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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.

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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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.

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

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