Would anyone be able to jump start our car?

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on December 2, 2017 at 12:20

Sorry I can't help, but a word of warning.

A few years back, at which point I hadn't jump-started a car for a long time, I need to jump my car. It appears that in the interim car electronics technology had changed in such as way as to call for care when you jump-start a car. Apparently now you have to be careful as to how you jump start. The regular car-to-car jump start I did fried my instrument panel (that's the whole electronic gubbins that makes up your dashboard) . It was a very costly oversight.

I know it's still possible to jump a car because not long ago I had to have the RAC out and they jump started mine, but from a stand-alone jump start battery unit.

I know little about cars, but from what I was told it sounds as though it might be worth checking first. 

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Permalink Reply by Maddy on December 2, 2017 at 20:35

 Can you still get them going by pushing them in 2nd gear? I once had a car that would often only start that way - you had to be careful to park it facing downhill.

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on December 3, 2017 at 10:12

Yes but unburnt fuel plays merry hell with the catalyst if you do it often.

PS The one-ways on the Ladder now require more thought in parking at the top of a road facing downhill.....

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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on December 2, 2017 at 19:50

I have a battery trickle charger you are welcome to come borrow to charge it up overnight if you have not got it going yet.

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