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Dave, how are you today? You seemed a little stressed in your last two postings...hope all is well.

The purpose of having a longer range remote for me is not to unlock the car. It is to illuminate it from a 'safer' distance (and yes occasionally find it as well). The remotes on our S80 and V70 have buttons to illuminate the exterior lighting (lighting at the corners of the car and under the side view mirrors to shine on the ground around the car). I think you made too much of a leap of logic in thinking people want or need extremely long distance remotes. In happens that in some cases you can use it from long distances but few of us seem to need to do so (now a remote starter would be a different thing - plenty of reason for a long range remote especially on cold days when you might want to preheat the car from inside but a questionable device from a 'security' perspective.)

Hopefully these responses have given you a different perspective.

Take care.

-rdo