2018 Forester Key Replacement alternative

[lmdew]

My Daughter lost one of her keys and was looking for another.  $350 and the car has to be there to program it.  Crazy.

Any alternative.  This is why I don't buy anything newer than 2006.

Thanks

[88SubGL]

Attach an Apple air tag to the remaining key, so that if she loses it, she might be able to find it. I did this for my wife’s ‘17 Legacy and my daughter’s ‘02 Outback sedan. It’s come in handy a couple of times.

[Stelcom66]

The 2012 I bought recently didn't have a spare key. I bought one from the local Subaru dealership. It was around $278 with the programing, No fob, just the key. It took a few days longer than expected. When asking the dealer about the ETA they said the key was cut by a 3rd party and they could only wait for it to arrive. Was kind of surprised to hear that, when I had a chip key cut for an older Honda several years ago they cut it right there at the dealership based on the VIN. The whole process took about 40 minutes with programing and I think cost around $80.