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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Pfft. Sounds like free cars to me.

Would have been nice if they had left the keys...I think I would have considered it if I knew I wasn't coming back. But those all look like they were driven by the rich.

Hopefully the local authority do something interesting with them when they get ownership. Donating Ukraine for example. I'd imagine that even if they are too difficult to get keys for they, the more common/utilitarian vehicles can break for important spares.

That said, I'm sure then cars pictured are likely indicative of the whole range that has been left,, so probably not.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the lock picking lawyer, on the scene in Helsinki. Here's some tips on how to open an abandoned car, and switch out the ignition switch.....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those aren't Kia/Hyundai, so the immobilizer in those cars would prevent ignition.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kia and Hyundai also have immobilizers in Europe as I believe they are mandatory.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Wait, are you saying that regulation helps consumers? That’s fucking wild bro

Immobilisers have been mandatory in all new cars sold in Germany since 1 January 1998, in the United Kingdom since 1 October 1998, in Finland since 1998

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If I were a tow truck operator in Helsinki, I'd be seriously considering just grabbing those cars.