By pdin222 - 29/11/2012 14:45 - United States

Today, the battery cables on my car came loose, thus resetting my car's electronics to factory settings. The anti-theft system is now turned on, and I can't start my car with it on. Luckily, it turns off with a remote. The remote broke about six months ago. FML
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pdin222 8

Well, where to start. First, the car is a 1995 Geo Prizm. For all of you saying, "Hey bro, should of called the dealer.", that's not possible, seeing as how they went out of business around a decade ago. It was after market junk a previous owner installed, ‘cause lord knows every kid on the block wanted a Geo Prizm, and it would have been stolen in a matter of seconds. The remote was pretty well destroyed when I go the car, and finally just fell apart on my key chain about six months ago. So no, I wasn't going to buy a new remote for my bups of a car. I finally found the theft system and just pulled it out. I now have it pierced on a stick in my front yard, to warn the other anti theft systems. Also, for those saying, "Your an idiot", it is you're, not your.

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Ugi 26

Well, you have had six months to get that remote fixed.... Often it's just that the batteries in these things become exhausted. Have you tried a new battery in the remote?

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Harpy20 24

Did you pay the little extra for Roadside assistance?

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skyeyez9 24

Did you pay the extra money (around $40) for insurance to get a replacement key fob? The dealership will replace the key fob for you, otherwise it would cost around $300 (at least the one for my car costs that much to replace).

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chevyboy1122 9

Turn the key on for 10 min ten start... Chevy security bipass

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yamahabiker94 1

I posted this as a reply to a comment but I'm reporting just so everyone who may (or may not) be in this situation knows this small but useful piece of information My brother had a 95 VW Jetta with the same problem and if you unlock the door manually it would reset the alarm. Some cars have sequences like multiple rotations of the key in one or both directions but its a pretty standard fail safe auto manufacturers program into the alarm for this situation. Also, in resetting the alarm, the ignition interlock is released and the car will start and drive like normal! All it takes is to google the sequence for your specific make/model and you'll be out of trouble in no time.

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eric40962005 8

Put in the key and turn to run position it will turn off

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Retired_Panda 7

if its a manual you can push start it still

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TheWorkingMan 7

And this, my friends, is one if the main things you gotta e responsible for with your car.

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confusdsincbirth 5

Same exact thing happened to me except instead of the remote breaking months prior, it had broken that day.

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pdin222 8

Well, where to start. First, the car is a 1995 Geo Prizm. For all of you saying, "Hey bro, should of called the dealer.", that's not possible, seeing as how they went out of business around a decade ago. It was after market junk a previous owner installed, ‘cause lord knows every kid on the block wanted a Geo Prizm, and it would have been stolen in a matter of seconds. The remote was pretty well destroyed when I go the car, and finally just fell apart on my key chain about six months ago. So no, I wasn't going to buy a new remote for my bups of a car. I finally found the theft system and just pulled it out. I now have it pierced on a stick in my front yard, to warn the other anti theft systems. Also, for those saying, "Your an idiot", it is you're, not your.

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Moonfist 1

Berates others for improper use of "your" vs "you're". Uses "should of", but it's "should have".

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pdin222 8

Also, it was a sarcastic, fictional quote that I was making, meant to sound like several of the "know-it-alls" on the thread of comments, who really have no clue what they are talking about. The "should of" goes along with the bro-slang used in the quote.

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birdierising 16

Your follow up comment is so funny that I favorited this. Good job, glad you got the Prizm sorted!

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withasmile 3

Three things: 1. Glad you fixed the problem. 2. Knew you didn't 'deserve it' :-) and it wasn't that simple a fix. 3. Thanks for the update - wish other posters would do that - especially the really juicy ones that always leave you wondering what the h@!& happened next lol Oh, wait - one more thing - you definitely earned style points for staking the offending system in your yard. Nice touch!

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