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...when it went, there was no warning. I've had lots of cars and lots of batteries, and lots of batteries go bad. This one really surprised me.
I'd just checked the sight glass about two weeks prior (which is about all you can do with them) and according to the instructions, it was fine.
Then one morning it just wouldn't crank. No symptoms the previous day of weakening. Called roadside who came and jumped it. Drove the 33 miles to work and it wouldn't restart. Got towed to a Saab dealer who swapped it out.
Moral: Don't put too much faith in the OEM battery, and don't count on warning signs it's going to fail.
C.
Posts in this Thread:
- OEM Batteries, lifespan?, JTMav, Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:50:34
- '01 Aero SW: 3 yrs. 6 mos., thegage, Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:10:14
- 01 Linear, 3 yrs 2mo..., LesH, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:29:59
- '02 Aero - 2 yrs. and..., ChuckD
, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:40:54 <-- Viewing This Message - 02 Linear replaced within 1.5 years nm, Simon in Vancouver, Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:20:48
- Replaced my '03 Arc's a couple months ago, Greg W, Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:23:45
- Re: OEM Batteries, lifespan?, ACP, Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:15:02
- About two years on my wife's 2002 Linear n/m, Geoff, Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:09:39
- Re: OEM Batteries, lifespan?, Kay, Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:53:20
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