buying second hand, has its pros and cons.
pro, the price is lower.
con, it is not brand new anymore, and subject to whatever the previous owner did to it.
monthly installment programs usually involve similar figures, even from different financing firms. hindi na sila nagkakalayo nang masyado. ... you can ask for quotations, free.
the other day, my wigo AT's 2 year old battery died. just like that. no usual warnings whatsoever... couldn't start her 45 minutes after she was parked. the starter solenoid wouldn't even engage properly. ...tried jump-starting.. no dice. we read and re-read the manual, re. jump-starting, in case we missed something.
now, i consider myself a veteran to jump-starting... even push-starting (of MTs). but in this particular instance, we couldn't start the car! we finally called the battery delivery for a new battery. the car started after just one click, with the new battery.
why did we have difficulty jump-starting this car?
is it possible, that 3 cylinder engines are really more difficult to jumpstart than 4 cylinders? is the car's computer causing something to prevent us from jump-starting?
Last edited by dr. d; June 25th, 2016 at 10:12 AM.
Baka full dead talaga ang bateria wala residual voltage para gumana ecu kaya kahit tulak ayaw. Sa jump start naman kinakain lang ng discharge battery ang boost current.
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Kadalasan ginagawa ko disconnected ang old battery. Kabit na lang ulit pag umaandar na.
Pag diesel ang makina may instances na hirap talaga paandarin pag naka connect ang discargado na bateria.
Di rin kaya na e boost ng small battery like Honda city (with engine running) ang 2.0L crdi tucson.
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Last edited by weisshorn; June 26th, 2016 at 10:23 AM.
yung stock batt ng wigo, short life lang according sa post sa isang FB group. (depends sa use niya)
It really varies, depending on how long the vehicle was stocked at the dealership and the type of usage the vehicle is put through.
I've had some stock batteries last just one year. Others have made it almost four years (but only on cars which are driven very regularly and see lots of long highway trips).
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
Heat is a factor in battery longevity. A vehicle that is used frequently on highway will have a longer battery life than a vehicle used mostly in city traffic. Vehicles in colder climates will also have longer battery life.
Make a habit to open the hood after you arrived home.
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i thought that went out, along with the revving of the engine before turning it off upon arrival home.Originally Posted by ;2738261
heh heh.
our old beetle had its battery under the rear seat, away from engine heat. it didn't last much longer than our other vehicle's battery, which was located beside the engine.
Sa experience ko mas madali buhay ng bateria na nasa initan kesa nasa malamig na lugar. Siguro dahil sa madali masira ang plates sa loob. I'm talking here of batteries in the battery room for standby & emergency power of electrical & electronic equipments.
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