Couple of months back, I bought what I called, "my lil futt car"
It was smallish compared to a sedan I drove. But due to my spinal movement constraints, I was forced to sell that gorgeous car to this lil futt car of mine that still cost a bomb but fitted my ergonomic movements well. I had Dr James to thank for solving it, else I would not be able to drive.
This lil futt car is supposedly "smart" - governed by an app.
It can reply to me when I say, "Hey Google" and or "Hey Lil Futt Car" and it does whatever message I dictate for it to send via whats app or read out my whats app message sent to my cell.
Today, I did my usual topping up of petrol and did something different. I placed my handbag which contained my cellphone, car keys and wordly needs like cash, housekeys etc on passenger side by opening passenger door and putting it down.
My lil futt car then automatically locked me out before I could get in through driver side.
Ridiculous!! My old car would never lock up when my car keys are in there. But this car did.
I quickly looked for the shop at the petrol station that repaired classic Mercedes cars.
They looked at it and said that smart cars like these cannot have its lock broken. Instead the only way was to smash the window. But the mechanic said not wise as there might not be a replacement piece available.
3 of them helped me by lending me their cell phones to google the car dealer and help line. If I had my cellphone with me, I could unlock it but I don't!!
Help line said call locksmith or tow car into service center.
I am hopeless without my cellphone as all my contacts for help were in it and it was locked in the car!
I finally got the dealer to connect with the sales person who sold me this car.
Thankfully he had a good set of brains that spelt INTELLIGENCE!!
He reminded me that this lil futt car comes with an App. The App can unlock the car for me.
He quickly downloaded the App and unlocked it from where he was and brought the windows down too!
Disaster averted. 1 hour drama left me exhausted else I had to beg, borrow or steal money to get a cab to a place to get my spare house keys and then get a cab to my pigeon hole to get the lil futt car's spare key and can back to the petrol station where my car was.
All I can say is that it was ridiculous for the car to auto lock with keys in the car.
SMART tech? I call it ridiculously STUPID.
Yes, the stupid set up was to prove their APPs work. But it was not funny to me.
I am drained. I then dashed off to my usual dental weekly session to stem bleeding.
Sigh!!
I am grateful to Salesman for his help and to the 3 mechanics who tried. Least I could do was to buy them drinks for helping me.
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