Jump starting another car....

Yes we do. The Automobile and Touring Club of Finland (ATCF)
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120 000 members, I guess about 1 out of 10/20 car owners is a member, just out of curiosity, how popular is it elsewhere?
I'm not a member, can't remember the last time I needed help. Had a flat tire on the road maybe 20 years ago and had to call service to jump my Toyota Land Cruiser, sometime in the 90's.
That's it.
Not sure if it's worth the 100 euros per year.

 

We even had a TV series about Triple A.

Team Ahma (Team Wolverine) they drive a Saab 96 station wagon. It had a bit of the same vibe as the BBC series "The Detectorists" (which I thought was hilarious but many of my friends did not, if you like that kind of humor).

 

Can't find one with that low a price here.
According to the internjets this is the test winner and the one to get here 139,00 euros is the cheapest I could find. But I guess I could find other use for it also.

 

Well we had a chat with by brother and came to the conclusion that the problem was not the battery. All lights were bright and the starter didn't even try to start. He called his insurance company and the service truck just visited (they tried to jump it) but eventually the car was towed to Volkswagen service. Problem with the starter or with a clutch sensor apparently. He is old school, doesn't want an automatic, he always buys a Passat with a stick transmission. I've been telling him to get a Prius for years now.

But I think I will get one anyway now. That Telwin one got the best reviews, but a bit pricey. I wonder if I can store that in the car when it's -20c in wintertime here.

 

Well manual shifting cars are not what they used to be.
The was some light shed on the problem with my brothers VW Passat. It was a corroded clutch sensor (the engine could not start since "artificial intelligence" thought that the clutch pedal was not pressed down).
2 days in the shop 400 euros, factory guarantee ended 6 months ago.
So not a happy ending to this story.

 

An old Finnish joke from Lapland (above the arctic circle).

Different winter temperatures (in celsius):
+10C People in Helsinki living in rental homes turn on central heating, people in Lapland plant flowers to the garden.
+5C People in Lapland go sunbathing (if the sun rises over the horizon).
+2C Italian cars will not start
0C Distilled water freezes
-1C Your breath becomes visible. People in Helsinki start thinking about a holiday in the mediterranean. People in Lapland eat ice cream and drink cold beer
-4C The cat climbs into bed with you.
-10C People in Helsinki plan a vacation to Thailand. People in Lapland go swimming.
-12C So cold that that it no longer snows.
-15C American cars will not start
-18C People in Finland living in private properties turn on central heating (price of energy joke...)
-20C Your breath becomes audible.
-22C French cars will not start. And it is too cold for skating.
-23C Politicians start making speeches on the state of homeless people.
-24C German cars will not start.
-29C Your cat wants to climb inside your pyjamas.
-30C Japanese cars will not start. People in Lapland curse, kick the tires of their Toyota and go fire up the old Lada at the back of the shed.
-31C Too cold to kiss. Your lips freeze together.
-39C Mercury freezes. People in Lapland button up their shirt.
-40C Alcohol freezes. People in Lapland get irritated.
-273C Hell freezes over.
-273,15 Absolute freezing point. People in Lapland say that it's getting a bit nippy out there.