:( car troubles suck unless you know a good mechanic you can trust... i always feel like I'm getting scammed.

Well you called it. Even after the battery replacement it died again but we kind of knew what to expect so were able to pull off into a parking lot … it must be the alternator or something. 

k00b

hmmm not a car guy but that’s odd that your car just died in the middle of traffic. I thought idling would be enough to keep the electrical system on if not also charge the battery a bit. 

might want to get a smarter opinion before taking any longer trips in case it’s not a battery issue

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saloon

Battery update: went to Auto Zone and they charged our battery and told us it was “a good battery” so we decided to take a long drive to see if that’d help matters. We hit some traffic on the freeway and the car just died … We were able to push it to the shoulder then we walked to Home Depot bought a battery and a wrench set, walked back and put the a new battery.

Moral of the story: trickle charge your batteries if you don’t drive your cars.