Russian-owned cars gather dust at Helsinki Airport (yle.fi)
from fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 14:09
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NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 14:14 next collapse

There are entirely too few dicks drawn on those cars

saltesc@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 14:36 next collapse

There’s a car I think is abandoned on the way to work. Three months, three dicks. Couple big veiny beasts taking up a third of the hood.

Orbituary@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 15:26 collapse
grue@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 14:15 next collapse

Airport operator Finavia told Yle that Vantaa’s parking enforcement will eventually tow away vehicles that appear to have been abandoned. If left unclaimed, the ownership of these cars will eventually transfer to the city of Vantaa, where the airport is located.

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Hubi@feddit.de on 30 Sep 2023 14:48 next collapse

I’ll take the Mercedes if nobody wants it.

MxM111@kbin.social on 30 Sep 2023 14:56 next collapse

I do.

fluke@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 19:00 collapse

It’s okay. I’ll take that x7.

Not because I like them, or even see the point with SUVs.

But it’ll be nice to sit in the oppulence for a couple of minutes before I sell it.

MxM111@kbin.social on 30 Sep 2023 14:58 next collapse

Why are they abandoned there? How did it happen? Is it because of the one way travel from Russia?

sab@kbin.social on 30 Sep 2023 15:05 collapse

I would guess the general behaviour pattern is something like the following:

  1. Drive out of Russia
  2. Fly the fuck away
  3. Never come back

And, if you're an oligarch:
4. Stay away from windows

CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 15:13 next collapse

Russian oligarchs use Linux

Bridger@sh.itjust.works on 30 Sep 2023 16:19 collapse

stay away from high Linux too. putin never sleeps.

ares35@kbin.social on 30 Sep 2023 15:58 next collapse
  1. avoid tall buildings
krey@sh.itjust.works on 30 Sep 2023 18:00 collapse
  1. Be foreign worker from russia
  2. Have a week off
  3. Drive to airport
  4. Fly to visit family in russia for a week
  5. Accidentally get conscripted
  6. Die in radioactive trench (or similar) in Ukraine
fluke@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 15:17 next collapse

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.

AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 16:36 next collapse

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…

redcalcium@lemmy.institute on 30 Sep 2023 17:26 collapse

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

Miimikko@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 18:51 collapse

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

kautau@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 21:03 collapse

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

Windex007@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 19:30 collapse

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

NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social on 30 Sep 2023 16:07 next collapse

Scrap them, make ammo, give it to Ukraine

ubermeisters@lemmy.world on 30 Sep 2023 18:39 collapse

Slow news day?