nodrim
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Hello everyone,
I am a backpacker from Slovenia and I am having a problem with my Holden Commodore VT 1999 station wagon. I am in Agnes Water right now and I dropped the only key I have in water and now it doesn't start the car anymore.
I have talked to a couple of locksmith companies in Bundaberg and a Holden dealer and they quoted me on a new key from 100-180 $. But they need the car there or they have to travel here and the tow companies quoted me 350-450 $ to move the car there.
So I was thinking if I could only get it to start once to drive to a locksmith in Bundaberg. I have tried to wait one hour with ignition key in the ON position, but it didn't work. I am waiting again now and I figured I could ask up here if anyone knows what else I can do, because the cost of the towing service or the locksmith travelling here is just absurdly high. I have also booked Fraser island already and have to be there on Monday before 2 pm. If I don't get there I don't get a refund, so I'm screwed if I don't get the car to Bundaberg today to get the new key.
Any ideas would be appreciated. Oh, yeah, I also don't have the BCM number anywhere on my papers (I do have the VIN number and the Key number), so they have to physically be at the car to read it for programming the new key.
Thanks for any help, Milan
I am a backpacker from Slovenia and I am having a problem with my Holden Commodore VT 1999 station wagon. I am in Agnes Water right now and I dropped the only key I have in water and now it doesn't start the car anymore.
I have talked to a couple of locksmith companies in Bundaberg and a Holden dealer and they quoted me on a new key from 100-180 $. But they need the car there or they have to travel here and the tow companies quoted me 350-450 $ to move the car there.
So I was thinking if I could only get it to start once to drive to a locksmith in Bundaberg. I have tried to wait one hour with ignition key in the ON position, but it didn't work. I am waiting again now and I figured I could ask up here if anyone knows what else I can do, because the cost of the towing service or the locksmith travelling here is just absurdly high. I have also booked Fraser island already and have to be there on Monday before 2 pm. If I don't get there I don't get a refund, so I'm screwed if I don't get the car to Bundaberg today to get the new key.
Any ideas would be appreciated. Oh, yeah, I also don't have the BCM number anywhere on my papers (I do have the VIN number and the Key number), so they have to physically be at the car to read it for programming the new key.
Thanks for any help, Milan