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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 04:22 PM
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Default Re: Newbie has some questions!

Originally Posted by onehundred80
I think sometimes batteries look good, test good and are in fact NO good.
Before I paid that money I would put in a new fully charged battery and start it, let it sit for a few days and start it again. I'm thinking you may have been had. If the car comes back with a new battery then you definitely have been had.
I just changed my battery in my DD as it is seven years old, my wife said it was a bit slow starting the car the other day, so it is gone.
It pays to listen to 180. He's our Automotive Guru.

The "stealership" probably replaced the car's battery with a battery that was "sitting on the shelf" in the shop. If you are replacing your battery start here first:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...placement.html
 
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