So, uh, what do you do when it's so cold your car won't start?

[I AM MOBIUS]

Oh yes, also the alternator

[Sava]

Do you have any aftermarket products connected to your battery, Lori?

such as a car alarm... or even a custom head unit?

sometimes, defects (or poorly designed products) in those can reduce the life of your battery

[Lorizael]

Heh. No. I have an off-the-shelf 2009 Mazda 3i (with a new battery).

[Sava]

from what little research I've done, it seems your experience is a little better than average
3-5 yrs seems to be about the norm

I think you may actually be a bit lucky with the length of time you had the old one

6 years right?

I'd check, but I'm not abandoning this quickreply to go back and read on the other page

[Lorizael]

Yup. I bought my car brand new January 2009.

[Sava]

how many miles?

[Lorizael]

Just shy of 70k.

[Sava]

Without knowing anything more about the history of the vehicle, it sounds like you are in pretty good shape.

[N35t0r]

Sava is that amaizing. He can guess your shape from the mileage, model and year of your car.

[Sava]

amaizing

that's a corny joke

[N35t0r]

My fingers seem to switch into phonetical spanish every now and then. Sometmes i catch it, sometimes I don't.

It kind of pops in.

[Sava]

My fingers seem to switch into phonetical spanish every now and then. Sometmes i catch it, sometimes I don't.

It kind of pops in.

I suspect there's a kernel of truth to what you say.

[Lorizael]

I'd be in better shape if I didn't have a car. As it is, I drive everywhere.

[Sava]

I suspect you would find yourself leaving the house much less if your only option was foot transportation.

[Lorizael]

We're in positive Lori mode right now, dammit.