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Flat battery!! :(
Hi! I was hoping if anyone has any advice on how to get my car going again.
It was okay the other day,and was running fine.
Today I decided to stock up with a bit of shopping,but when I turned the key,it slurred a bit into life,and then stopped.I tried again,and then I tried once more.But it was as flat as a pancake!!
No life at all! Pah!! :-(
So,I'm stuck at home.My mother has a car as well,but although her car starts okay,I couldn't reverse the car up our drive.Our drive is slightly sloped so it's difficult to reverse especially when there is a lot of snow and ice.I've cleared as much snow as I can,and placed salt over the cleared area.But there seems to be not much traction at all.Oh well,I'll give it another try another day!!
Now,the main reason of this thread.My battery as you know is practically dead!! Kaput!!
So,as I don't have a cigarette lighter socket in my car, I cannot even recharge the battery that way.
Humph!!
Next time I buy a car,I'm going for one that HAS!! Will I need a NEW battery or what.
Or, perhaps jump starting it.Thing is my car is well away from my mothers car,and I don't feel like pushing it all the way to hers.Anyway,I doubt if I've got any jump leads.So that option is out.
I think my brother (who lives up the road) might.I'll ask him for help......
It was okay the other day,and was running fine.
Today I decided to stock up with a bit of shopping,but when I turned the key,it slurred a bit into life,and then stopped.I tried again,and then I tried once more.But it was as flat as a pancake!!
No life at all! Pah!! :-(
So,I'm stuck at home.My mother has a car as well,but although her car starts okay,I couldn't reverse the car up our drive.Our drive is slightly sloped so it's difficult to reverse especially when there is a lot of snow and ice.I've cleared as much snow as I can,and placed salt over the cleared area.But there seems to be not much traction at all.Oh well,I'll give it another try another day!!
Now,the main reason of this thread.My battery as you know is practically dead!! Kaput!!
So,as I don't have a cigarette lighter socket in my car, I cannot even recharge the battery that way.
Humph!!
Next time I buy a car,I'm going for one that HAS!! Will I need a NEW battery or what.
Or, perhaps jump starting it.Thing is my car is well away from my mothers car,and I don't feel like pushing it all the way to hers.Anyway,I doubt if I've got any jump leads.So that option is out.
I think my brother (who lives up the road) might.I'll ask him for help......
Answers
buy a new one. fit. then charge the old one and keep it in the boot. Always handy, know from experience.
14:40 Thu 07th Jan 2010
Hmmmm....ermmm....not quite sure what the alternator looks like.
I'm not quite knowledgeable when it comes down to car mechanics.
I know some knowledge,but I'll have to ask my eldest bro about it.He knows every single nut and bolt of a car.
Although my other bro knows a bit more than me Seafarer.I'll ask him,coz my eldest lives further away.
I'm not quite knowledgeable when it comes down to car mechanics.
I know some knowledge,but I'll have to ask my eldest bro about it.He knows every single nut and bolt of a car.
Although my other bro knows a bit more than me Seafarer.I'll ask him,coz my eldest lives further away.
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Well mdoo98,there are devices such as solar rechargers on the market that can recharge the battery via the cigarette socket.
You just plug the device in the socket and the device will charge up the battery during the daylight hours.
But I'll check my problem out with my bro,or the local garage!!
So it should be no problem.
You just plug the device in the socket and the device will charge up the battery during the daylight hours.
But I'll check my problem out with my bro,or the local garage!!
So it should be no problem.
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