# Broken Key and an old car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** geo, keys, metro\
**Created:** [February 22, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742 "2011-02-22T19:55:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![singer27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@singer27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/singer27)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742/1 "2011-02-22T19:55:54Z")

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Today the key to my 1997 Geo Metro broke - not sure where, just went to turn on my car and saw that half the key was gone (perhaps in the start mechanism? Who knows), anyway. I can’t find the spare.  
  
  
  
 What the probability that I can get a replacement key for an old car?  
  
  
  
 If so, how would I go about it?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742/2 "2011-02-22T19:59:27Z")

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Go to the Chevy dealership and give them your VIN, and probably 10 bucks or so.  
You’ll get a brand new key.

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**Author:** ![singer27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@singer27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/singer27)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742/3 "2011-02-22T20:21:45Z")

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Thanks for the advice! The search is on at a few local dealers. It’s now not so easy to find the template for this particular key as the car is so old.

I hope for success and will share any good or bad news.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742/4 "2011-02-22T20:27:37Z")

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That would be unusual. I can still get keys made for my 93 MR2. But if the dealership won’t help you, go to a locksmith.

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**Author:** ![singer27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@singer27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/singer27)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-key-and-an-old-car/61742/5 "2011-02-22T20:30:34Z")

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Great news!!! A replacement key was found. Now all I have to do is get myself there…