"mm" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:38:00 +0000, David Teichholtz wrote:

When I bought my 97 SL1, it came with two keys. The ignition switch
had
been replaced and the idiots who did it did not bother to have the
switch
coded to the car.

That costs extra money you know. Maybe they didn't have as much money
as you seem to have.

As much money as I seem to have? Ha! I paid $700 for this car after the
person
who owned it was offered $250 by her mechanic. It started running rough
literally at the
last minute before the owner was moving a few states away. I got the car
running and offered the $700
and she was thrilled. With a child in college and another in private school,
I have very little money
to spend on buying cars.

I did question the previous owner about the keys and she was never offered
the option of
having the lock coded correctly, she was surprised that it could even be
done.

There are also disadvantages to having the same key for the door and
the ignition. A clever guy might have thought of that.

There are, but for my needs one key is much more convienient.