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Blokeinamoke
 Post subject: Isnt always the way
PostPosted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:41 pm 
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Just as I put the finishing touches on the Moke for registration all the cheap workarounds start packing it in

Today my 6.1 month old (6 month warranty) $19 supercheap battery collapsed :lol:

So its a one more tyre for the spare and a new battery and its the registration lucky dip next week for me
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bugger! its always the way
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the cheap stuff always kicks it in :cry:
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You bought a $19 battery and got six months out of it? That's pretty good considering you've hardly driven the car. Batteries ted to die with lack of use.

I had a car battery drop a plate the day we were trading that car in once!! It would not even jump-start. It was an odd sized battery so I could not find a second-hand one anywhere. So I had to buy a new one. That hurt, spending $110 on a battery you would only own for a few hours. :x

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Great time as it start to get warmer again in sydney during daytime... goodluck BIAM, i missed driving my moke :(

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1 ofmy ell cheapo grinders gave way the other day was smoking not cool, so i cut it in half with another grinder so i didnt use it! :P

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you can get a battery for $19????

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Morris 1100
 Post subject: Re: Isnt always the way
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Blokeinamoke wrote:
Just as I put the finishing touches on the Moke for registration all the cheap workarounds start packing it in

Today my 6.1 month old (6 month warranty) $19 supercheap battery collapsed :lol:

So its a one more tyre for the spare and a new battery and its the registration lucky dip next week for me

1) Go to Supercrap, buy another $19 battery.
2) Go back to Supercrap with your first battery and return it using the receipt from the second battery.
3) Don't forget to tell us how it goes. :wink:
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lol
thats somthing my brother in law would do

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Morris 1100 wrote:
Blokeinamoke wrote:
Just as I put the finishing touches on the Moke for registration all the cheap workarounds start packing it in

Today my 6.1 month old (6 month warranty) $19 supercheap battery collapsed :lol:

So its a one more tyre for the spare and a new battery and its the registration lucky dip next week for me

1) Go to Supercrap, buy another $19 battery.
2) Go back to Supercrap with your first battery and return it using the receipt from the second battery.
3) Don't forget to tell us how it goes. :wink:


Also remember to carefully peel the sticker with the date off the new battery & place on the other "new" battery

Not that I endorse this sort of thing...

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Done - but I added another.

I took the old battery back with the new receipt then I took the new battery back and got a refund without a receipt - then I bought a decent battery for an extra $20 -
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ok thats just cool :lol:

good job BIAM 8)

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demonic1100 wrote:
lol
thats somthing my brother in law would do


I didnt know I married your sister

Too bloody right I would have done this as well, 1 month woopy do, most places wood assit you anyway

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can you get a battery for $19
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