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Back in the day, one of the nice touches Porsche extended to new owners was "Lifetime Key Protection," which basically consisted of a numbered medallion registered in your name that you would attach to your key chain. Should the key get lost, the finder could send the key back to Porsche at the postage-paid address on the medallion and then Porsche would get the key back to you (see new owner welcome letter from 1998 attached below).
The medallion itself was pretty cool and very substantial in weight for its small size.
Porsche offered this back when keys weren't as complicated as today's chip keys, and thus weren't nearly as expensive to replace. If there was ever a time for Porsche to bring back "Lifetime Key Protection," it would be now when a lost key requires an owner to dig deep into their wallet.
Then again, given what Porsche charges to replace lost keys these days, perhaps it makes sense why they don't extend this simple service to facilitate their return. But to even suggest such a thing is being overly cynical, right?
Nice gesture. It would have been nice if Porsche had continued this small benefit.
BTW, if you are a member of AAA, they provide a small tag - similar to store credit card key tags - that you put on your key ring. Printed on it are the instructions "Drop lost keys in any mailbox.". Thank goodness I've never had the opportunity to test the service!
BTW, if you are a member of AAA, they provide a small tag - similar to store credit card key tags - that you put on your key ring. Printed on it are the instructions "Drop lost keys in any mailbox.". Thank goodness I've never had the opportunity to test the service!
Hey, thanks for the tip! In fact, I am a (30 year) member of AAA, but never knew of this benefit. Doh!
Here's someone that put AAA's key-return tags to the test, with great results:
Back in the day, one of the nice touches Porsche extended to new owners was "Lifetime Key Protection," which basically consisted of a numbered medallion registered in your name that you would attach to your key chain. Should the key get lost, the finder could send the key back to Porsche at the postage-paid address on the medallion and then Porsche would get the key back to you (see new owner welcome letter from 1998 attached below).
The medallion itself was pretty cool and very substantial in weight for its small size.
Porsche offered this back when keys weren't as complicated as today's chip keys, and thus weren't nearly as expensive to replace. If there was ever a time for Porsche to bring back "Lifetime Key Protection," it would be now when a lost key requires an owner to dig deep into their wallet.
Then again, given what Porsche charges to replace lost keys these days, perhaps it makes sense why they don't extend this simple service to facilitate their return. But to even suggest such a thing is being overly cynical, right?
Any ideas how to find one of the vintage medallions?
I have one from when I had my 968 many years ago. Was just wondering if it still worked if (hopefully not) I ever lost my keys. Anyone know?
Well, Porsche did refer to this benefit as "Lifetime" key protection throughout the materials pictured above, so I'm guessing it would still work. But note the need to update your contact info:
IMPORTANT: To ensure that your lifetime key protection remains in tact, use the attached information card to inform us of any change to your address, telephone number, etc.
If you've moved since owning your 968 and haven't updated your info, then I guess they would send your keys to your old address that they still have on file, in which case they might not get to you.
Well, Porsche did refer to this benefit as "Lifetime" key protection throughout the materials pictured above, so I'm guessing it would still work. But note the need to update your contact info:
IMPORTANT: To ensure that your lifetime key protection remains in tact, use the attached information card to inform us of any change to your address, telephone number, etc.
If you've moved since owning your 968 and haven't updated your info, then I guess they would send your keys to your old address that they still have on file, in which case they might not get to you.
Thanks. My old address is my parent’s house so it’ll eventually get back to me. I’ll call and try to update my account and see what happens.
04-08-2018, 11:53 PM
Porsche "Lifetime Key Protection"
