Am I confusing my memory of FIAT keys with another model; is the Coupe also part of the fabled giant-maroon memory key scenario...??

And if you didn't have that key; what really would be the issue? In other words, has anybody here REALLY needed the third key??

No, Yes, Yes they have: If you look in the tech section there has been an instance recently, there has also been a long one in this section about replacing keys etc etc...

Needing it is quite rare, but it does happen.

The red key was needed by someone

There was I thinking it was a gimmick , that is until I sell the coupe then it well be all important !

Where's the Specialists? Joe, Jon et al. Have you ever came across a coupé that needed the red key?

Spur of the moment thing one day, went into a local Timpsons shop with my silver key and they gave me another key which seems to work just fine until I lost it that is !

so, it was just a key "blank" which mechanically fitted the ignition barrel?

No transponder/coil in it? and it worked??!!

what happened next?

I have the red key for my coupe.

Don't have the coupe though....

I would think the new key would have been coded, pretty sure the car will not start unless the correct coded key for the car is used, I used the key for a good couple of years.

What I'm saying is that you can get spare keys made from the silver key, or a least you could from timpsons a couple of years back.