Jump Started by a Nissan Micra!

[bsdnazz]

Due to the small mattter of not turning off the lights when I parked up at work this morning I found that the battery was flat when home time came. Even the radio has lost its pre-sets and time.

Using secret knowledge I was able to get into my chim and pop the bonnet. Having previously fitten a Leven jump start/charge lead kit I had no problem getting ready for a jump start. The burning question was from whom?

At that moment a lovely young girl from our customer services department was leaving and although she professed to know nothing about cars was more than happy to let me get a jump start from her Micra.

So, what's the smallest car you've gotten a jump start from?

[Markytop]

Following big fuse failure in my Cerb, I jump started it from my Toyota Aygo. Wasn't sure if the Aygo battery, being not much bigger than 3 AA batteries, would turnover the 4.5, but to its credit it did and started no problem.

[BHGi]

after leaving my lights on the other day I got a friend at work to jump start me from her Smart car. I thought the battery in the boot of the V8S was bad enough but the Smart's battery is in the passenger footwell!

Edited by BHGi on Tuesday 17th July 15:47

[dougc]

I've used the Yaris to start my S and a friends Chim 400. Towed the Chim with the Yaris too.

[97octane]

MX5, owned by one of our staff. Bizarrely she is 6ft 2in tall, more in heels and almost pokes out of the top of her P&J!!!

[bsdnazz]

BHGi said:

after leaving my lights on the other day I got a friend at work to jump start me from her Smart car. I thought the battery in the boot of the V8S was bad enough but the Smart's battery is in the passenger footwell!

Edited by BHGi on Tuesday 17th July 15:47

Gosh! How tacky! I'm sure you'd never find TVR doing such dodgy things as putting a battery in the passenger footwell!

[lowest]

bsdnazz said:

BHGi said:

after leaving my lights on the other day I got a friend at work to jump start me from her Smart car. I thought the battery in the boot of the V8S was bad enough but the Smart's battery is in the passenger footwell!

Edited by BHGi on Tuesday 17th July 15:47

Gosh! How tacky! I'm sure you'd never find TVR doing such dodgy things as putting a battery in the passenger footwell!

Lowest picks himself up off the floor after falling of his chair laughing.... As if TVR would ever put a battery in a silly place!! Just off to jack the car up and remove my front wheel to check my battery's OK!!

[JamesSim]

lowest said:

bsdnazz said:

BHGi said:

after leaving my lights on the other day I got a friend at work to jump start me from her Smart car. I thought the battery in the boot of the V8S was bad enough but the Smart's battery is in the passenger footwell!

Edited by BHGi on Tuesday 17th July 15:47

Gosh! How tacky! I'm sure you'd never find TVR doing such dodgy things as putting a battery in the passenger footwell!

Lowest picks himself up off the floor after falling of his chair laughing.... As if TVR would ever put a battery in a silly place!! Just off to jack the car up and remove my front wheel to check my battery's OK!!

I had someone looking at my car in the garage recently, they say your passengers carpet has fallen, no it's not I said, I ripped it off searching for the battery, what a donkey.

My other question is can it possibly be removed without the need for removing the offside front wheel? As I don't have a jack and a wheel brace.

To answer the topic question my Citreon TVR couldn't start the Tuscan, and my Vectra 2.5 V6 SRI which had a new battery ONLY JUST managed it after quite a bit of preparation.

Regards,

James Sim.