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Seriously screw it. – Frankie Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Jennypen says, Die Hard 3: Bruce Willis: “Don’t you know how to hotwire this thing?”
Samuel L. Jackson: “Course I do, I’m an electrician. Only problem is-” *takes out flickknife, inserts it in keyhole* “Takes too f***ing long” *car starts*
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Sad thing is, even though this was clearly how to start my pickup, the joyriders still smashed the steering collem to bits to get to wires that were already exposed just under it.
Had to chase after them for a whole mile… made easier by the fact that one of the drive wheels wasn’t spinning.
And that’s how my ride went from “I can fix that” to “lawn ornament”
Looks extra cool on a keychain too.
Watch out, soon will be a t-shirt for that .
It’s safer than a key. Finding the right screwdriver in my toolbox takes longer than hot-wiring.
I’m wondering why the emphasis is on the screw driver handle when there are clearly controls for a flux capacitor mounted in the dash…
When Frank lost lost his car key, he was definitely screwed.
Looks like Russian cab – In Russian Cab screw’s you – Wait a sec, anywhere the cabbie screws you
Last comment there fix the whole thing !
this only works if you also remove the badge from the steering wheel. WIN!
My Jeep was stolen that way. No need to insult the driver for being “white trash” because of it. Until I had the steering column repaired, that’s how I started my car to take it from the impound lot to the repair shop.
Apparently Chryslers of the 80′s and 90′s are easy to steal this way. Certainly not fun to be the owner.
I seen a car in Auburn, WA a few decades ago, that had a pen where the multifunction lever should be.
Screwdrivers can defeat most vehicles ignition locks… Just stab it in hard enough & turn. I only know this because my buddy’s car was stolen & retrieved, and the cops explained what the screwdriver is for, My friend still unlocks his trunk & starts his car with that screwdriver
I suppose this makes it okay for him to advertise the car as having a key-less ignition.
This is a classic kludge. I remember my mom had a Datsun that was started the same way.
Die Hard 3:
Bruce Willis: “Don’t you know how to hotwire this thing?”
Samuel L. Jackson: “Course I do, I’m an electrician. Only problem is-” *takes out flickknife, inserts it in keyhole* “Takes too f***ing long” *car starts*
Thats a mid eighties Peugeot 504. The scredriver is there to operate the turn indicators. The ignition key is on the other side of the column.
Beat me to it…
Did anyone noted the “control panel”??
it may be a prototype of a time machine before the back to the future DeLorean
We had to do similar to this in the ’79 New yorker my parents had until we got a new ignition. Car was still a piece of junk, though.
a LADA 1700i GS from 1981. I’d guess the GS is a short for Gold Screwdriver and that this is no kludge, it’s original.
It looks like an old Peugeot 504. Ugly car as a sedan, the coupe looks a bit nicer.
I used to start my Chevy Nova aka the Nova Express that way… Ah, the good ol’ days… when beaters were REAL beaters, and the driver was screwy.
Love it!
I have the feeling that he may have a bit of explaining to do if he gets pulled over.
You do realise that you will one day have to sell or hand this car to someone, and explain this engineering conception. “Just don’t giggle it too much…”
Too bad that’s a Peugeot, and the ignition switch is on the other side of the steering column. This screwdriver operates the turn signal, yes it’s on the right side in a Peugeot.
Our old Vauxhall Viva started like this!and you could open the doors.
Al Bundy would be proud.
Not only did I have a Grand Caravan that started this way (it was stolen from me and I couldn’t afford the repair, lucky it was even returned) but once my husband took us to a nice place and handed the valet parking attendant the screwdriver! (the look on the guys face was priceless!)
who ever would have thought to start a car with a screwdriver must be a genius.
I used to have an old Toyota that I got at a police auction. It didn’t come with a key (or a stereo, go figure) so i just unscrewed the plastic cover under the steering column, popped out the ignition cylinder, which was behind the lock, put the screwdriver in, and away we go.