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May 17, 2004 11:30:46 AM

Gilmour: Junior; Loc: Dubai , United Arab Emirates; Posts: 126, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 8, 2004

Ignition Key

Does anyone know the reason why Porsche changed from the fold away 993 ignition key to the more conventional key found on the 996

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May 17, 2004 11:53:18 AM

orchard21: Junior; Loc:; Posts: 59, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 16, 2003; Reply to: Gilmour

Re: Ignition Key

The 993 didn't have fold away keys. The new cayenne does, wich are from VW (they are nice).

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May 17, 2004 12:13:22 PM

Gilmour: Junior; Loc: Dubai , United Arab Emirates; Posts: 126, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 8, 2004; Reply to: orchard21

Re: Ignition Key

orchard21

I beg to differ. I owned a 993 until Feb this year and it came with a fold away key. My 996 T has just arrived with a conventional key. Just wondering why the change

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May 17, 2004 1:02:32 PM

dan996: Expert; Loc: Delray Beach, Florida, , United States; Posts: 1563, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 24, 2003; Reply to: Gilmour

Re: Ignition Key

996 keys are less bulky. I don't care for the Cayenne keys. The 993 key was falling apart all the time. It needed technology change. The 996 key starts looking bad after a few years because the plastic starts degrading. I hope they come up with something better for the 997.

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May 17, 2004 1:54:06 PM

RC: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Rennteam HQ , Germany; Posts: 59592, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 26, 2002; Reply to: Gilmour

Re: Ignition Key

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Gilmour said:
orchard21

I beg to differ. I owned a 993 until Feb this year and it came with a fold away key. My 996 T has just arrived with a conventional key. Just wondering why the change

My 993 also had a fold away key.
The 996 key is less bulky and with a rounded shape to be "trouser pocket friendly". I actually like it very much.
My Cayenne key is extremely bulky and heavy, my pocket looks horrible when I put it inside. I wish Porsche would have found something less bulky, less heavy are more stylish for the Cayenne but I guess they had to use the VW solution.
I also liked my Mercedes E55 key...it was pretty light, not so big and it had all the electronics incorporated, incl. keyless go.
Today's electronics would make a pretty tiny key possible but apparently car manufacturers don't want it...or taking your post in consideration, maybe customers don't want it.

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May 17, 2004 4:38:42 PM

dan996: Expert; Loc: Delray Beach, Florida, , United States; Posts: 1563, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 24, 2003; Reply to: RC

Re: Ignition Key

The girls will want to know "Is that a Cayenne key in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?!"

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May 17, 2004 5:12:23 PM

poursha: Pilot; Loc: San Francisco Bay area; Posts: 479, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 5, 2002; Reply to: RC

Re: Ignition Key

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RC said:

I also liked my Mercedes E55 key...it was pretty light, not so big and it had all the electronics incorporated, incl. keyless go.

Agreed--the Mercedes key is a nice design.

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May 17, 2004 10:00:38 PM

RC: Rennteam Administrator; Loc: Rennteam HQ , Germany; Posts: 59592, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 26, 2002; Reply to: dan996

Re: Ignition Key

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dan996 said:
The girls will want to know "Is that a Cayenne key in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?!"

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