Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Looks almost like a z3... Not feeling the front bumper grill or the head lights. But im sure mazdaspeed is gonna make a mazdaspeed edition that will look tons better... :hehe:

Slightly off-topic: Hey ChoyBoi, are you going to the superbike race at the California Speedway this weekend? Looks pretty cool. :)

Formula 1, Round 5, Grand Prix of Spain:

The new Flying Finn, Kimi Raikkonen, led from start to finish in his McLaren-Mercedes ( :bleh: ), breaking the four-race winning streak of Renault...

Fernando Alonso (Spain, Renault) was second and Jarno Trulli (Italy, Toyota) was third...

My car's battery died yesterday on me, and the car isn't even 4 yrs old with under 60K miles on it.....is that normal????

Check the battery warranty.

If no answer there, call the dealership and inquire.

ahochaude wrote:Check the battery warranty.

I'll be sure to do that today when i get me a new one, Thanks a lot for the tip :bow:

Good. You do that. And post whatever happens thereafter.
Not to worry, there are way many other auto "gurus" here. I am not one of them.
Forgot a lot of things about taking care of a car. I haven't had a license for over 3 years. Don't ask me why. :beaten:

ahochaude wrote:I haven't had a license for over 3 years. Don't ask me why. :beaten:

why? (JK) thats a LONG time without a DL. but i guess to get around the island, all tou need is The Bus, hawaii's award winning mass transit system. at $1 a ride, pretty cheap as well.

K.T.Tran wrote:My car's battery died yesterday on me, and the car isn't even 4 yrs old with under 60K miles on it.....is that normal????

Did you check/add water on a regular basis? One or more of the cells probably dried out...

Four years is sorta short for car battery life, unless it's a crummy battery.

bmwracer wrote:
Did you check/add water on a regular basis? One or more of the cells probably dried out...

Four years is sorta short for car battery life, unless it's a crummy battery.

How often would regular basis be?? i last check check the water like 2 months ago n it was at a good level....But since u brought this up, i'll b sure to check it a lot more often

niko2x wrote:why? (JK) thats a LONG time without a DL. but i guess to get around the island, all tou need is The Bus, hawaii's award winning mass transit system. at $1 a ride, pretty cheap as well.

WOW .. a $ a ride, cool that sure is cheap. out here a metro ticket is 1.40 Euros :shakehead:

z123_us wrote:WOW .. a $ a ride, cool that sure is cheap. out here a metro ticket is 1.40 Euros :shakehead:

thats actuallt pretty cheap. the DC metro (the one i ride each day) to/from work is $3.90 each way, but i also have to drive to the parking lot of the metro, and that is $4/ day.

It helps that the island is small so trips are relatively short. That same ride here would cost $1.50 at least, and they would try to hike fares every year. :shakehead:

K.T.Tran wrote:How often would regular basis be?? i last check check the water like 2 months ago n it was at a good level....But since u brought this up, i'll b sure to check it a lot more often

Maybe once a month, like checking tires and fluids.

K.T.Tran wrote:My car's battery died yesterday on me, and the car isn't even 4 yrs old with under 60K miles on it.....is that normal????

Yeah yeah yeah...

You were probably using your car battery to power an overhead projector and stereo system showing Aya movies in your garage! ;)



Later,
PCM

:lol: :dielaughing: I wish

niko2x wrote:why? (JK) thats a LONG time without a DL. but i guess to get around the island, all tou need is The Bus, hawaii's award winning mass transit system. at $1 a ride, pretty cheap as well.

May 14 is when I am able to get my license back. :beaten:
Counting down the days. :hehe:
Bus rides here have gone up to $2.00/ride. I still remember when it was only $ .50/ride. :beaten:

niko2x wrote:thats actuallt pretty cheap. the DC metro (the one i ride each day) to/from work is $3.90 each way, but i also have to drive to the parking lot of the metro, and that is $4/ day.

:shocked: $3.90 ....$4... whow ! ...everyday, man that is deadly ... hehe i hope u r making a looot of money .. or else u r living in your car :hehe:

K.T.Tran wrote:My car's battery died yesterday on me, and the car isn't even 4 yrs old with under 60K miles on it.....is that normal????

Also, was the battery secured? Like, was it held down? If it was just sitting there, that might've been what killed it. Vibration is a bitch.

hmmm to me it was pretty secured, i jus got me a new one today, i'll make sure its goin 2 be really secured :woot:

Thanks for the heads up :bow:

K.T.Tran wrote:hmmm to me it was pretty secured, i jus got me a new one today, i'll make sure its goin 2 be really secured :woot:

Now you don't wanna make it too tight either and crack the case... Last thing you want is battery acid leaking all over the place. :sweat: