>>When do you find value in the ability to lock or unlock the car from a distance? My kid/wife is going to the car, I can unlock the car for them. Or I'm going

>>When do you find value in the ability to lock or unlock the car from a distance? My kid/wife is going to the car, I can unlock the car for them. Or I'm going to carry something from home to the car, I can unlock it first, put the key in my pocket then go to the car directly without having to fumble with the keys. >>The fobs are bulky and heavy. Interesting, but that's not my experience. Both my Mercedes and Volvo keyless fobs were smaller in size than my current VW keyfob(which is not keyless and has to be inserted in the ignition). I have seen the BMW abomination of a key though and yeah, that is unnecessarily big. >>u still have to handle it, the fob just goes in a cupholder instead of into the receiver in the steering column Uhm, no? Just keep it in your pocket or purse, why would you need to put it in a cupholder? That's the entire point of it - you just keep it on your person somewhere and the car "just" starts. And in general with fully keyless fobs my key just lives in the pocket of my jeans - so as long as I'm wearing them I can open and start my car, I don't ever need to actually handle the key at all. I go to the car, grab the handle and it magically opens. I hop in, press a button and the car starts. I leave the car and touch the handle and the car closes. I suppose that's mechanically somewhat similar to putting the key into the lock, but so much simpler and takes less time. >>I miss my 2003 Vibe back home, with the simple, flat, light, mechanical key. Oh I miss the key for my 1995 Fiat Cinquecento too, that was very nice and small and straightforward. But what made keys big was the immobilizer, not remote control.