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Why do rental cars companies attach both keys together?
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:22 pm
What is the point of this. I get they don’t want the keys separated and lost but now if you lose one you lose both. Makes it clunky as hell to carry around. Why don’t they just give you one and keep the other themselves in case of emergencies or so they always have a backup. Is there a reason I’m missing or is this something incredibly dumb that has no explanation?
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Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:24 pm to jlovel7
Is this the the only question that has never been asked on the OT?
This post was edited on 10/24/20 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:26 pm to jlovel7
One is for the trunk idiot.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:27 pm to jlovel7
What's an agency going to do with a key when you drop the car off at another location?
This post was edited on 10/24/20 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:28 pm to jlovel7
They want to keep both sets of keys together because they sell the cars after a year or two
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:30 pm to jlovel7
I have rental right now.
The 2 keys thing is irritating.
The 2 keys thing is irritating.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:33 pm to jlovel7
they figure that an average person can separate the keys when they get them
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:35 pm to simonizer
Why waste the time?
It’s a rental.
It’s a rental.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:35 pm to jlovel7
They do it in case you exchange/check in at another location.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:36 pm to simonizer
How? They are attached with wire.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:36 pm to jlovel7
I worked at Enterprise at one point in my life. Cost of replacing one would be far too much and they don’t want the responsibility of keeping a spare set at the branch.
This post was edited on 10/24/20 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:43 pm to parrothead
It’s likely cheaper to have the rare lost key re-done by a dealer then holding onto them separately, plus its most likely a customer loses them and then the customer just pays for it.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:44 pm to jlovel7
Because chances are you're not returning it to the same location. Why should they hold on to a set of keys to a car they'll never see again?
Posted on 10/24/20 at 9:55 pm to jlovel7
I often return a rental car to a different location. That’s a ton of keys if you don’t keep them together.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:01 pm to kciDAtaE
Almost like they could have a home office or warehouse that specializes in storing via something like the VIN and when the car gets sold they just spend the $2.50 sending the key that way.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:16 pm to HECM62
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How? They are attached with wire.
Some snips?
I had a rental for a month when changing companies, cut those bastards apart on day 1!
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:21 pm to fightin tigers
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Almost like they could have a home office or warehouse that specializes in storing via something like the VIN and when the car gets sold they just spend the $2.50 sending the key that way.
Yeah. Or just
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attach both keys together
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:23 pm to jlovel7
Double the chances for them to frick you over.
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:33 pm to HECM62
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How? They are attached with wire.
it's wire, not kryptonite
Posted on 10/24/20 at 10:38 pm to simonizer
Enterprise started doing some sort of cable bullshite. Can only imagine the $49 charge for them to recable it.
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