Too late, thought about leaving a note on windshield: "Rude to blow your horn in my ear!"

[UTUSN]

It happens every so often, somebody locking their car with the key does it with the horn blowing as you happen to be walking by, right in your ear.

My key only blows the horn if I press the button twice, such that it's a premeditated effort, not just random.

So this geezer (I are a geezer, too) plainly saw me about to pass in front of his vehicle while he was already off of it, had made eye contact, and then pressed his danged button just as I was in front of the thing.

Later, exiting the store I thought about leaving a note on the windshield, but had no paper. Arrrgh!1 The *next* culprit will reap it!1

[Ohiogal]

1. Why can't they make the lock mechanism

make a chirp or a much quieter noise? Why does it have to blare the car’s horn at a zillion decibels?

I hear you, UTUSN. Can’t count how many times I have had the same experience.

BTW, my older Corolla makes no noise at all when I lock it with the key fob, but the parking lights blink once. I like that so much better.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. My Chevy makes a faint horn noise if I hit the button twice. I kinda like this because sometimes...

I forget if I locked it when halfway across the parking lot, and positive feedback is kinda nice.

It's also a handy way to find it on the way back.

[GeorgeGist]

4. My Infiniti chirps and flashes.

[UTUSN]

6. Thanks for the validation, Ohiogal, very kind of you!

[trc]

3. My alarm honks when I lock it

Keep in mind it might be an aftermarket alarm that honks. Seems an overreaction on your part unless you had a run in prior.

[UTUSN]

5. What's an aftermarket alarm? But I'll pass it to my ear that it's overreacting!1

[trc]

7. Viper makes many aftermarket alarms, they are installed in your car after you have bought the car

My wife had one installed that also has a remote start. And the overreacting comment was aimed at your suspicion that it was intentional and meant to scare you or piss you off. But as I said, there may have been some reason you suspected it was malicious.

[UTUSN]

10. More like "thoughtless" or maybe "crass"

No, this was not a relationship. It happens, is not an unheard of thing.

[Major Nikon]

8. If no pen and paper, just pee on their door handle

[Lars39]

9. Some keys can be silenced.

My husband silenced mine. He looked it up in the owners manual.

[UTUSN]

11. Nice suggestion for the note, thanks!1

[ProudLib72]

12. My car doesn't have an alarm.

We should be neighbors!