keyless thought!
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:36 am
A couple a months ago, me and my mates decided that we should go and climb Ben Nevis.
Trying to be as organised as possible, we pre-booked our accommodation (in Fort William)and as the weather was unpredictable decided to take waterproofs. [img]images/graemlins/boots.gif[/img]
Unfortunately it was my turn to drive and take my car, not that I did not enjoy the A6 1.8T (far from it) but I would be driving/climbing mountain/driving back home again.We were only going for a few days so I knew it was going to be a tough journey. [img]images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
My mates decided that it was not fair that I did all the driving as they sat back and relaxed, they would do the navigating for me (yeah right!) [img]images/graemlins/062802beat_prv.gif[/img]
I know my mates and thought they were upto to mischief, but I accepted there offer- they probably wanted me to go on a scenic route, but had loads of spare time so I was not worried (I was planning on printing off the directions myself from Autoroute, but my printer ran out of ink - how convenient!)
The journey got off to a great start, the engine is quite small (1.
on the Audi and the turbo does a fair amount of work, but you would be mistaken in thinking you were driving a 2.5 ltr. The car drove impeccably on the motorway, very smooth and agile- it fact it floated (I will have to stop listening to Classic FM.) [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]
In fact I had to slow down a few times when I thought I was doing 60mph I was actually doing 90!
I realised we were going the long way, but wasn't too bothered (we were heading towards Dunbar).
Also the interior is near perfect and the seats very comfortable, the climate control is absolute treat, even the fuel economy was good averaging 37mpg+. [img]images/graemlins/033102bigblink_1_prv.gif[/img]
We decided to stop off at Grantshouse (in the middle of now where) I parked up and switched the engine off.
One of my mates decided he wanted a drink so I gave him the key (silly me)and asked him to open the boot. My other mate went round to the back of the car and he SLIPPED towards the boot - he was fine but the key was in the lock and guess what? YES IT SNAPPED!!!!! [img]images/graemlins/062802drink_prv.gif[/img]
I did not know what to say or do, my spare key was at home.
We all had AA membership and mobile phones, but we didn't have a plan.
We all sat deliberating on what to do, the key bit was stuck in the boot lock and the fob was in my hand.
I remembered I had some old pliers in the storage drawer under the car seat - very handy. With extreme care and effort I managed to take the key out of the lock. I thought getting to the Audi garage was a long shot it was 7 in the morning, the AA could get us to a garage but I thought I would persevere myself.
The broken key was out, it had broken off where it had a groove mark ? You know what I mean. [img]images/graemlins/033102talk_1_prv.gif[/img]
I thought if I put half key in the ignition, the car could start and we could go home.
Carefully I put the key into the ignition barrel and was pleased to see a small amount of the key (about 7mm)sticking out of the ignition barrel, very carefully I turned the key with the pliers - the car would turn but the engine would get cut off. The car's immobiliser symbol was
continuosly flashing.
After several unsuccessful attempts (turning the alarm on and off,locking and unlocking the doors) I was ready to give up.
We were all p****d off and thought of the good times together. [img]images/graemlins/boohoo.gif[/img]
Regarding my mates, one is a Pharmacist and the other an Optician, they know nothing about cars, one drives a BMW and the other a MERC- sad or what [img]images/graemlins/9mm.gif[/img]
Then all of a sudden (thanks to my school chemistry lessons [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img])I thought that the fob must need to charge the key for the signal to disarm the immobiliser (clever eh...)
I put the broken key in again into the ignition barrel and again hooked the pliers to this key, then I started to rub the key fob (broken key end)onto the pliers - to get the pliers charged, then still having the key gripped I started the engine. IT STARTED. IT STARTED. IT STARTED. [img]images/graemlins/yellows4.gif[/img]
We were all chuffed at our achievement (how my mates helped me I am not sure, they reckon it was emotional support? what...) [img]images/graemlins/062802drink_prv.gif[/img]
In fact I stopped the car and it started again, no problem.
We were that confident in the car starting we didn't bother with going to Audi or calling AA, in fact we decided to carry on with the trip.
The rest of the trip was quite boring, although we did see the Orange Parade in Glasgow. We had a very tricking moment when we were leaving our B&B accommodation and the owner thought it was a nicked car, he didn't believe us!!! [img]images/graemlins/sekret.gif[/img]
We did climb (walked actually) Ben Nevis, it was a very tiring.
I decided to treat myself to a new set of PLIERS [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img] and naturally my mates forked out for a new key and they paid for the accom/petrol/food/drinks/and even bought me a pair of bridgedale (socks) WOW. [img]images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]
Afterwards I did feel sorry for myself, who else could have such bad luck?? [img]images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
But I am still amazed at AUDI technology and still think they make excellent cars, but are they easy to fix?I am not too sure........
Niaz.
Trying to be as organised as possible, we pre-booked our accommodation (in Fort William)and as the weather was unpredictable decided to take waterproofs. [img]images/graemlins/boots.gif[/img]
Unfortunately it was my turn to drive and take my car, not that I did not enjoy the A6 1.8T (far from it) but I would be driving/climbing mountain/driving back home again.We were only going for a few days so I knew it was going to be a tough journey. [img]images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
My mates decided that it was not fair that I did all the driving as they sat back and relaxed, they would do the navigating for me (yeah right!) [img]images/graemlins/062802beat_prv.gif[/img]
I know my mates and thought they were upto to mischief, but I accepted there offer- they probably wanted me to go on a scenic route, but had loads of spare time so I was not worried (I was planning on printing off the directions myself from Autoroute, but my printer ran out of ink - how convenient!)
The journey got off to a great start, the engine is quite small (1.

In fact I had to slow down a few times when I thought I was doing 60mph I was actually doing 90!
I realised we were going the long way, but wasn't too bothered (we were heading towards Dunbar).
Also the interior is near perfect and the seats very comfortable, the climate control is absolute treat, even the fuel economy was good averaging 37mpg+. [img]images/graemlins/033102bigblink_1_prv.gif[/img]
We decided to stop off at Grantshouse (in the middle of now where) I parked up and switched the engine off.
One of my mates decided he wanted a drink so I gave him the key (silly me)and asked him to open the boot. My other mate went round to the back of the car and he SLIPPED towards the boot - he was fine but the key was in the lock and guess what? YES IT SNAPPED!!!!! [img]images/graemlins/062802drink_prv.gif[/img]
I did not know what to say or do, my spare key was at home.
We all had AA membership and mobile phones, but we didn't have a plan.
We all sat deliberating on what to do, the key bit was stuck in the boot lock and the fob was in my hand.
I remembered I had some old pliers in the storage drawer under the car seat - very handy. With extreme care and effort I managed to take the key out of the lock. I thought getting to the Audi garage was a long shot it was 7 in the morning, the AA could get us to a garage but I thought I would persevere myself.
The broken key was out, it had broken off where it had a groove mark ? You know what I mean. [img]images/graemlins/033102talk_1_prv.gif[/img]
I thought if I put half key in the ignition, the car could start and we could go home.
Carefully I put the key into the ignition barrel and was pleased to see a small amount of the key (about 7mm)sticking out of the ignition barrel, very carefully I turned the key with the pliers - the car would turn but the engine would get cut off. The car's immobiliser symbol was
continuosly flashing.
After several unsuccessful attempts (turning the alarm on and off,locking and unlocking the doors) I was ready to give up.
We were all p****d off and thought of the good times together. [img]images/graemlins/boohoo.gif[/img]
Regarding my mates, one is a Pharmacist and the other an Optician, they know nothing about cars, one drives a BMW and the other a MERC- sad or what [img]images/graemlins/9mm.gif[/img]
Then all of a sudden (thanks to my school chemistry lessons [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img])I thought that the fob must need to charge the key for the signal to disarm the immobiliser (clever eh...)
I put the broken key in again into the ignition barrel and again hooked the pliers to this key, then I started to rub the key fob (broken key end)onto the pliers - to get the pliers charged, then still having the key gripped I started the engine. IT STARTED. IT STARTED. IT STARTED. [img]images/graemlins/yellows4.gif[/img]
We were all chuffed at our achievement (how my mates helped me I am not sure, they reckon it was emotional support? what...) [img]images/graemlins/062802drink_prv.gif[/img]
In fact I stopped the car and it started again, no problem.
We were that confident in the car starting we didn't bother with going to Audi or calling AA, in fact we decided to carry on with the trip.
The rest of the trip was quite boring, although we did see the Orange Parade in Glasgow. We had a very tricking moment when we were leaving our B&B accommodation and the owner thought it was a nicked car, he didn't believe us!!! [img]images/graemlins/sekret.gif[/img]
We did climb (walked actually) Ben Nevis, it was a very tiring.
I decided to treat myself to a new set of PLIERS [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img] and naturally my mates forked out for a new key and they paid for the accom/petrol/food/drinks/and even bought me a pair of bridgedale (socks) WOW. [img]images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]
Afterwards I did feel sorry for myself, who else could have such bad luck?? [img]images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
But I am still amazed at AUDI technology and still think they make excellent cars, but are they easy to fix?I am not too sure........
Niaz.