Most people have a hectic lifestyle and this type of life makes it hard to keep up with remembering everything such as your car keys. Often times car keys are lost by simply forgetting it at places such as bars and restaurants. Sometimes people don’t realize that they have a hole in their pocket or bag so the key gets lost while the person is walking around. By the time you realize that you dropped your keys it might be too late to recover it. One way or another at some point in your life you will most likely experience losing your car keys even when it’s not your fault. Good news is that getting replacement car keys and getting it fast is an option available for car owners. Depending on the make and model of the car you own it might be easier or much harder to get replacement keys. Even the pricing can be significantly different depending on the type of car you own because each car has its own car key system. Sometimes it only takes 5 minutes to make a new car key and sometimes it can take a couple hours to make a new key for specific cars. Audi is one of the cars that require a lot of time and knowledge in order to make a new key for it due to its complex immobilizer system. If you were to go through an Audi dealer for replacement car keys then depending on the exact model and year of your car, you might have to wait upto 10 days and pay $450-$750 for a new key. German car keys are typically more expensive than Japanese or American car keys due to the more complex built of German car key immobilizer systems and the fact that key blanks for German cars are more expensive as well. However there is a quicker and more affordable option available in most major cities across the United States.

Types of Audi Car Keys

Transponder car keys have been in use by Audi since the early 1990s and these are keys with a programmable chip inside. You can search for a locksmith near you and ask them if they are able to cut and program a transponder key for your Audi. Often times you will find out that a local locksmith is much more affordable and convenient compared to the dealership. A local mobile locksmith can come to the location of your car and make a brand new key from scratch all from their fully equipped locksmith vans. This way you do not have to deal with towing your car to the dealership and wait 3-10 days for the key blank to arrive. Usually a locksmith will have most key blanks in stock so you will not have to wait for any parts to arrive.

Most new models of Audi cars come standardly equipped with smart key fobs that allow for keyless entry and push to start ignition. These smart Audi fobs use proximity sensors to communicate with the car and when the person with the key touches the door handle it sends a signal to the car’s immobilizer system and in return the car unlocks the door. It’s incredible that all of this communication occurs in a split of a second and you do experience any delay in unlocking your door. As you may guess this complex key system will take someone with great experience in programming Audi car keys as well as expensive European car programmers. As you can guess expensive tools and greater experience results in higher prices therefore smart keyless entry fobs are more expensive than transponder keys. However it’s still affordable to get new Audi smart fob when you choose to have a locksmith make it for you rather than a dealer. Avoiding towing, not waiting for parts to arrive, and not paying an hourly rate for a dealership to make keys for you will automatically reduce the price of getting replacement Audi keys.

Overall it is no doubt that losing your car keys and having to pay for new ones is a stressful situation. However having the option to hire a local locksmith to make new Audi car keys for you at a much lower price helps greatly reduces the costs. We highly recommend for you to check with a locksmith in your area to see if they are able to make Audi and to get a price quote in order to compare it to what the dealer wants to charge you. Make sure you are getting at least 2-3 price quotes before you make your final decision on who to hire for the job!