Omg! 900 bucks for a battery and cable!

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Anonymous wrote:make your husband do it. what a waste of money!!

you assume all husbands can do it.

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There's a special battery cable with a lot of electronics in it that needs to be installed as part of it.

Dh has changed all our other batteries.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're going to buy a Ford, get it from Ted Britt Ford. Ted Britt 4 Life is fantastic. It's bumper-to-bumper for the vehicle lifetime.

My partner is a big Ford truck fan (not my favorite brand, that's for sure) but he's paid very little out of pocket during the last almost 3 years he's owned a new truck from there.

If you pay out of pocket for anything (other than gas and oil changes) during the first three years of any new car's life, something is very very wrong. I have a 10 year old Honda minivan. Other than oil changes, we have replaced the battery and the brakes at perfectly normal/respectable ages. We are about to replace the timing belt. That's it. Still runs great.

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Total scam, OP. My husband has prolonged the life of our batteries by charging them regularly at home. He bought a little portable tire inflator, and has an app on his phone that checks electronically all the systems. This way, when we do actually need a mechanic, he can go in and point them in the right direction. The mechanic knows not to mess with him.

Next time this happens, you ask someone for a jump-start, and do it all yourself. Have cables in your car for this purpose so all the random stranger needs to do is get their car close.

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Total scam, OP. My husband has prolonged the life of our batteries by charging them regularly at home. He bought a little portable tire inflator, and has an app on his phone that checks electronically all the systems. This way, when we do actually need a mechanic, he can go in and point them in the right direction. The mechanic knows not to mess with him.

Next time this happens, you ask someone for a jump-start, and do it all yourself. Have cables in your car for this purpose so all the random stranger needs to do is get their car close.

The thing is we have always done this up until now. We are in our 60s and always have jumper cables. We didn't because it seemed to be something with the electrical system, not the battery, and we were afraid of making it worse. And the dealership advised us not to.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people get service at a dealer?

I don't get it.

I have an airbag issue and no other mechanics will touch it. The dealer wants $3000, for a $700 part and labor. Oh, and it might not fix the problem.

This does happen. But there are people who only get service done at dealerships, and that's silly.

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Anonymous wrote:Owns a Ford and takes it to the dealership for repairs then complains about how much it costs? You can't make this up.

What's so funny to you about this?

NP but it's because Ford is garbage, and dealerships notoriously overcharge for everything. The PP is laughing at your many poor decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Owns a Ford and takes it to the dealership for repairs then complains about how much it costs? You can't make this up.

What's so funny to you about this?

NP but it's because Ford is garbage, and dealerships notoriously overcharge for everything. The PP is laughing at your many poor decisions.

My experience is quite different with Ford products. My last Ford had 250,000 miles on it, and we had done nothing but tires on it and regular maintenance.

I have a 2006 Escape now and everything works on it. Nothing but regular maintenance so far.

My problem is with this dealership.

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Anonymous wrote:make your husband do it. what a waste of money!!

you assume all husbands can do it.

OK then make the wife do it.

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Batteries are so expensive these days! DH replaced the battery in our kids car himself and the battery was $250. I imagine it would have cost $350-$400 elsewhere minimum. I’m often grateful DH is handy with home repairs and cars because he saves us a fortune.

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I had to replace my battery a few weeks ago and it was almost $4k. Battery was about $2200 plus $1500 install and code. There are no aftermarket battery options and I can install it myself without getting it coded to the car.

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FORD

Fix Or Repair Daily

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:make your husband do it. what a waste of money!!

you assume all husbands can do it.

Or the affair partner, still cheaper than the dealer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:make your husband do it. what a waste of money!!

you assume all husbands can do it.

Mine could. He built a couple cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people get service at a dealer?

I don't get it.

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