Pluggers by Rick McKee for February 26, 2023

Yup! And two keys, one for the door and ’tuther one for the ignition.

Finally I have a BMW whose door clicks open automatically when I approach it with the one electronic car key in my pocket.

I’m still a plugger in some respects with cars because I don’t use GPS. But I know where I am driving anyway, and I my age, only drive short trips.

My father, who lived to age 97, was a do-it-yourself, fix everything auto mechanic back in the 1940s to 1970s with the Ford cars that he owned most of the time. I think those days are long gone now.

And obviously Pluggers immediately leave their rust bucket behind as soon as a rhino approaches it…

In high school my buddy a ’38 Chevy. Exhaust of mostly burning oil came up though the floor. It was a car at least….

Love them old pickups!!!

Keep it short and simple …. Something the new vehicle producers forget ;-)

And if he accidentally locks his keys in his vehicle, he can still get in with a little help from a coat hanger. (As taught to me by my driver’s ed instructor when I accidentally locked HIM out of HIS vehicle – true story!!!)

I am leery of car doors that don’t have external manual locks. Murphy being totally diabolical, will render you a dead battery in your key fob at the most inopportune time.

Ahh, the good ol’ day. Wing vents, stickshift on the column, manual locks. Now, I need a password to get into my truck if locked out. Happens often enough if I don’t take the keys out and one of the dogs is (are?) with me.

When I bought a new car in 2020, I got one of the last ones with an old-fashioned key. I’ll drive it until it dies of old age to avoid getting the electronic fob.

And no batteries needed!

GENT, where are you today? Hibernating I bet, since it’s still winter. I can bearly see you today, but for my own safety, I won’t paws to search your cave. Have some good food for thought and enjoy a Gent-le Sunday rest!

And when you have a passenger, the driver has to reach across his own seat to unlock the passenger’s door.