Trivia: Had a #1 hit record on the Billboard Hot 100 for 1 week in 1960 with Mr. Custer,a song where he portrays a soldier begging George Armstrong Custer,not to take him and the others to the Battle Of Little Big Horn.
Other (slightly) below-average blippers include Mazda's 3 ($470) and Volkswagen's Golf ($450). The cost of the car isn't directly reflective of how much a replacement key will cost, though.Ford's Fiesta small-car averaged a whopping $575 from the dealers we phoned.To be fair, though, you do get two keys for that price.t the other end of the market, some of the more humble offerings, such as the cheap-and-cheerful Suzuki Alto, can still cost plenty for a new key. The Alto was one of the least expensive keys to replace yet was still far from cheap, with quoted prices of $250 and $278 including cutting and coding.
CHOICE shadow shopped for replacement keys for 11 popular models at car dealerships in NSW and SA, and found the cost of a single replacement key ranges from $267 to $740.In addition to the cost, there are waiting times for ordering, cutting and coding the key â which could mean up to a full day off the road.hile the cost of a single replacement key is high, if you lose all the keys to your car, the costs and time off the road will increase significantly if the car's computer has to be reset or completely replaced to match the new replacement keys.