I am planning on using my car tomorrow to go get a train car I bought off C-list yesterday. Since I hadn't driven it in about a month I thought I should start it and drive it a little today.
Well, the best laid plans as they say...it started to crank and then it didn't. 11.46 volts on the VOM.
Tag on the battery says 3/22, 3 year free replacement battery from Wally world. So I spent the morning removing the battery, taking it over to WW and having them test it. Can't hurry the machine, it'll take an hour sir.
I go do some shopping, both there and driving to some other stores too.
Get back, test is just finishing up and................................REPLACE BATTERY in red letters. YES!
They give me a battery with a 1/25 tag on it and tell me its warranty will start on 3/22 since it has been replaced already once before.
I don't care, it'll get me thru the next three years as I'm going to be using it a lot more going down to the SD Zoo to take pics of the animals.
All it cost me today was my time. Didn't even get my hands that dirty either.
It could have been a lot worse, like if it were raining or I was out and about someplace other than in my garage with nice 75* weather.
Second time it's happened that way to me too. Last time it was the wife's car.