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Jim Bergerac Rank: Renault 16

Jim Bergerac

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I had a poke around an 05 example of the above recently and was amazed by how various features of it seemed to belong to a car at least 10-15 years older than the plate suggested. Oddly appealling, I thought.

Volksy Rank: Renault 16

Volksy

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I've been eye-ing that Crown Vic up for a while. I agree that it's probably the only American car I'd consider.

 

Don't have £2000 though :-(

Conrad D. Conelrad Rank: Lancia Gamma

Conrad D. Conelrad

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I wish those door mounted keypads had found their way onto the UK Fords. 

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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what are they all abput? do you need a combination rather than a key?

Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Junkman

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Exactly. Ford USA "keyless entry system".

Not compliant with EU regulations, hence it never made it to European Ford products.

Volksy Rank: Renault 16

Volksy

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Surely tapping in a pin, is more faff than using a key !?!

brickwall Rank: Lancia Gamma

brickwall

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Exactly. Ford USA "keyless entry system".

Not compliant with EU regulations, hence it never made it to European Ford products.

 

 

The code for the pad is written on a sticker on the door lock ECU

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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There's bits of Cortina, Maserati, e23 7 series and god knows whate else in there. Would!

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Junkman

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The code for the pad is written on a sticker on the door lock ECU

 

And the owner is hence supposed to change it to a personal one asap.

The system is far superior to the conventional keys/locks customary at the time of its introduction in the early Eighties.

However, it clashes with a EU directive that makes it an offense to be not in the possession of a spare key, thus it never became available on Euro Fords.

Conrad D. Conelrad Rank: Lancia Gamma

Conrad D. Conelrad

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Surely tapping in a pin, is more faff than using a key !?!

 

They have other benefits.

  • You can lock your keys in the car if you're going swimming in the sea
  • Feel cool using it

Admittedly it's mainly that last one. 

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