Quote from the big C "They had to replace the electronic key assembly; it’s the mod behind the key in the steering column. It stopped sending 12v to the transmission computer. It was a quick fix, It happens!"
But my fix will take til Fri or Mon

They gave me a great car

an ECHO.
What's funny about it is that it has more storage nooks than the H2 if you don't mind hitting your elbow on the pasengers window or looking up under a VW
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