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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 853965" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I drove a keyless-entry P700 for the first time today. I made a decision ahead of time that I would keep an open mind. These are my observations.</p><p></p><p>1. After 24 years of using an ignition and BH door key 200 times a day, it was a real challenge for me to overcome my hard-wired "muscle memory". It took several hours before I could develop anything like a smooth routine.</p><p></p><p>2. The process of stopping the car and opening the BH door is definately faster. The process of getting into the car and starting the engine is definately <em>slower</em>.</p><p></p><p>3. I kept pressing the button on the fob with my butt, <strong>causing the BH door come open on me while driving at least 15 times.</strong> MAJOR safety issue. They need to find a way to disable the fob or the BH door latch when the engine is running. Moving the fob to a different belt loop caused it to constantly get in the way of buckling the seat belt. I wound up putting it in my pocket, but kept having the starter button "time out" if I didnt press it fast enough after returning the fob to my pocket.</p><p></p><p>4. I thought that P-700's with sliding rear doors would also have keyless entry in the back. Following the directions, I spent over 5 minutes pushing the button once, then twice, then holding it down, trying to get the back door to unlock before realizing that my car only had it installed in the front.</p><p></p><p>5. After 24 years of having a key ring hanging from my finger or stuck in my pocket every time I get out of the car, it is a <em>really weird feeling </em>to be walking to or from the delivery point without it.</p><p></p><p>6. The BH door is significantly harder to shut due to the resistance of the arm that controls it, so if you accidentally push the button while driving you are at risk of a shoulder injury when you have to push it shut from the drivers seat.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The bottom line is that it is an overpriced gimmick, and like much of the equipment we use it was obviously designed by a person who will never have to actually go out in the real world and <em>use it </em>for 10 or 11 hours a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 853965, member: 14668"] I drove a keyless-entry P700 for the first time today. I made a decision ahead of time that I would keep an open mind. These are my observations. 1. After 24 years of using an ignition and BH door key 200 times a day, it was a real challenge for me to overcome my hard-wired "muscle memory". It took several hours before I could develop anything like a smooth routine. 2. The process of stopping the car and opening the BH door is definately faster. The process of getting into the car and starting the engine is definately [I]slower[/I]. 3. I kept pressing the button on the fob with my butt, [B]causing the BH door come open on me while driving at least 15 times.[/B] MAJOR safety issue. They need to find a way to disable the fob or the BH door latch when the engine is running. Moving the fob to a different belt loop caused it to constantly get in the way of buckling the seat belt. I wound up putting it in my pocket, but kept having the starter button "time out" if I didnt press it fast enough after returning the fob to my pocket. 4. I thought that P-700's with sliding rear doors would also have keyless entry in the back. Following the directions, I spent over 5 minutes pushing the button once, then twice, then holding it down, trying to get the back door to unlock before realizing that my car only had it installed in the front. 5. After 24 years of having a key ring hanging from my finger or stuck in my pocket every time I get out of the car, it is a [I]really weird feeling [/I]to be walking to or from the delivery point without it. 6. The BH door is significantly harder to shut due to the resistance of the arm that controls it, so if you accidentally push the button while driving you are at risk of a shoulder injury when you have to push it shut from the drivers seat. The bottom line is that it is an overpriced gimmick, and like much of the equipment we use it was obviously designed by a person who will never have to actually go out in the real world and [I]use it [/I]for 10 or 11 hours a day. [/QUOTE]
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