strykeroz
Member
No keys for the house, but office has keys and a security tag so keep them in the console. With my aldi coin. Sadly haven't been able to ditch physical keys yet.
How many of you still carry keys?
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RayK
Active Member
When I'm driving the 3, I've only got one key in my pocket; house key attached to the Model 3 fob.
If I'm driving my wife's Ridgeline or my (daughter's) Murano, there's only the house key attached to those fobs too.
I used to carry a whole bunch of keys back in the day when I had my 323i (both home and work), but since getting the 3, I've kept that keychain inside my laptop case. I don't miss the bulge inside my pocket.
If I'm driving my wife's Ridgeline or my (daughter's) Murano, there's only the house key attached to those fobs too.
I used to carry a whole bunch of keys back in the day when I had my 323i (both home and work), but since getting the 3, I've kept that keychain inside my laptop case. I don't miss the bulge inside my pocket.
Use the fob for our 2015 Model S but otherwise no keys. Whole house is managed through Apple Homekit, including a Schlage Smart Sense Deadbolt for our front door.
since we're all throwing out smart lock suggestions, i'll add mine: yale real living z-wave touchscreen. been very happy with it in the two years or so we've had it installed.
that being said, back to the original point of the post...no keys for me. enter through garage, or using the keyless entry front door if need be. that being said, it's frustrating sometimes in that our mailboxes are at the end of the street. when i drove my old car, i could always stop on the way home...now i have to remember to take a key with me, or go again later. been meaning to leave a mail key in the car in the center console, but i haven't gotten that far yet.
that being said, back to the original point of the post...no keys for me. enter through garage, or using the keyless entry front door if need be. that being said, it's frustrating sometimes in that our mailboxes are at the end of the street. when i drove my old car, i could always stop on the way home...now i have to remember to take a key with me, or go again later. been meaning to leave a mail key in the car in the center console, but i haven't gotten that far yet.
I store my keys on that hook in my backpack that I never used before until I got a Model 3. More room in my pocket and I never misplace my keys!
I enter through my garage, but I usually lock my garage door as well so I carry around my house key.
Third gen is even better, more consistent (quicker to respond), and the battery life is over double the 2nd gen. I now go well over a year of battery with the third gen. There's also a new, smaller version of the August lock coming out soon, so I may even upgrade again. I've had all generations of the locks.
On further inspection, it is the 3rd gen that I have! Its a "gen 3 pro" per my best buy records. I've had it 10 months and havent had to change the batteries yet. I love it!
WilliamG
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JetFalcon
Member
When we gonna have our next article "millennial killing keys"
But I don't need to carry keys. My house has smartphone access so I can open garage & door with smartphone apps.
Only time I need keys is for my BMW Scooter. I kinda wish Tesla made a commuter motorcycle with trunk.
But I don't need to carry keys. My house has smartphone access so I can open garage & door with smartphone apps.
Only time I need keys is for my BMW Scooter. I kinda wish Tesla made a commuter motorcycle with trunk.
sduck
Mr. Duck
Because I'm a boomer and own pants that are older than most of you I also still carry a few keys. A house key. A key to my storage unit. Oh, and some kind of fob that works with my car. I could probably dispense with all of these, but I've spent decades learning how to NOT lose these few keys, and at this point I'm afraid to stop using that knowledge.
I've got a key to my house stashed a 5 minute walk away. If someone finds it and manages to find the right door for it, they've worked hard enough to earn some of my stuff.
Even before my 3 I only had the FOB in my pocket. Now no keys at all. I keep a spare in the car in case a power outage won't allow me in the garage.
I'm not the guy you're asking, but I keep a photocopy of my drivers license in the glovebox in my Law Enforcement Interaction Envelope, which also contains my registration and insurance cards. I still carry a wallet in general but not always.
Maybe I should add a $100 bill to that envelope, now that I think about it.
Fob isn't an acronym (well, in this context anyway), you don't need to put it in all caps.
jonquiljo
Supporting Member
Definitely agree with you. I’m a boomer too and have spent decades learning how to carry keys with least inconvenience. We also have an ICE car, so gotta carry a key for it too.
I use model 3 key card all the time 100%-am never interested in phone (cell)/do not have it for 12 years-hard to believe but it's true.
I carry keys and have a keyfob. Often do not carry my phone. Last thing I want on a run in the woods or studying is a phone disturbing me. People can wait. My run or thought process cannot not.
No keys...however, I have come home to find the power out in my neighborhood and no way to get in my house, so it may not be the smartest policy.
