How does this not exist?

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,725
edited December 2008 in The Clubhouse
Or if it does exist, educate me:

Some kind of device that lets you find your car in a very large parking lot

We're at Six Flags yesterday and had to part waaaay out. I didn't pay much attention to where we parked, though I should have. When we got out it was past ten oclock, and was dark, and it took us like 30 minutes to find our car. Again that's my fault for not paying attention to where I parked, but stil...

So wouldn't it be neat if you had some kind of tracker or locater that you could use to find your car? They can get GPS signals down to a couple meters now, so why not use that technology?

Just give me a small receiver that fits on my keychain or whatever, and just uses an arrow to point me towards my car.

I'm sure there are technological hurdles, but 40 years ago we had the technology to fake the moon landings :D, you'd think this would be possible.

I did some searching around and couldn't find anything, let me know if I'm missing it.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,715
    edited December 2008
    The 7xx and newer Garmin Nuvi GPS units have a feature that will log your location when you remove the unit from the cradle.
    From Garmin:
    " It automatically marks your position when you remove it from the windshield mount, so you can navigate with nüvi on foot and find your way back to your vehicle. Perfect for unfamiliar spots and crowded lots such as amusement parks, stadiums and malls. "
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    What about just hitting the panic button on your car alarm key pad?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2008
    I've taken to taking a picture of my spot and surrounding area (any number / letter / color markers) with my cameraphone w hen I park. Very helpful.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited December 2008
    Wasnt that a Seinfeld episode,one of my favorites in the series,oh Ive lost my vehicle too!!
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited December 2008
    I hate when that happens!

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2008
    dholmes wrote: »
    Wasnt that a Seinfeld episode,one of my favorites in the series,oh Ive lost my vehicle too!!

    It was and funny too. Make sure you use the washroom before starting the search.

    I get in the habit of picking a visual image, like an entrance, building sign....
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    I hate when that happens. And its not just the stress about not being able to find your car, but wether or not it was stolen.

    I like the GPS idea, but I doubt I'd want to carry a GPS around an amusement park.

    Right now I just use my remote to honk the horn/blink the lights, or even remote start it, but the remote is very limited in range so I have to be fairly close, but that helps at least to know wether you in the right area or not.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2008
    I like to just use my phone. I either use the recording feature and record what row and space I was in, or record my position with the gps (once again built into the phone).

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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,725
    edited December 2008
    I'll have to check my phone's gps and see if it has the record location feature, that's a goo idea.

    I don't really need a phone or whatever to record my row or lot location, I just should have looked at that to begin with - if I can't remember section b row 24 then I probably shouldn't be driving.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited December 2008
    Get an aftermarket alarm with a high range, then hit the panic button. Mine works about a half mile away in a parking lot...and its made by the same company who owns Polk!
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited December 2008
    iphone "Take Me to My Car" program. marks the gps location og your parked car then it will take you back to it. It works.

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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited December 2008
    engtaz wrote: »
    iphone "Take Me to My Car" program. marks the gps location og your parked car then it will take you back to it. It works.

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