My car batteries went dead yesterday... And what a day for it to happen as it was Saturday, my day out!!! Imagine, Saturday without a car. Umm...correction, I had my car... but my chevy baby just won't start.... The batteries have dried up again... because yours truly didn't check the battery water level again. Bummer... (Notice that the author used the word "again"... Yeah, I can almost hear you say, "AGAIN???" Double Bummer!)
This is not the first time this had happened... And (*blush*) I hate to say this... It's not the second time either.... it's the third time this has happened to me.. HAHAHHAA... Once with the Old Jalopy, and twice with Chevy Baby...
I always procrastinated adding battery water, thinking that it should be done during those periodic services. But the mechanics probably forget... and my batteries are probably old (given the 2 year shelf life)....
I will let you know the drama later but I'll leave you with this... Your batteries have a separate battery manufacturer warranty - usually 1 year. So if your car battery is faulty within a year, you can claim waranty. However, I doubt they'll let me claim for my negligence (or wear and tear due to negligence) as my battery's life was caused by my failure to feed it timely with battery water. So they may diagnose the cause-of-death to be "dehydration" and reject my claims. But for you out there, no harm trying though. My batteries have already passed its first birthday, and is not eligible for any warranty whatsoever. Thus, I have changed it with those "no-maintenance" battery.
So now I won't feel guilty of murdering my battery due to non-feeding/dehydration.
This is not the first time this had happened... And (*blush*) I hate to say this... It's not the second time either.... it's the third time this has happened to me.. HAHAHHAA... Once with the Old Jalopy, and twice with Chevy Baby...
I always procrastinated adding battery water, thinking that it should be done during those periodic services. But the mechanics probably forget... and my batteries are probably old (given the 2 year shelf life)....
I will let you know the drama later but I'll leave you with this... Your batteries have a separate battery manufacturer warranty - usually 1 year. So if your car battery is faulty within a year, you can claim waranty. However, I doubt they'll let me claim for my negligence (or wear and tear due to negligence) as my battery's life was caused by my failure to feed it timely with battery water. So they may diagnose the cause-of-death to be "dehydration" and reject my claims. But for you out there, no harm trying though. My batteries have already passed its first birthday, and is not eligible for any warranty whatsoever. Thus, I have changed it with those "no-maintenance" battery.So now I won't feel guilty of murdering my battery due to non-feeding/dehydration.
