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From: Norton Ohio
I was playing around at work with the key machine (I work in a hardware store) and I cut a key with my 99 ranger pattern on one side and the company 00 F250 on the other and you can flip the key back and forth to unlock the doors. It only works on doors. I wish it worked on ignitions too.
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From: South Dakota
i found that the key to my 66 F100 was the same as one that belonged to a early 60s econoline pickup we used for parts. But after a short while i hard to get the door lock redone seems the key wasnt exactly the same!
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The key for my dads 79 250 will unlock the doors on most any escort made from late 80's to mid 90's. The ones it won't the Ign. key for my company truck prob will.
When I was in college a lot of my frends drove escorts. Man it was fun. I traded my cousins radio out one time. She tried to kill me. It was still funny.
When I was in college a lot of my frends drove escorts. Man it was fun. I traded my cousins radio out one time. She tried to kill me. It was still funny.
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Talk about switching cars... here's one for the books.
For a while, I used to drive an 88 chevy caprice ex-police car from our town. When I registered it, I used the title. One day, I noticed that the Vin number on the car didn't match the Title or the registration. I guess I was too busy at the time and forgot about it.
A few years go by and I get a call from our town Police department. The seargant tells me that they were having a little difficulty selling one of their last 1988 chevy caprices. Seems their title doesn't match their Vin!
Hmmm... looks as though I was driving a town owned police car and they were driving around a car I legally owned!!! I just had to give the Police Chief (A good friend) a call... "So, what are you guys doing driving my car around??!!" He was very quick to reply "So, you're driving around in a stolen Police car, I should lock you up and throw away the keys!!" We had a good laugh. It was fixed within a day or so at the local DMV.
For a while, I used to drive an 88 chevy caprice ex-police car from our town. When I registered it, I used the title. One day, I noticed that the Vin number on the car didn't match the Title or the registration. I guess I was too busy at the time and forgot about it.
A few years go by and I get a call from our town Police department. The seargant tells me that they were having a little difficulty selling one of their last 1988 chevy caprices. Seems their title doesn't match their Vin!
Hmmm... looks as though I was driving a town owned police car and they were driving around a car I legally owned!!! I just had to give the Police Chief (A good friend) a call... "So, what are you guys doing driving my car around??!!" He was very quick to reply "So, you're driving around in a stolen Police car, I should lock you up and throw away the keys!!" We had a good laugh. It was fixed within a day or so at the local DMV.
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From: Albion Nebraska
When I got my 64 pulled out of the shed where it was parked it didn't have any keys. They were left in grandpa is 100% shure of that but those darn annoying good for nothin kids across the road (they've caused so much trouble it won't be funny for 100 years) everdently decided that we didn't need keys. Well my grandpa on the other side of the family was always junkin out cars. Of course we ended up with a box of keys. I started going through them and lo and behold I found the right key. I was amazed.
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My dad locked his keys in his 96 F150 when he went into a Tim Horton's out of town. I was driving our 1979 F350 and thought ah what the heck it might work. Sure enough...I opened his door! Saved him calling a locksmith! 
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From: formerly Brooklyn NY now
i had that happen with an alarm in one of my cars a few years ago i drove this guy nuts for like fifteen minutes setting off his alarm it was entertaining.. i never told him that it was me tho i figure him and his mechanic would have fun trying to figure out what was wrong with his truck LOL
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From: torrington,ct
When I worked at an RV dealership, Almost 99.9% of our class C rental motors homes were built on Ford E-450 cutaway chassis. I'm pretty sure you could use just about any one of the keys to unlock any one of the passenger or drivers side van doors. They wouldnt turn the ignition or relock the door but sure enough I'de grab the wrong set of keys and relize it when the ignition wouldnt turn.
Another time I was standing at the bank waiting for a certified check for work(ford dealership) so I was dressed in full uniform and a women standing with another teller was telling a story about some guy starting her car(same exact car apparently) with his keys, then she made certain that I heard her say she needs to call ford, then she stared me down, although I didnt have a clue what to say so I pretended that I dont listen to other peoples conversations.
Another time I was standing at the bank waiting for a certified check for work(ford dealership) so I was dressed in full uniform and a women standing with another teller was telling a story about some guy starting her car(same exact car apparently) with his keys, then she made certain that I heard her say she needs to call ford, then she stared me down, although I didnt have a clue what to say so I pretended that I dont listen to other peoples conversations.
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