A family member who does very low miles , living abroad a lot, has lost the 2nd set of keys to this car, which is worth notionally £1500 ( low miles, full SH, new cambelt, Auto, SWB , never broken down ). Being short wheel base, auto and high it is perfect for London streets and frankly there isn't anything like it to replace it with, this model being discontinued circa 2006 , the only other being a SWB RAV4 which are not as reliable.

The Mitsubishi dealer wants about £120 just for the key, claiming it contains a transponder - car is a 2000 on a W plate , even though I just see a solid lump of plastic surrounding the key, and to add woe, the car has a Toad i606 Thatcham 1 alarm / immobiliser, again down to the one fob now. We have the 4 digit Master code that the alarm installer passed on, there is a keypad fitted in the glovebox. Had tried Toad themselves a while back but they were no use, no replies. I bought another similar fob but failed with the generic instructions to marry up to the car, a certain sequence of ' On / off ' with the ignition. I once succeeded on that with a Transit key so am not hopeless

All I can get is quotes for a new alarm which is over the top - this alarm is insurance rated and works well.

Am concerned the family member will one day lose their keys and be locked out of everything - they will have a major problem

Any constructive advice on how to procure a 2nd set without spending £400 + on it ?

Edited by motorprop on 15/01/2014 at 21:21