Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:03:54 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> wrote in message news:vsql31520qlorki17s41g078h0n63otclbnospamcom... > On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:21:37 -0500, "xxx.xx" <linternospamnet> wrote: > >>actually, now that i think of it, i could keep a transponder/remote >>key >>hidden in the car and just get a regular non-transponder, non-remote >>key to >>take in the h20 w/ me. my understanding is that such a key would >>open the >>doors but not start the car. is that correct? if so, can i just go >>to the >>hardware store and get a copy made of my trans/remote key? >> thanks again for the help ... >> > > Yep. that's the way it works, but you'll probably have trouble > finding > anyone that has Saab blanks without transponders. The key with transponder but no remote is perfectly waterproof and you will be able to bring it in the water. It's also not all that bulky, at least not like the remote key. However, the key did cost almost $80 at the stealership including the programming. -Fred W