Waiting for my new battery to be delivered

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Nope. Simple deductive reasoning.

The vehicle appears to be red.

There are 45,347,122 red vehicles registered in the US

Only 14,125,478 have a black interior

Only 325,523 of those vehicles have a VIN ending in 317

Of those, only 5,334 are cross referenced to owners of Braun LED flashlights

Of those, only 1213 have their battery access inside the vehicle.

Of the 1213, only 1 has an owner that is unable to drive his vehicle to get a battery because the battery is DEAD !!!

* was dead.

But jeebus man! You might as well dox me with all that!

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

And so it began.

[simpleman68]

Originally Posted by Giraffe (He/Him)

He got absolutely ROASTED for that comment.

I remember reading that thread and thinking he was just joking until I realized he wasn't.

Scott

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by Giraffe (He/Him)

And so it began.

[snide]

One time I had returned to my C5, which was parked at Logan Airport in Boston, to a dead battery. Called the parking lot service as they do jumps and other stuff for people parked there. Battery was so dead that it would not take a jump.

Sooooo, the tech and I pushed the car out of the stall, then he pushed it with his truck to the down ramp, which was a spiral. Yup, no power steering. Got to the bottom of the ramp, popped the clutch and the engine fired right up! Whew! Paid the parking fee to get out, drove home and put in a new battery the next day.

Man, I hope that @87 Ragtop doesn't read this thread...

[04 commemorative]

Pushed it with his truck
What damage was done ?

[Bill]

[outrunm]

This thread made me think of the 3 year Sam's Club battery in my 63. I have a knife cutoff switch and a trickle charger. I tried to find the date code, but it isn't visible while installed. It has to be at least 10 years old.

[Black94lt1]

The original battery in my 2009 vette lasted over 60,000 miles and until 2021, kind of crazy to think of. Even at that point it was still working well, there were a couple of abnormalities where it had some issues with unlocking the doors, so I opted to replace it as an overdue item anyway.

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by Giraffe (He/Him)

And so it began.

I've heard the 3 year battery line a hundred times here, but never saw the source. Your yellow pad must be bigger than UD's

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by snide

One time I had returned to my C5, which was parked at Logan Airport in Boston, to a dead battery. Called the parking lot service as they do jumps and other stuff for people parked there. Battery was so dead that it would not take a jump.

Sooooo, the tech and I pushed the car out of the stall, then he pushed it with his truck to the down ramp, which was a spiral. Yup, no power steering. Got to the bottom of the ramp, popped the clutch and the engine fired right up! Whew! Paid the parking fee to get out, drove home and put in a new battery the next day.

Man, I hope that @87 Ragtop doesn't read this thread...

First mistake...parking at Logan.

[theandies]

Originally Posted by Giraffe (He/Him)

Every three years. You need a new battery every three years.

I run mine until it dies. I like to get my moneys worth.

[Tikiman]

Just recently had to replace both batteries in my daily driver. Date on them said 2017 and I always replace them in pairs, since I figure if one of them went the other must not be far behind. But I certainly do not replace them every three years just because.

[Big bob]

Do you think your battery will arrive today.

[87 Ragtop]

@snide Well that explains why they totaled it so quickly when it was rear ended.

Ironically I never did figure out what would suck those batteries dry. If it went a week or more without driving it always needed jumped or a charger put on it.

I really miss that car

Originally Posted by snide

One time I had returned to my C5, which was parked at Logan Airport in Boston, to a dead battery. Called the parking lot service as they do jumps and other stuff for people parked there. Battery was so dead that it would not take a jump.

Sooooo, the tech and I pushed the car out of the stall, then he pushed it with his truck to the down ramp, which was a spiral. Yup, no power steering. Got to the bottom of the ramp, popped the clutch and the engine fired right up! Whew! Paid the parking fee to get out, drove home and put in a new battery the next day.

Man, I hope that @87 Ragtop doesn't read this thread...

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Vandelay Industries

I've heard the 3 year battery line a hundred times here, but never saw the source. Your yellow pad must be bigger than UD's

The epic meltdown was wavy roof level....

[jw38]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Nope. Simple deductive reasoning.

The vehicle appears to be red.

There are 45,347,122 red vehicles registered in the US

Only 14,125,478 have a black interior

Only 325,523 of those vehicles have a VIN ending in 317

Of those, only 5,334 are cross referenced to owners of Braun LED flashlights

Of those, only 1213 have their battery access inside the vehicle.

Of the 1213, only 1 has an owner that is unable to drive his vehicle to get a battery because the battery is DEAD !!!

You sir, are a ****ing genious!

Originally Posted by Vandelay Industries

First mistake...parking at Logan.

First mistake was being in ASSachusetts!

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by jw38

First mistake was being in ASSachusetts!

Don't remind me.

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by Big bob

Do you think your battery will arrive today.

[snide]

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

Pushed it with his truck
What damage was done ?

None.