I've got to give the wife some credit.
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PopaDopaDo
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I've got to give the wife some credit.
She needed to get into my car (Mercury Sable) while we were on vacation. Since I have my F150 keys on there as well I handed them to her by the Sables key. She took 10 steps, turned around, and came back saying
"This is a Ford key! "
..."yes honey, Ford owns Mercury."
"This is a Ford key! "
..."yes honey, Ford owns Mercury."
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hahah, nice. kinda like gm cars that just are GM, i have keys from my olds cutlass, buick electra, pontiac bonneville and pontiac sunbird...can't tell em apart 
used to have problems when i had my buick, pontiac and olds all at the same time. things got confusing
used to have problems when i had my buick, pontiac and olds all at the same time. things got confusing
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Although they may be the same shape, Ford and Mercury SHOULD have their own logos on the key. My Mopars all have the Pentastar on them, really makes it confusing.
And since Ford only used something like 166 different keys for a long time, there'* a chance it may have actually worked!
And since Ford only used something like 166 different keys for a long time, there'* a chance it may have actually worked!
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From: Elberton, GA
Even though my car keys have the black head on them, people still get them mixed up with my Chevy truck keys.
Someone mentioned them maybe working, my Chevy truck is an 81, my friend has an 86. My ignition key will unlock his doors. Crazy.
Someone mentioned them maybe working, my Chevy truck is an 81, my friend has an 86. My ignition key will unlock his doors. Crazy.