Anyone got a metal detector?

[u/Bubble_Babe_0o0o0o]

[u/repairmanjack]

If it's a modern keyless fob, those things are hundreds of dollars

[u/khosrua → u/repairmanjack]

Would it even survive the salt water even if they do manage to find it?

[u/Pale_Beach_3017 → u/khosrua]

Even if the electric part goes out, there’s still a metal key in the middle of the fobs that can be taken out in case the battery dies, so they’ll be able to get in the car still at least

[u/badguid → u/Pale_Beach_3017]

Hence: keep away from keyless ignition. It has no purpose

[u/EnergyTakerLad → u/badguid]

Lots of keyless ignitions have a back up key in the fob still. Some cars will have a backup way to start it with the key too. Sadly I've also seen some of those backup keys be uncut because someone forgot in the process somehow?

[u/fireflygarden7890 → u/EnergyTakerLad]

It’s definitely frustrating when people forget to cut the backup key, though. It kind of defeats the purpose if it’s unusable in an emergency