It is rather like leaving your car keys on the hall table in full view of the letterbox.

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This makes about as much sense as losing your car keys in Boston but insisting on searching for them in Los Angeles.

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But at this point, I recommend tossing your car keys to the barkeep and catching a cab. 2013 might bring a mean hangover.

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There were demonstrations that allowed you to play music on headphones, test if products were genuine or counterfeit, or that let you replace your car keys or your house keys with just your phone.

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Just grab a six-pack and your car keys.

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Surely your phone and car keys could fit into his pocket for a change?

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If you get in a car accident do you stop driving all together and hand the keys to your car over to someone else?

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Don't ever leave your keys in the car.

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Why can't your bluetooth phone start your car, since it already has a bluetooth speaker built in, instead of you having to carry your keys?

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However, depending on your type of lease, when your lease term is up, you either hand the keys over to the car dealership and look for another vehicle, or finance the remaining value of the vehicle and go from making lease payments to loan payments.

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