RATS - the 4th Emergency Service

by **blueg33** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:19 pm

Fulled up with fuel today and the car wouldn't start, all the ignition lights etc came on but when I went to turn it over - nothing, zilch, sod all!

Phoned Lee, he diagnosed the problem very quick and said it is "terminal"

He was right, loose +ve battery terminal

Thanks Lee, thought I was going to have to leave my daughter waiting at school

by **BIG_MVS** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:45 pm

blueg33 wrote:Fulled up with fuel today and the car wouldn't start, all the ignition lights etc came on but when I went to turn it over - nothing, zilch, sod all!

We (Alpine owners) have all been there before Nick, it's all part of the owning experience :lol:

by **blueg33** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:35 pm

BIG_MVS wrote:
blueg33 wrote:Fulled up with fuel today and the car wouldn't start, all the ignition lights etc came on but when I went to turn it over - nothing, zilch, sod all!

We (Alpine owners) have all been there before Nick, it's all part of the owning experience

Bloody annoying though, it had been tucked up un-driven for 4 weeks at home, started on the first turn of the key. But when I am at the petrol station in the middle of nowhere with 30 mins to drive 20 miles to collect daughter the bloody thing wouldn't start!

No doubt similar will happen again. I was going to drive it to Grimsby on Thursday (3.5 hours) not sure now, as I really need to get to the ceremony with the mayor etc

by **phildini** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:51 am

blueg33 wrote:.......... But when I am at the petrol station in the middle of nowhere with 30 mins to drive 20 miles to collect daughter the bloody thing wouldn't start!............

That's why we love these cars :lol: