ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 i need some good in math to tell me the odds of 3 batteries going dead on same day ? our 2014 Sorrento started today as usual ran to town , got back in dead daughters audi A4 called me right after i bought new battery for me , dead got home had the big tractor out with box blade other day smoothing driveway , went to put in barn today dead. tractor is on charge so time will tell . our kia battery 7 years old so it was bout time . but same day ?? roflmao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 The disgusting thing about random events in mathematics, is that over any "segment" of the series of random events, you may find a pattern. It means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does pee one off sometimes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 minute ago, janice6 said: The disgusting thing about random events in mathematics, is that over any "segment" of the series of random events, you may find a pattern. It means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does pee one off sometimes! yep no sooner then i got home , ring ring , dad lol . her hubby is in Pa as his mom is sick and needed some help . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, ASH said: yep no sooner then i got home , ring ring , dad lol . her hubby is in Pa as his mom is sick and needed some help . The good thing about random events, is that the belief they happen in groups isn't true. However there is nothing that prevents them from happening this way. A wise man once said, "Life's a bitch and then you die!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 if the weather got really cold suddenly it would explain the multiple dead batteries. In good weather even a marginal battery will start a vehicle, but as the weather gets colder the amount of power a battery can release is reduced, and the amount of energy required to start a vehicle increases. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Well, at least they weren't three failed rear main seals. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 theres been bout 10 degree difference from yesterday , but our weather is weird, one day 70 next 55 . ive been in NC my whole life , and i remember getting snow that syayed for week , but in last 20 years one day flip flops next day boots . i know i got sick more . i never thought about battery . it could be 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 How many batteries are in your family? Then the odds are 3:X. You're welcome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 And I don't even know, but the odds are they were all passed the pro-rated warranty by two days. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I have my personal rule that if the battery has lasted 5 years it's a throw away. If it hasn't it's not your fault. I changed them regularly on age. The second thing I found from personal experience, is that to get maximum reliability for cold weather starting, use fresh oil. The moisture that collects during cold weather short trips makes the oil like sludge, and produces hard starts. Oil is cheaper than a trip to the service garage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Huaco Kid said: And I don't even know, but the odds are they were all passed the pro-rated warranty by two days. The definition of a successful modern product. Computers are wonderful for designing with no margin for overdesigning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 Just now, janice6 said: I have my personal rule that if the battery has lasted 5 years it's a throw away. If it hasn't it's not your fault. I changed them regularly on age. The second thing I found from personal experience, is that to get maximum reliability for cold weather starting, use fresh oil. The moisture that collects during cold weather short trips makes the oil like sludge, and produces hard starts. Oil is cheaper than a trip to the service garage. yeah i i kinda go by the rule myself we bought 2014 kia new , so it was made in 2013 id bet . but once i lose faith time for new , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: How many batteries are in your family? Then the odds are 3:X. You're welcome. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Whenever a young person got killed in a car wreck or whatever when I was a kid, the old ladies always said 'it happens in threes.' Well sure it does if you start counting at one again after the third one. Edited December 2, 2019 by Walt Longmire 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Seen it before. The commonality was the temperature drop. How cold did it get? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 10 degree drop from yesterday , but both cars are always kept in enclosed garages . 57 rain yesterday 47 rain today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 And I don't even know, but the odds are they were all passed the pro-rated warranty by two days.Sears once seemed to slightly undercharge for a five year warranty battery, which would almost certainly get you back to the store for a replacement under warranty at the four year mark. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 So to do the odds, I would place the odds of it happening at 100%, because it DID happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Cougar_ml said: So to do the odds, I would place the odds of it happening at 100%, because it DID happen. I argued with a Subaru dealer this way. He said Subaru's were very reliable, I said mine spun a bearing at 16,000 miles. He said this wasn't normal, I said it was for mine. I only had one and it soured me on them all. None of my other vehicles over my whole lifetime did this to me. So my experience was 100% bad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, janice6 said: I argued with a Subaru dealer this way. He said Subaru's were very reliable, I said mine spun a bearing at 16,000 miles. He said this wasn't normal, I said it was for mine. I only had one and it soured me on them all. None of my other vehicles over my whole lifetime did this to me. So my experience was 100% bad. i always hear how great they are , buddy bought a cross trek when they came out , man he had nothing but trouble after over a year ans lawyer they finally placed it under lemon law , then he said i dont want another one i want my money back , so after another year of fighting , he hired 4 or 5 dudes to picket with signs on the roadside in front of dealership , a week later he said he got check in mail . if i ever get screwed thats what im gonna do . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Never had trouble with a OEM battery. Some have lasted over 8 years. Knock on wood my luck holds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 are they all Interstate Batteries? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 i dunno , i compared some batteries today , from autozone and AA and they both had cyber monday deals , so i saved 40 bucks off each battery whuch saving 80 bucks is not bad . they are duralast gold 3 year warranty , so im semi happy being i needed batteries . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I bought two new vehicles in 2011, about a month apart. Two years ago, one of them had the battery just die like a light switch. It was absolutely perfect one day then the next, nothing. I mean not even enough voltage to unlock the doors, light up the dash, or anything. I had to figure out how to get to the shifter interlock release to get it in neutral so I could push it back enough to get a jump. I stopped on the way home and bought another battery and switched it in the parking lot. The next day, I took the other one to replace the battery as well. That one had shown no signs of getting weak but, was a month older, had a smaller battery, and even more electronic wizardry than the other one so I figured six years was a good run. I've seen plenty of them fail in just three. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 im gonna tell you nothing dies quicker then a lawnmower battery absolutely nothing , lol . i trickle charge all my tractors , lawnmowers and seems every season im buying a lawn battery. gotta be made from swizzle sticks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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