1998 Volvo S40
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1998 Volvo S40
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I was parked at Surfers Point on a Tuesday, watching a couple of guys wax their boards before sunrise, when my phone buzzed with a job a few blocks away.
The owner of a 1998 Volvo S40 had been dealing with an intermittent no-start for about two weeks. Some mornings it fired right up. Other mornings, nothing. No crank, just the dash doing its thing. He had already bought a replacement key online, had it cut at a hardware store, and it did exactly what his original key was doing. That told me something right there.
I pulled up, and the first thing I did was look at the antenna ring around the ignition cylinder. On a car this age, that ring can loosen or develop a hairline crack in the housing. It sits right at the ignition collar and it takes a beating every single time the key goes in. This one had shifted slightly and was making inconsistent contact. The key and the chip inside it were fine. The ring wasn't reading reliably.
We got it sorted on site. His original key programmed correctly, the replacement he bought online got enrolled as a spare, and I watched him start it four times in a row before I packed up my gear.
He mentioned he had called the dealer earlier that week. They wanted to schedule him out several days and the estimate they gave him was not a small number. He said getting it handled in the parking lot near the beach, same morning he called, felt almost too easy.
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“My car keys were stolen on a cold evening and Nick drove all the way out to Santa Barbara. He got into my car, made a new key, and charged $100 less than another company. Friendly, skilled, trustworthy, and genuinely caring. Nick is a hero.”
“Tim is a hero. He programmed a master proximity key for a newer Volkswagen that multiple locksmiths refused to touch. He spent hours until late at night making sure every function worked perfectly. The skill level here is incredible.”
“Very professional and extremely affordable. The price was literally about three times cheaper than what my dealership quoted me. Fast service and no stress at all. Highly recommend.”
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Volvo S40 Key Service Areas
15-25 min response in most areas
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