[chuecalovers]

It's mostly for what others have said, to quickly run outside to get something out of the car w/out having to look for a key. Also good for if you lock your keys in your car, among other things. There are numerous situations where the keypad can be advantageous to the user.

Bingo! My parents 2002 Expedition has it.

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They just look so tacky I thought they must be a requirement or something.

[timgillmoreeztf]

Bingo! My parents 2002 Expedition has it.

Must be a ford thing because my parents have a 2006 or so ford freestyle (yuck, i know) and it has it on there.

[Mmccqrtb]

Time to get the Bi-nocu-laars out and watch your nieghbours input there key codes.
Ive always like the idea of having a keypad inside the car for security that requires the code to start.

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Time to get the Bi-nocu-laars out and watch your nieghbours input there key codes.
Ive always like the idea of having a keypad inside the car for security that requires the code to start.

My mate had a 306 with a keypad back in 1998. It was a novelty to start with but soon became a pain in the arse.

[FreeOEMcheapestPHOTOSHOP]

Last time I locked my keys in my car I used a Tennis Ball to get into it...

[heinz_1966]

Last time I locked my keys in my car I used a Tennis Ball to get into it...

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My wife used to lock her keys in her car all the time. She actually called and wanted me to try the cellphone trick. I argued for awhile about why it wouldn't work, but eventually had to do it just to shut her up.

[slowlexrese]

I have one on my Ford Edge, I actually use it every day. I hate carrying keys around (I'm prone to leaving them at restaurants etc). I essentially lock them inside my car, and use the keypad to enter.

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I have one on my Ford Edge, I actually use it every day. I hate carrying keys around (I'm prone to leaving them at restaurants etc). I essentially lock them inside my car, and use the keypad to enter.

Keyless entry is fairly popular in Europe (the car unlocks either when you are in proximity or each door will unlock when someone touches the handle when the owner is in proximity), has that not caught on over there yet?

[loginereQQ]

Keyless entry is fairly popular in Europe (the car unlocks either when you are in proximity or each door will unlock when someone touches the handle when the owner is in proximity), has that not caught on over there yet?

Yes but that requires you to still carry a card or fob around with you.

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Yes but that requires you to still carry a card or fob around with you.

True, they just looked weird to me. Lack of familiarity I guess.

[Andoror]

I remember when it was regarded as cool to be able to open your car doors before you got to your car

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I remember when it was regarded as cool to be able to open your car doors before you got to your car

LOL. Me too. I remember when they used to be infra-red rather than radio frequency!

I also remember the time I was hanging around in a bus stop with my mates (about 1993) and a guy got out of his car, pressed the button on his key and it shut his windows as well as locked the doors. We all went "oooooh".

[Shemker394]

Digressing from cars for a sec, my house has a key-less door. Its really very convenient, Including for things like setting up temporary codes that can be deleted, if somebody is minding your house for you while you are away, but you don't want to give them permanent access....... etc.

I would not mind one on a car at all.

[FreeOEMcheapestPHOTOSHOP]

I was running an old Citroen Xantia a few years ago and the Central Locking used to be very twitchy... Kinda twitchy like you locked the car, went shopping and upon returning to your car, it was unlocked.

So rather than chancing that an oppertunist car thief might happen to see my car unlock and nobody come to get in it I actually left my car unlocked constantly for about 8months and never had any issue with it.

Mind you it was a bag of $h!t... and worth literally about £100

Still fantastic car... until the Power Steering went.
Oh did you know (funny fact here) Citroen Xantia's use the same fluid for Power Steering and BRAKES.
You ever tried steering a 2 Tonne Brick with no suspension round a roundabout at 60mph because your brakes don't work...?

Thanks Citroen

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One thing I found weird in America is that even a lot of new cars have keypads on the drivers door. What is the advantage of this? Surely new cars all have remote control keys don't they? I don't think you can buy a car in the UK that doesn't have door controls on the key.

[Sleflanna]

I live in the US, and I think I've only seen 1 car in my entire life with a numerical keypad lock on the door.

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I saw loads in Vegas...thinking about it...mainly limos. I'm guessing it's so multiple drivers can use them then?

Although quite a lot of trucks had them there.

[loginereQQ]

I saw loads in Vegas...thinking about it...mainly limos. I'm guessing it's so multiple drivers can use them then?

Although quite a lot of trucks had them there.

You mean SUVs? I have never seen them on trucks, myself.

It is mainly for convenience sake, if you were to lock your keys in your car, if you or a family member want to run outside to grab something from inside without need a key, etc.

[seicslybearee]

only cars I remember ever seeing them on is ford/lincoln/mercury vehicles. the tend to put them on a lot of their higher end vehicles, particularly in the early 2000's. never understood the point of them myself.