7 HIDDEN Car Key Features You'll REGRET Not Knowing Sooner (A Mechanic Tells All)

Back in 2016, a Toyota dealer in Houston quoted a TV reporter $583.67 to replace one key. Same key, somebody else quoted almost $300 less. I spent 41 years fixing Japanese and Korean cars, and most folks have no idea what's hiding in the key in their pocket. Before you pay anybody for a new one, watch this. And stay for the end: there's a deadline on the cheap way to do this, and I'll tell you exactly what I'd do this week. One more thing. After all those years at the counter, I'm finally putting everything I know into a book: how to keep your car running for years, what to buy, what to walk away from, and how never to overpay a shop or a dealer again. Before it's ready, I'll give you the first part for free, as a PDF. Subscribe so you're the first to get it, friend. 0:00 What one key can cost you 1:51 The real price list 2:49 Where your money really goes 4:30 Before you pay for a new key 6:41 What's hiding in your fob 8:57 What kills a key 11:09 Why it costs so much 13:55 Dealer or locksmith? 17:34 The third door 19:59 The deadline 21:05 What I'd do this week 22:23 The lady with the Camry