Keyless Entry Made Easy

It always takes a little time to get to know a car that you're not used to driving.  I recently bought a new-to-me (used) car, and the thing I had the hardest time figuring out were the locks.  I could hit the lock button, and all the doors, EXCEPT the driver-side door, would lock. Okay, so they probably want to make sure I don't lock myself out of the car.  I checked the manual, and it appears that you must hold the door handle in the up position at the same time that you hit the button, which is on the inside of the door, in order for the driver's side door to lock with the button.  Hmmm, that just didn't seem do-able.  Or just get out the key and lock the darn thing.  When you're juggling dogs and a purse, a tug toy, water, a crate, and all the other accessories of life,  locking the door, while important, is just one more thing to worry about.

Upon perusing the owner's manual, I saw that the 1997 Honda Accord Wagon EX model came standard with keyless entry.  Great!  Just what I needed....push button locking and unlocking.   BUT,  I didn't have the remote transmitter.

That's when I found KeylessRide.com.  Instead of going to the dealer and paying $150 for a remote transmitter and "programming", I picked out a $40 transmitter which was 1 of the 3 models that KeyLessRide said would work for my car.  They promised it would be easy to program.  Dave was skeptical.

It arrived last Saturday, complete with programming instructions.  They were right, the programming took just a few minutes.  So I saved $100 and now I can lock and unlock my car to my heart's content!