With the cold weather being around at the moment I had problems starting the minibus with a 1997cc diesel engine if it had been left standing for 4 or 5 days. Not being able to rely on anyone else for help I decided to buy a battery charger with an engine start capability. I purposefully left the vehicle standing for a week to test the charger. We had had minus temperatures for a couple of those days and knew that if the charger did what it was supposed to do, it would have been worth the cost. I was careful to follow the instructions and recommendations and sure enough it did the trick without any problems. I have used it a couple of times since I bought it and it has started the minibus. I have used it as a charger as well and even on slow charge (as per recommendation for charging batteries) it charges the battery quite quickly. Obviously, the time it takes to charge up the battery depends on how flat the battery is, but you can see the needle moving as it charges. I had read some reviews about this charger/starter and it has lived up to the reviews. My vehicle is a 2 litre diesel engine and I think one of the reviewers had used it to start a 2.5 litre diesel engine, and this gave me the notion to give a chance. I has worked for me and it good to have around if, like me, you live somewhere where you can't readily get someone to help you. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is that there is nowhere to store the wires easily when not in use. If there was an attached pocket of some sort to pop the cables in, it would be even better. Some charger/starter have a case that is incorporates a cable tidy but they are much more expensive.Read full review
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The charger puts the amps back in the battery and the starter function is brilliant, had no problem spinning over a 3litre Touareg
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