Argggg! The battery on the van has been dead for the last four weeks.

[hedgehog]

It's not totally dead, but the engine won't turn over. I've been driving the sedan, but now it won't start. I turn the key and nothing happens except for a little bell ringing. My husband has been overseas since Christmas. He was home for a couple of days, and I have a vague recollection of him putting the charger on the van. I have the charger on the van now, but the connections on the battery are rusty so I don't know if anything is happening.

My husband is coming home Wednesday for a couple of days. How long should I wait until I demand he go out and get a new battery installed? 10 minutes? 15 minutes?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. 2 seconds. no longer. :^D

[KitchenWitch]

2. Go get one installed yourself...

:hi:

[hedgehog]

4. At this point I would, except both cars are out of service!

[flvegan]

3. Do you have AAA?

They do this whole "battery service" thing now.

Bring a new one to you, install it, etc. All for the price of the battery.

[hedgehog]

5. Hmmmmmm, I do have AAA. If the car isn't charged up by the

morning, I'll call them tomorrow.


He's been assigned to an installation at a plant overseas so he's been mostly gone for about a year now. He gets home every two or two and half months for a week or so, but a lot of little things are piling up.

[lizziegrace]

9. Even if the battery charges

take the car to Auto Zone and they'll test the battery. If it's not going to hold a charge, they'll replace it in the parking lot for you. I've been taking care of my own cars most of my adult life (ex-husband was never around) and sometimes you just need to solve the problem rather than prolong the agony. ;-)

:hug:

Good luck. :)

[malta blue]

6. That really stinks...

:hug:

Call AAA and get yourself mobile again and get new batteries in each.

[hedgehog]

7. It's frustrating because he's a car nut and is always tinkering . We've

always driven used cars and he's always kept them running but he just hasn't had the time in recent months. I'm posting here mainly so I don't attack him as soon as he gets in the door!

[LeftyMom]

8. There are mobile battery services.

If you have AAA, they'll come out to you and swap out your battery.