Losing your car

[Big_John]

Here's an old Special Forces trick (no **** it really works and yes a Delta Force Soldier told me about it)....

Hold the remote to your chin and click it. It will extend the range of the remote.

Again ....this is a no **** thing that works. Walk backwards away from your car until clicking the remote won't chirp the car. Then put the remote to your chin and it will work. Back up even further and it'll work held to your chin and won't work if you just point it at your car. I've almost doubled the distance several times doing this. Works great at Lambeau Field....

Your body acts as a ground plane (google it) for the antennae in the key fob.

I've been in two of the factories that build those for the car makers. Believe it or not, the Koreans and some of the Japanese have their key fobs and assorted electronics (like the tire inflation monitors) built right here in the good old USA.

 

[72Fury]

Ok, that makes sense.

 

[1978 NYB]

Ok, that makes sense.

Don't tell ISIS, Taliban, or al-Qaida about this....

 

[commando1]

I wouldn't worry.

 

[1978 NYB]

I wouldn't worry.

They use 10 year olds with a remote detonator.....

 

[68Bigred]

What I have done which sent me into a panic mode is I drove one car but then honestly forget which one I drove and come out looking for another one. Funny story I called home and said I am about to call the police because my car was stolen. I asked my brother to come get me and he said he was working on his car in my garage and ased if he could come get me in the car I thought I was missing. After swearing at him and said no that is the car I am missing he said no its not because he was standing there looking at it. He calmly said you must be driving the other car and I looked down the isle and there it was......very embarrassing day.....

 

[bluefury361]

I've been driving the Admiral as my daily driver. All I have to do is walk out of where ever I'm at and it seems to stick out both ends of whatever it's parked next to.

 

[Big_John]

I can't say I lost my 300 in any parking lot... It kinda stands out like Will's Admiral.

I have had issues with rental cars though..... I was in Colorado once (this was before key fobs were the norm) and came out of a restaurant and was having an issue with the key not fitting the rental car.... I fooled with it for a few minutes and then noticed a guy standing next to me asking if I was having a problem getting in my car.... I said yes and he said "that's because it's not yours". I looked up and my identical car was parked next to us.... He laughed a lot because he had walked over to mine first...

Having a blue Impala company car leads to some parking lot fun though.... They must have made millions of those. I've gotten in the habit of making sure before I get in....