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![]() Proud GLT Owner ![]() Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.92 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper ![]() |
So the last few days have been... trying. Weds had a flat tire on my car on the way home.Great. First one since I was 16. If you're doing the math at home, that's over 20 years without a flat on a vehicle I'm driving/while I'm driving. Fine. Get it fixed. Saturday morning, tpms light is back on. crap. Check the previous tire, no problem there. Check the other rear, flat. The stiff sidewall holds them up strangely enough.
Fine. I go into work for my 6th day. Get home late and hte wife is "cleaning" the Forte. Fine... she finishes up and comes in. Monday I take the tire off and bring it in. Finally get someone at work to do a plug patch Tuesday. Get home, put it on. This morning head out, open the door and no light. Huh... well, maybe she just turned them off when cleaning. Insert key and .... nothing. Fuck. Battery is d-e-d dead. Yank the battery, bring it in. No point in testing. It's 1 month from being 5 years old (build date December 2009), and it's been below freezing for 3 days straight. This thing is done. Two weeks ago, the wife destroyed another tire on hers with 15k on them. Looked at the fronts and realized I hadn't actually done the alignment because the front tires are toast..... and she destroyed one of the new looking rears. Great. So I had to order 2 more for hers. 2 flats for the Forte in 3 days. A dead battery and the tires on the truck have aged out to the point that they are harder than granite right now. Geesh..... what a week. -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
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![]() That Mitsubishi Guy ![]() Group: Leader Posts: 2,568 Posts Per Day: 0.87 Thanks Received: 423 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 13-November 11 From: Central MA Member No.: 11,480 Mood: Complacent ![]() |
mke sure you call hyundai and tell them you are upset and it is their fault
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2002 Elantra GLS - DEAD AND GONE DEAD AND GONE |
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![]() Proud GLT Owner ![]() Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.92 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper ![]() |
mke sure you call hyundai and tell them you are upset and it is their fault ![]() first thing my wife asked : "Is there warranty on the old battery?" ![]() -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
![]() "Drag racing is for fast cars, and autocrossing is for fast drivers" -Toecutter |
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![]() GT for life! ![]() Group: VIP Members Posts: 6,303 Posts Per Day: 1.16 Thanks Received: 478 Trader Stats: 2 (100%) Joined: 27-January 05 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 34 Mood: Optimistic ![]() |
first thing my wife asked : "Is there warranty on the old battery?" ![]() hahaha if only that were the case! ![]() -------------------- Please consider helping keep the club online and independent. Donate here to help the club.
![]() Current Car: 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT, 6 spd manual w/ the style and tech packages Previous Hyundai's: 2011 Hyundai Sonata SE in Venetian Red; 2006 Hyundai Sonata GLS, 3.3L V-6 in Ebony Black; 2004 Elantra GT, 5 spd manual in tidal wave blue |
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