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        "http://bblfish.net/work/atom-owl/2006-06-06/#body" : [ "\n        <div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\"> <section data-id=\"62e560cd\" data-element_type=\"section\"> <div> <div data-id=\"1d5cb92c\" data-element_type=\"column\"> <div> <div data-id=\"23c11b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> <div> <p>Weâ\u0080\u0099re not saying the keys we repair, replace or re-program are in any way run-of-the-mill, but these car keys here are certainly out of the ordinary!</p> <p>Is it a USB stick? Is it a lighter? No â\u0080\u0093 itâ\u0080\u0099s Aston Martinâ\u0080\u0099s â\u0080\u009CEmotional Control Unitâ\u0080\u009D, a tricky piece of kit that needed to be inserted into the dash in just the right way to start the engine â\u0080¦  and removed and reinserted in just the right way to re-start it. A bit difficult, weâ\u0080\u0099re told, if youâ\u0080\u0099re trying to get the engine going in a hurry. Oh, and itâ\u0080\u0099s made of sapphire, too<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image4-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image4-300x188.png 300w, https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image4.png 750w\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />When is a car key not a car key? When itâ\u0080\u0099s a watch. Or the original Aston Martin car key watch â\u0080\u0093 just press on the glass watch face to open up your DBS or DB9. And it tells the time, too.</p> <p>One of the more expensive keys weâ\u0080\u0099ve come across, from Finnish car key specialist Awain. This diamond-studded number is worth over half a million pounds, and can be customised to start anything from that Â£70 million â\u0080\u009963 Ferrari 250 GTO to a fifty quid Reliant Robin.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image3.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image13.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Who needs a dashboard when this little touch-screen handful from BMW offers climate control, fuel level information, headlight switches and remote parking assist?</p> <p>This isnâ\u0080\u0099t actually an ignition key. What it does, though, is retract the spoiler on your Bugatti Veyron, shut the front air diffusers, drop ground clearance to under three inches so youâ\u0080\u0099re ready to go slightly over any legal speed limit â\u0080\u0093 up to 250+ mph.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Weâ\u0080\u0099re not quite sure why Chrysler decided to create a car key that glows in the dark. Perhaps they thought it would go well with the name of the model it was made for â\u0080\u0093 the Neon.</p> <p>No prizes for guessing which marque this key would start. Well, it would if it wasnâ\u0080\u0099t blank and wasnâ\u0080\u0099t being listed on Ebay for over Â£2,000.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image22.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image20.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Perhaps not the most visibly glamourous key in this collection, but Hondaâ\u0080\u0099s 1990 NSX key was supposedly made from titanium and couldnâ\u0080\u0099t be cut with normal key-cutting equipment. Actually it wasnâ\u0080\u0099t, but what a selling point.</p> <p>When is something worn on the wrist not an Aston Martin car key? When itâ\u0080\u0099s a Jaguar â\u0080\u009CActivity Key, of course. It opens F-Pace models when held at the rear of the car and, fortunately for UK owners, itâ\u0080\u0099s not affected by rainwater.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image17.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />The Kia Stinger has a more aggressive design than other Kia models, and its key fob matches that design. Some say it reminds them of a remote control detonator â\u0080\u0093 but how theyâ\u0080\u0099d know what one of those looks like is beyond us.</p> <p>If you can afford a million pound plus Koenigsegg Agera R, you might want to look behind your sofa cushions for the spare change youâ\u0080\u0099d need for its key. This one is platinum and black onyx, complete with diamonds around the edge â\u0080\u0093 a snip at Â£250k!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image19.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image24.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />This aftermarket Mazda RX-7 key is, weâ\u0080\u0099re told, educational in that it shows how a rotary engine works, but we think weâ\u0080\u0099d get a better idea from one of their keychains. Still, itâ\u0080\u0099s an interesting look.</p> <p>A clean, clear (and carbon fibre) design that says it all: you own a McLaren. What more is there to say?!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image16.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image21.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Possibly the earliest, if not the original key card â\u0080\u0093 not thin enough to fit in a wallet, but still a somewhat thicker slice of automotive history nonetheless. Thank you, Mercedes.</p> <p>A tiny key for a tiny car. Well, itâ\u0080\u0099s called a Mini, but itâ\u0080\u0099s nowhere near as tiny as the original pocket-sized 1959 Morris Mini-Minor.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image14.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image25.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Unlike Hondaâ\u0080\u0099s 1990 NSX key that they claimed was formed from titanium, the key for a Nissan 300 ZX really was made out of that particular metal.</p> <p>If youâ\u0080\u0099re driving one of the hundred Pagani Huayras ever produced then youâ\u0080\u0099ll want a key thatâ\u0080\u0099s suitable for a six-litre, seven-speed (manual, of course) supercar â\u0080¦ with its own USB stick included â\u0080\u0093 like this one.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image10.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image23.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Bespoke car key creator Formawerx offer this understated key for a Porsche 911. Six holes? Itâ\u0080\u0099s all to do with the carâ\u0080\u0099s flat-six engine. How many people are going to recognise it when itâ\u0080\u0099s placed ostentatiously on the table remains to be seen.</p> <p>Porscheâ\u0080\u0099s 917 was built for speed, and that meant the need to shave off any excess weight â\u0080\u0093 its aluminium chassis weighed, weâ\u0080\u0099re told, less than a hundred pounds â\u0080¦ its gearstick knob was made out of balsa wood â\u0080¦ and even the key had holes drilled into it for lightness.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image11.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Hereâ\u0080\u0099s another clunky key card (see Mercedes, above) â\u0080\u0093 not a hope of it sitting comfortably in a wallet â\u0080¦ or hanging happily from a keychain. This one courtesy of Renault.</p> <p>Smartphones. For everything. Need we say more?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image12.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image9.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Yet another key supposedly crafted from titanium â\u0080\u0093 where *did* that idea come from? Whether it was because titanium key blades are hard to cut or because titanium keys were fast becoming a clichÃ©, these Subaru STI keys were phased out after just one year.</p> <p>Teslaâ\u0080\u0099s Model S key fob looks sleek, but unless you have a copy of the driverâ\u0080\u0099s handbook youâ\u0080\u0099re not going to have much of an idea of where to press on the fob to open the doors or boot (front or back) â\u0080¦ or where to find the built-in card reader to hold it against on the car itself in case of a flat battery.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image26.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Volkswagen. Of course.</p> <p>Volkswagen again â\u0080\u0093 and back in the early 2000s, this was a seriously cool piece of car key kit. A flip-out key blade? Wow!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image15.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                      </p> <p>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://43fr7l4f3jlg4gecv16vz07c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image18.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" />\n                        <br />Not as bulky as BMWâ\u0080\u0099s touchscreen key (see above) but with an equally high-definition screen, the Volkswagen PCP key included a satellite link so you could check your VWâ\u0080\u0099s status wherever you happened to be on the planet.</p> <p>Like we said, these keys arenâ\u0080\u0099t exactly commonplace â\u0080\u0093 especially those diamond-encrusted numbers from Awain and Koenigsegg â\u0080\u0093 but that doesnâ\u0080\u0099t mean we canâ\u0080\u0099t repair, replace or re-program many of them. We have the expertise and dealer-level technology to get you back on the road again, wherever you are in London and the Home Counties â\u0080\u0093 no matter what youâ\u0080\u0099re driving!</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div>\n    " ] ,
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