, Fast Fix Elgin and StevenB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 I remember two halves of a broken key- Me is this for the car you need it for yes it may not work as broken keys can be difficult to align no worries I cut it and 20 mins he and 6 mates are back demanding their money and compensation 'or else' pick axe handle under counter springs to life - 4 mates leave quickley I told you it may not work well it works in my mates car ok err but its for your car no its a ford there all the same init please leave my shop in slow jerky movements or kiss barney comes back on monday with ignition we strip and make a key - door lock would have been easier.... kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 This pick axe handle, was it supplied by "Birch"? kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock Stock Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 I always tell the customer that if they want to take a chance on it starting without the chip they can, But when the key turns and the car don't start I wont refund you as the key works. And I have already told that you need it to start in the car. This type of key started in vehicles from 1994 there's no way yours has been missed. k4mrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfern Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 A friend of mine has a shop in West London. Behind the counter is a baseball bat appropriately called the "Discount Stick"! mrkeys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 We get it all the time. People buy remote keys from the internet and ask us to cut the blade. Because they've programmed the remote in manually they assume it will start the car. I tell them once that it won't start it. If they insist I don't argue but tell them it's at their risk. As we have parking outside the shop I get great pleasure from watching them trying to start their car. Autotechnix, kobblers and mrkeys 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaloti Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Ditto Autotechnix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autotechnix Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Sound advice, We keep an old simple, cheap and cheerful Silca RW2 on the counter so the customer can see what buttons you are pressing when you press read their key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Amazing how many have "mates" who can program it for them!!. When it doesn't work it's all your fault because it must be the wrong chip. Stanley Mishap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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