Do you match your key fobs to your cars?

This still makes me smile.

And, for your viewing pleasure, some Regular Show.

No.  

I am all OCD with them.  All teeth face the same way.  Largest key near the back of the fob then descending size.  

Once I had three similar Schlage keys and my house key was in the center of the three - never had to guess which one it was.  

typically  have fobs given to me by family members, primarily my daughter.  She is a great gift giver and finds unique fobs.  I have those that match the cars.  It also helps me find the right fob at a glance.

When I started autocrossing, I realized that having a couple of keys hanging off the ignition switch was just too distracting. Since then, each car gets its own fob. 

Yes, I do.

e.g: blue car gets a blue D-ring and a blue 3D printed profile of car.

I'll eventually get a photo. 

I assume this is not just cool but so when you grab your fob in stead of your wife’s, kids, SO the mirrors seat and radio presets etc automatically change when you get close enough.  

Couple of years ago, I drove a GMC pickup, my wife had a Chevy Tahoe. Key fobs were identical, most of the keys (house, garage, etc) on the keyrings were identical...unless you looked close at the car keys to see the logo on them, couldn't really tell them apart. You can see where this is going.

Yep, one day my wife goes out to drive to the store, comes back in pissed off because "there's something wrong with the ignition switch, the key won't turn!" I go out, look at the key ring she put in the Tahoe ignition, walk back in the house, get HER key ring, walk out, take my GMC key out of the Chevy Tahoe column and put HER key in the ignition (while looking her in the eye), and walked back in the house without saying a word.     

Yes.  I will probably take a photo of them tomorrow.

Each vehicle with its own fob.  Cougar has an old school Mercury fob, Ducati has a black with red stitching leather key cover, GMC has the big old remote.

All of mine have something distinctive to mark which car it is, so they can be grabbed off the key rack with a quick glance.  Usually something manufacturer related, but not always:

The MR2's keys are currently on a Bilstein mini-coilover keyring just because it's distinctive, lightweight and a surprisingly fun little object to fidget with. Clarity's keys are on a big ol' cornicello to ward off flat tires, windshield cracks and other evils. Non-automotive keys get slapped on the collective carabiner.

Golf R, Cayman S, Opel GT, Tacoma, Westfalia. Missing from photo Charger (has a Dodge fob), 914 (does not).

Think I am goin to polish and cut an Opel 1900 valve cover and put hooks in it for a cool wall mount key holder. Internet photo:

I have a car key and a house key on my key ring. That's it. 

I HATE key fobs and I HATE pushbutton start

Truck key, shop key, that's it

We don't need no stinkin' key fobs! The closest I come is have a spark plug gapper on y key ring...does that count?

I used to but these days the race cars either don't have keys or the keys never leave the ignition switch, the motorcycle key also stays in the bike and the daily drivers have honking big fobs that are already too large to comfortably carry with nothing attached to them.

Three of my cars have special fobs -- S6 at the top, FD bottom left, Miata on the right.

I always thought the FOB was the little thing with the battery and buttons to unlock/lock the doors and open the trunk? Not a decorative key ring? 

z31maniac said:

I always thought the FOB was the little thing with the battery and buttons to unlock/lock the doors and open the trunk? Not a decorative key ring? 

 

Hmm.  Guessing you're ~30 years old?

Berck said:

z31maniac said:

I always thought the FOB was the little thing with the battery and buttons to unlock/lock the doors and open the trunk? Not a decorative key ring? 

 

Hmm.  Guessing you're ~30 years old?

I turn 40 in March. My mom's '98 Z34 Monte Carlo had a key fob that unlocked/locked the doors/trunk and had a panic button. That was nearly 25 years ago and I'm sure other cars had them before that. 

Even Merriam-Webster has a FOB defined as "a small electronic device used typically in place of a key (as to unlock a door or start a vehicle) or to remotely initiate the action of another device (such as a garage door)."

Interesting article on the etymology of the word. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/10/tech-etymology-key-fob/64638/

Huh.  I'm your age, and the first time I remember hearing the word was in 1991 when my Dad bought a brand new Miata.  The dealer described the thing that I would have called "keychain" as a key fob.  The fob didn't do anything--just the Mazda logo.  (Amusingly I've tried to find one of those as that one is lost, but cannot.)

One thing that would make society way better is that all your cars would use the same key. There is zero reason not to. All my cars are on the key ring anyhow. If someone stole my keys they could start them all, so why not have one key to rule them all?  Or actually just make all of my cars recognize my phone...

In reply to Berck :

If you read the article, they started being referred to as FOBs in 1983.

Joey, I literally have no idea what you're getting at. Have more beers than me this evening? 

Nope, I don't like keychains. But did somebody say regular show?