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Thread Author: Ambo Replies: 15

 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start - Ambo
A “Kate Morley Investigates” complaint in the Money section of this morning’s Telegraph features an Audi A3 which would not start. The owner had RAC breakdown cover but the RAC mechanic attending tried to jump start it and failed.

A garage said that the attempt had wrecked the engine which another took apart “…and said the valves had been hit so hard by the pistons they had bent and even damaged the holes they sit in.” It quoted £6500 to fit a new engine, more that the car was worth. (Kate's investigation led the RAC to cough up £6000 for the car.)

The last jump start I had was about 9 years ago, on my Hyundai i30. That was all right as had been various others in the past. What could have gone wrong in the case of the A3?

For that matter, what is wrong with bump starts, now frowned upon although I have used them often enough in the past?
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 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new Ambo 14 Sep 19 11:11
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new Fullchat 14 Sep 19 12:35
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new Fenlander 14 Sep 19 13:03
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new martin aston 14 Sep 19 13:24
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new Bromptonaut 14 Sep 19 14:37
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new No FM2R 14 Sep 19 16:14
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new DP 16 Sep 19 10:39
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new bathtub tom 16 Sep 19 17:50
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Start new Lygonos 16 Sep 19 19:38
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 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump Star.. new Kevin 16 Sep 19 20:10
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump St.. new Bromptonaut 16 Sep 19 22:41
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump S.. new bathtub tom 16 Sep 19 22:48
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump .. new Lygonos 16 Sep 19 22:53
 Audi - Engine-Wrecking Jump St.. new VxFan 17 Sep 19 02:23
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