Have to look for the ignition fuse. but wouldn't it still be trying to put fuel in the cylinders during start up? Don't want to wash down the cylinders or dilute the oil due to gas.


She generally calls one of her daughters or both when something doesn't work. So that shouldn't be an issue. She doesn't know enough about cars to know if it is just broken or someone sabatoged it.
She called about the car being dead, and both of them decided to leave it dead, but they aren't looking at the bigger pain that it is trying to get it inspected next year.
even if they let registration fall off, it would still be a pain later trying to drive a car enough miles to allow it to be inspected, with expired registration and no inspection, even if they wanted to get rid of it.