While we were traveling for the holidays, we left our car with our friends, the Solomons. As happened to these poor, patient folks in a frighteningly similar fashion last year, once the temperature dropped the car stopped working. The engine refused to turn over.
Last year, we bought a new battery (after having the old one tested), but the car still wouldn't work. So we had it towed and it was quickly repaired once the shop discovered a loose cable. Fortunately, the repair wasn't too expensive and it helped us find a good mechanic.
This year, a jump start did the trick once, but the car soon went completely dead again and, to make matters worse, the hood wouldn't close properly. The car isn't exactly a spring chicken and I was rather afraid that something major had, at last, gone wrong. January is not a good time to need major car repairs, and transporting a baby through sub-freezing temperatures without a vehicle isn't exactly ideal.
Once we returned to Madison, our friend Ryan kindly recruited more generous help and got the car going again. James returned to the shop where we purchased the battery last year. They tested it and said it should be replaced. Car batteries are supposed to last more than one year. So, they gave us a new battery for free. To top it all off, following the final jump start, James was able to close the hood without incident. James replaced the battery and the car has been functioning wonderfully every since.
Major expense and inconvenience avoided, yet again!
*I'm allowed to be thankful for more than one thing per day sometimes, right?
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