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[Scooby Doo]

So, I had big plans for today to go shopping, etc.  Did my hair, makeup, all that stuff.  Get in the car and the battery is dead.   Wahhhhhhh

So I called for a jump and my afternoon will be at the dealership spending money on a battery. 

I hate it when that happens.  I got only 3 years out of this battery so there better be some negotiating happening.

[Drythe]

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@Scooby Doo wrote:

So, I had big plans for today to go shopping, etc.  Did my hair, makeup, all that stuff.  Get in the car and the battery is dead.   Wahhhhhhh

So I called for a jump and my afternoon will be at the dealership spending money on a battery. 

I hate it when that happens.  I got only 3 years out of this battery so there better be some negotiating happening.

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@Scooby Doo

Batteries, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Sorry this happened right here at the Holidays, hope it is a one and only, not the series of things breaking that I usually get at the Holidays.

Knock on Wood - So far, nothing has broken here this year.

[patofl]

You may only need the battery charged and not a whole new one. You should search and make certain there isn't something staying on when the car is off. Like a light under the dash or in the glove compartment.A 3 year old battery shouldn't die , and if it does you need to figure out why.

[deeva]

Depends on where you live. Here in the desert, batteries don't last long because of the heat.

[emmysmom]

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@Scooby Doo wrote:

So, I had big plans for today to go shopping, etc.  Did my hair, makeup, all that stuff.  Get in the car and the battery is dead.   Wahhhhhhh

So I called for a jump and my afternoon will be at the dealership spending money on a battery. 

I hate it when that happens.  I got only 3 years out of this battery so there better be some negotiating happening.

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 My battery died last January...couldn't afford a new battery or the many other things that were wrong!..so, I've been w/o a car since then. My son let me use his truck...the battery died in his truck as well. He's overseas...so I'm back where I started..lol! I don't think batteries or anything else they put in cars is good anymore...! 

[software]

I never keep a battery more than 3 years, no matter what it says.

I buy the cheapest replacement possible and I always get 3 years out of it.

I never want to be stranded, even at home.

[Snowpuppy]

3 yrs is about the life of any battery. I buy a 60 mo. and hope I get 4 yrs out of it.

My oil change place tests for free so I ask them to check it at every change. I have a long commute and getting stranded in 0 temps isnt fun.

[Drythe]

I keep a trickle charge on my battery while in the garage.

Love my car, but drive time is erratic, home driving, or away for 3 or 4 weeks in a row.  So, use the charge to keep it alive while away.

Crazy, I know.

[Krimpette]

Always good to have a Halo Bolt handy!  I'm another who replaces a battery every 3 years or so.  But I've helped out a couple of neighbors with my Halo when they had issues.  But even having my Halo handy, I wouldn't go much past 3 years or so to replace a battery.  Comfort level for me.

[Scooby Doo]

After a long process (two hours) I have a new battery.  Under the warranty, the battery has to be tested to verify a "fail".  That took over an hour.  Then the installation, and a free car wash.  The tech said that because I don't drive often (since I retired) and only for short distances, the battery doesn't charged fully.  So it doesn't last as long.  If they could do a "deep charge" I would get more life out of it, but that takes 6 hours.  I was there too long as it was.  On the plus side, they furnish gourmet coffees and donuts, and cable TV.

I need to look into that trickle charge.