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Goose 10-16-2012 17:49:45 174.253.148.141 Report to Moderator	Sunday morning at breakfast, I told my wife I didn't remember how old the battery was in my car. I bought the car three years ago last July, but I'd swapped batteries around. Anyway, I told my wife that considering the way I'm on the road all the time, it might be good insurance to go ahead and put a new battery in the car before winter. A couple of hours later I went to go somewhere, and the battery in my car was dead. I jumpered it off my wife's van, drove down to my shop, and pulled the battery. Went to Walmart figuring I'd turn the old battery in as a core. The kid in Customer Service noticed it was a Walmart battery and scanned the bar code. Turned out it still had three months to go on a 36 month free replacement warranty. I walked out with a new hundred dollar battery and it didn't cost me a dime. [Reply]   [No Email]
W_B 10-17-2012 12:13:41 155.188.183.17 Report to Moderator	Re: Interesting scene............ in reply to 36 coupe, 10-16-2012 17:49:45   Not a battery story, but tires. My '94 Ford Ranger (bouight as a lease return in '96) had the recalled Firestone original tires on and they were in great shape when the recall was issued. Being the cheap skate that I am, I decided to run them until bald THEN get them replaced. When the steel cords were show through I took it to an authorized Firestone dealer and got a new set that were on it when I sold it in 2011. Sometimes things do work out.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Bendee 10-16-2012 23:47:13 120.144.27.48 Report to Moderator	Re: Interesting scene............ in reply to Goose, 10-16-2012 17:49:45   Take that one back in 1090 days for a freebee, never ending.   [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 10-16-2012 18:19:06 38.114.64.214 Report to Moderator	Re: Interesting scene............ in reply to Goose, 10-16-2012 17:49:45   I would call that ESP.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 10-16-2012 18:18:12 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Interesting scene............ in reply to INCase, 10-16-2012 17:49:45   Score! Always nice when something breaks BEFORE the warranty runs out!   [Reply]  [No Email]
60 Acre Hillside 10-17-2012 02:59:31 67.142.170.25 Report to Moderator	Re: Interesting scene............ in reply to Royse, 10-16-2012 18:18:12   Years ago Sears would have a battert sale about every month. The batteries would be reasobably priced while on sale but the pro-rating for defective batteries wiuld be fron list price even if the battery was onsale. I now never buy batteries on sale.   [Reply]  [No Email]