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In Reply to: RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries posted by pictureguy on September 29, 2020 at 11:18:40:
had my share of misery with their 412 Wagon ... which looked good but ...
it had the stupidest carburetor set up in auto history
plus they placed two bombs in the passenger cabin too, their stupid glow-plug powered heater that burned gasoline and they put the battery right under the driver's seat ...
damn thing was good in the winter though with it's engine weight over the rear wheels and narrow high profile tires ... when the heater worked
why did I buy it? it looked good, it was clean, affordable, I was fooled
regards,
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Question on 12 volt car batteries - Story 17:14:26 09/28/20 (119)
- RE: Talk about over-thinking - B. Scarpia 09:53:38 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: Talk about over-thinking - pictureguy 22:16:42 09/30/20 (0)
- If you have a modern car - G Squared 08:23:45 09/29/20 (52)
- Utterly. Ridiculous. nt - ghost of olddude55 10:09:05 09/29/20 (48)
- RE: Utterly. Ridiculous. nt - painter27 18:14:18 09/29/20 (1)
- It's been that way for decades. - ghost of olddude55 08:01:06 09/30/20 (0)
- But Very Cool -- and the BMW system saved my ass.... - AbeCollins 12:14:39 09/29/20 (45)
- So what you're really saying... - dark_dave56 05:42:54 09/30/20 (2)
- RE: So what you're really saying... - AbeCollins 06:44:06 09/30/20 (1)
- I agree--just playin' "devil's advocate"... - dark_dave56 07:26:49 09/30/20 (0)
- RE: And will it wipe your ass too? Or just text you it needs done? (nt) - B. Scarpia 12:37:41 09/29/20 (5)
- Let me check on that ;-) - AbeCollins 13:19:12 09/29/20 (4)
- RE: You're all right, Collins - B. Scarpia 08:36:41 09/30/20 (2)
- Abe's cool. Love to jag him about his techy toys. nt - ghost of olddude55 11:18:30 09/30/20 (1)
- And teasing the anti-tech ghost is always fun.... - AbeCollins 16:12:03 09/30/20 (0)
- No text yet. So I guess it doesn't need it - nt - AbeCollins 14:55:27 09/29/20 (0)
- Don't think it's cool, and not impressed in the least. - ghost of olddude55 12:29:53 09/29/20 (27)
- If it's modern tech, we know it doesn't impress you.... - AbeCollins 14:38:54 09/29/20 (26)
- It's not modern tech, it's bullshit for bullshit's sake. - ghost of olddude55 15:07:10 09/29/20 (25)
- Some of it is pretty good bullshit for bullshit's sake. - AbeCollins 16:12:10 09/29/20 (21)
- I've never once had to stand in the freezing cold waiting for a jump. - ghost of olddude55 16:22:50 09/29/20 (20)
- Lucky man. Maybe your wife or someone else has..... - AbeCollins 16:39:10 09/29/20 (19)
- Nope. - ghost of olddude55 16:41:34 09/29/20 (18)
- RE: Nope. - pictureguy 23:15:12 09/29/20 (10)
- Every battery I ever used... - ghost of olddude55 07:37:00 09/30/20 (9)
- RE: Every battery I ever used... - pictureguy 11:32:47 09/30/20 (8)
- Here's a good one... - ghost of olddude55 12:14:59 09/30/20 (7)
- RE: Here's a good one... - pictureguy 12:22:35 09/30/20 (6)
- Like Abe's BMW, you had to make sure you got the right battery for the VW. - ghost of olddude55 13:51:14 09/30/20 (5)
- I drove an S.B. for Pharmacy deliveries - Story 01:36:38 10/1/20 (1)
- The SB was eventually available with a fully automatic transmission. - ghost of olddude55 06:32:50 10/1/20 (0)
- RE: Like Abe's BMW, you had to make sure you got the right battery for the VW. - pictureguy 15:16:50 09/30/20 (2)
- I put Bilsteins on the back of mine. - ghost of olddude55 16:06:56 09/30/20 (1)
- RE: I put Bilsteins on the back of mine. - pictureguy 16:40:40 09/30/20 (0)
- Yup, no one has ever needed a jump start. No one -nt - AbeCollins 22:11:25 09/29/20 (5)
- Only people who ignore basic maintenance. nt - ghost of olddude55 07:37:45 09/30/20 (4)
- But the battery says "Maintenance Free" - AbeCollins 08:59:31 09/30/20 (3)
- True. You don't have to add distilled water like the old days. - ghost of olddude55 09:26:04 09/30/20 (2)
- RE: True. You don't have to add distilled water like the old days. - AbeCollins 15:59:11 09/30/20 (1)
- My next car will be anti... - ghost of olddude55 06:04:49 10/1/20 (0)
- RE: Nope. - immatthewj 17:53:58 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: It's not modern tech, it's bullshit for bullshit's sake. - rivervalley817 15:17:22 09/29/20 (2)
- Just nitpicking. nt - ghost of olddude55 15:24:15 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: Just nitpicking. nt - rivervalley817 21:12:55 09/29/20 (0)
- Abe - G Squared 12:29:47 09/29/20 (1)
- Dealer wants all appendages or about $450 - AbeCollins 13:21:16 09/29/20 (0)
- One thing that I have done for the last 30 years .................. - Cut-Throat 12:25:19 09/29/20 (5)
- RE: One thing that I have done for the last 30 years .................. - immatthewj 12:33:59 09/29/20 (3)
- Many won't last that long... - AbeCollins 14:36:48 09/29/20 (0)
- That 7 year plan would not make it where I live ................. - Cut-Throat 12:37:09 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: That 7 year plan would not make it where I live ................. - immatthewj 12:42:27 09/29/20 (0)
- Smart. - grantv 12:32:01 09/29/20 (0)
- Assuming as in AGM vs "standard" mostly? NT - grantv 09:01:31 09/29/20 (1)
- Have all cars gone AGM ? - AbeCollins 14:48:25 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: If you have a modern car - fredtr 08:50:22 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - fredtr 07:06:07 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - The Dill 04:49:27 09/29/20 (0)
- I gotta ask...which car? - ghost of olddude55 04:37:12 09/29/20 (28)
- RE: I gotta ask...which car? - Story 04:44:07 09/29/20 (27)
- Ah. That's good. - ghost of olddude55 04:58:32 09/29/20 (26)
- It's almost as old as me - Story 09:07:50 09/29/20 (25)
- RE: It's almost as old as me - bean 10:08:39 09/29/20 (2)
- my wife hates my car - no AC /nt - Story 10:56:41 09/29/20 (1)
- I can live without it. - ghost of olddude55 14:11:23 09/29/20 (0)
- I was behind a Chrysler Cordoba the other day. - ghost of olddude55 10:06:55 09/29/20 (21)
- Beautiful cars ;-) - JDK 17:54:05 09/29/20 (2)
- RE: Beautiful cars ;-) - immatthewj 17:57:48 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: Beautiful cars ;-) - JDK 19:59:08 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: used to have a National Lampoon comedy LP that made fun of the Cordoba - bean 10:12:28 09/29/20 (17)
- Montalban's pretty easy to imitate. - ghost of olddude55 10:41:04 09/29/20 (15)
- RE: my wife bought an old one cheap while in grad school - bean 10:57:23 09/29/20 (14)
- Mopar vehicles dissolved like Alka-Seltzer up here. - ghost of olddude55 11:31:14 09/29/20 (13)
- RE: Mopar vehicles dissolved like Alka-Seltzer up here. - immatthewj 12:33:11 09/29/20 (12)
- My car is an '06 and it's rust-free with one weird exception. - ghost of olddude55 12:39:42 09/29/20 (11)
- RE: I replaced all the lug nuts on an '08 Chrysler - bean 13:38:09 09/29/20 (2)
- That's it. Decorative lugs rusted and separated. - ghost of olddude55 13:46:49 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: That's it. Decorative lugs rusted and separated. - rivervalley817 13:58:07 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: My car is an '06 and it's rust-free with one weird exception. - rivervalley817 13:19:25 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: My car is an '06 and it's rust-free with one weird exception. - immatthewj 12:46:52 09/29/20 (6)
- No spring shackles. - ghost of olddude55 13:48:16 09/29/20 (5)
- RE: No spring shackles. - immatthewj 14:48:10 09/29/20 (4)
- Brakes lines and fuel lines like new. - ghost of olddude55 15:08:48 09/29/20 (3)
- RE: Brakes lines and fuel lines like new. - immatthewj 15:15:24 09/29/20 (2)
- Since my car is one fender-bender away from being totaled... - ghost of olddude55 15:54:24 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: Since my car is one fender-bender away from being totaled... - immatthewj 16:18:48 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: used to have a National Lampoon comedy LP that made fun of the Cordoba - rivervalley817 10:16:17 09/29/20 (0)
- one of my best investments - Green Lantern 03:35:10 09/29/20 (0)
- Thanks much, I'm going with - Story 03:09:27 09/29/20 (1)
- Just so you know... - dark_dave56 03:37:40 09/29/20 (0)
- I tend to concur with most of the posts below... - dark_dave56 02:35:08 09/29/20 (8)
- My nearest Advance store generally only has the premium batteries in stock. - ghost of olddude55 03:55:08 09/29/20 (7)
- RE: My nearest Advance store generally only has the premium batteries in stock. - dark_dave56 04:10:13 09/29/20 (6)
- I use the discount but I've never ordered online. - ghost of olddude55 04:21:05 09/29/20 (5)
- But who wants to order a battery? - dark_dave56 04:31:30 09/29/20 (4)
- RE: But who wants to order a battery? - immatthewj 10:55:24 09/29/20 (0)
- I don't do a lot of work on my own car anymore. - ghost of olddude55 04:55:21 09/29/20 (2)
- Well, the contract expired... - dark_dave56 05:29:00 09/29/20 (1)
- Most people think that the manufacturers are required by law - ghost of olddude55 05:43:37 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 23:35:08 09/28/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 19:11:11 09/28/20 (11)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - Racebrewer@gmail.com 12:34:00 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 23:38:48 09/28/20 (9)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 08:50:54 09/29/20 (8)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 11:18:40 09/29/20 (7)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 09/29/2011:34:18 09/29/20 (6)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 12:43:00 09/29/20 (5)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 13:07:30 09/29/20 (4)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 13:31:28 09/29/20 (3)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 13:46:48 09/29/20 (2)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 14:26:24 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 14:32:02 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - bean 18:53:14 09/28/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - Green Lantern 18:15:58 09/28/20 (4)
- Dead in 2 -3 years..... - AbeCollins 05:40:09 09/29/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 23:44:19 09/28/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - immatthewj 18:30:53 09/28/20 (1)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - immatthewj 18:55:37 09/28/20 (0)
- IME, batteries die two months before the warranty is up.... - Rod M 18:07:10 09/28/20 (0)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - immatthewj 17:36:58 09/28/20 (0)
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- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 09/29/2011:34:18 09/29/20 (6)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 12:43:00 09/29/20 (5)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 13:07:30 09/29/20 (4)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 13:31:28 09/29/20 (3)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 13:46:48 09/29/20 (2)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - pictureguy 14:26:24 09/29/20 (1)
- RE: Question on 12 volt car batteries - rivervalley817 14:32:02 09/29/20 (0)