"What has america come to man no one thinks outside the box anymore LOL"
Ain't that the truth. A set of $49.95 Harbor Freight wheel dollys popped into my head while I was watching the video.
Now... you'd think... when they design and build a multi-level parking garage such as that, someone, somewhere has got to realize sooner or later, a car is going to croak out after being driven in under its own power. It's gonna' happen. We can build mining equipment that can move tons of earth, yet be only 40 inches tall, so why the heck isn't there ALREADY some kind of special tow rig just for parking garages?!? If someone could build a low-boy style flatbed rig, they'd be busy in any large city just dragging out dead cars from low ceiling parking structures.
And, if nothing else, why can't Toyota do a new smart key on-site? What does it take? A 30 foot diameter, 5 ton Cray supercomputer? Give me a break.
Then again, why does the car's owner have ONE (1) (single) (uno) (ein) key in the first place?!? I have a spare for my XK, and they can be had from eBay for $70.
One last (rhetorical) question: what happens when the Prius sits long enough that the batteries go dead? After all, the doors are power locks. There's no keyhole or ignition switch. The lithium batteries are 400 volts. (I repeat: FOUR HUNDRED VOLTS) Who's going to jump start THAT?
On edit: Alright, one MORE thought:
So... they ''total out'' the car because they can't get a key made and/or the car to the dealer. Then what? IT'S STILL THERE!! Walk away? Allow it to slowly rust into oblivion over the next 20~30 years? I'll go out on a limb here, but if it gets totaled out, someone will figure out how to remove it from the garage, guaranteed.
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