It was bound to happen

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It was bound to happen

March 21, 2007, 06:40:01 PM

Well after owning the Cougar for a little over 6 years, I finally locked the keys in it. I always pull the keys when I get out, but I was on the phone wtih my parents when I parked, so I shut it off and then finished my conversation. Thinking I had pulled the keys, I got out and locked it. When I got back to my car, I relized the keys were still inside. I finally found somebody to pick me up and take me back home to pick up a spare set. I had to fill out so many forms to borrow a loaner key to get in to get my spare set (all my keys were locked in the car) and I then I finally got a ride back to my car. After thanking my friend I headed back home, about 2 blocks away I realized my cell phone was missing too. The pants I was wearing have large pockets and it slipped out in my friends car. Luckily he saw it and followed me home, so about a minute later there he was. I've decided I'm going to lock myself in tonight so I don't lose anything else :hick:

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Reply #1 – March 21, 2007, 06:51:42 PM

haha, i remember the first time i locked the keys in my cougar. at an exclusively ford-lincoln-mercury parts company (not a dealership a private business). went there with mom, this was like 3 months after i started driving! it was for a friend of the family who was going to change some gaskets for me to stop a leak. we get the parts walk back outside and oops!!! fortunately one of the workers just happened to have a "slim-jim" in his car, and after like 2 minutes of trying he finally snagged it and pulled the lock up. only problem? he realized he had it about 20 minutes later, after we called triple-A to come help us out.

my mom was FURIOUS. the next day she made me go to Ace hardware and have 2 copies of the keyset made, one for home, one for HER keychain!

i have NEVER locked em in again!

oh and yes i have keyless entry, at the time the actual buttons had fallen in and were about 1/2" back and pointing upward. we later had a shop put a new unit in. they fell in once when my mom went to open it. my dad always claimed she pushed em HARD, she says she was very careful. whatever the case, i actually as a habit still use the key! but if i do use the buttons i push them with a feather-touch. that was an expensive repair!!!

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Reply #2 – March 21, 2007, 06:58:33 PM

I was originally going to call the autoclub, but I recently dropped it (had National Motor Club) since my insurance company now has the same service (AIG). I pulled out the card and found out that they needed my insurance policy number...which of course was locked in the car (d'oh) . So now I know to put the policy number on the card. I'd probably still be sitting out there if I called the club anyway :)

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Reply #3 – March 21, 2007, 07:25:33 PM

I lock my keys in Layla all the time. The keyless buttons work so I never think about it. One day about a year and half ago, I locked em in the car with her running and the hood up while I ran inside the g/f's mom's house to grab some stuff. I came out and the keyless didn't work. I hit the #s again, got nothing. The fuse had blown! So I'm standing in front of the g/f's mom's house with my car running, the hood up, keyless entry, with my keys inside, and locked out. I never felt so dumb in my life :hick: I eventually pulled the battery cable to shut the car off and then pulled the passenger door lock out to pull up on the lock cylinder. Man, those were the days...

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Reply #4 – March 21, 2007, 07:29:26 PM

ha my friend did that the other day we were working on his new bonivelle and it was running, and he locked the keys in we had to lightly pry the window down luckly it was cracked open, and use a coat hanger to open it what a pain in the balls

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Reply #5 – March 21, 2007, 07:30:14 PM

Isn't it really really easy to break into these cars? I think I remember something about using a screw driver and knowing where to place it under the door handle.

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Reply #6 – March 21, 2007, 07:32:28 PM

thats why i thank the good lord for keyless entry. THANK YOU LORUD

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Reply #7 – March 21, 2007, 07:52:57 PM

I don't recall ever locking my keys in any of my Tbirds... mainly because I don't lock my doors. At least not the Birds. Last time I locked my doors was when I had my Grand Am. It got broken into and they ripped up the sheetmetal. Screw that!

The only reason I lock the Focus is because of the remote locks.

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Reply #8 – March 21, 2007, 08:38:18 PM

Yeah, I've heard it is really easy to break into these cars. I haven't heard how though, and that might be a good thing. Although I guess if someone went to all the trouble of looking at a forum such as this to steal my car, well I guess they can have it, lol.

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Reply #9 – March 21, 2007, 09:49:52 PM

I have been pretty lucky with my bird. The sunroof ia almost always open so the two times i did lock my keys in I was able to go through the roof with a broom handel or some other long pole and open it. Door lock or window buttons

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Reply #10 – March 22, 2007, 01:10:43 AM

I lock myself out once. Lucky for me, a cop I know was passing by and I had him slim jim the lock. From now on I always have a spare key in my wallet, just in case.

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Reply #11 – March 22, 2007, 02:40:12 AM

I have locked the keys in my former wagon and my ranger. It doesn't matter with the cat, due to the passenger door not being able to lock! lol.

Though I had to spend about 4 hours on the wagon to get the door unlocked. after that I have spares up the wazoo. I always have separate car keys and house keys. I personally have spares to all my parents vehicles as well. lol

A little paranoid? YES