Another day, another car that won't start...

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart) 01/02/2014 at 12:45 • Filed to: None

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What is up with the weather this week?

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and now my father's BMW won't start too. He's too occupied to get a new battery for it, I guess I have to get one myself then, sigh...

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desertdog5051 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 01/02/2014 at 13:06

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I love all this banter about getting ready for winter (tires et al) Why don't people think about batteries as well?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > desertdog5051 01/02/2014 at 14:16

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I advise people to check their batteries, nobody complies, and such a saga ensues.

Jon-o > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 01/02/2014 at 16:04

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I love how BMW refuses to install a block heater in these things. In North America it does get cold enough that no matter how well designed the engine is it needs a little help

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jon-o 01/02/2014 at 16:08

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we haven't had issues with a car with a fresh battery, my mother's Odyssey. The Jetta and the BMW have the original batteries as far as I'm concerned. The cranking is really weak on both cars.

Jon-o > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 01/02/2014 at 16:19

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its true they go dead quick especially in the winter. At the BMW dealerships they have a van that goes around just to jump the cars on the lot with dead batteries as they have so many electronics on them.