Comments on: holiday http://transadvocate.com/nexy/2007/09/07/holiday/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:10:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: nexy http://transadvocate.com/nexy/2007/09/07/holiday/#comment-190 nexy Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:32:53 +0000 http://transadvocate.com/nexy/?p=57#comment-190 i'm not sure if it's the battery test itself that is worthless, or the battery test operator's misinterpretation of the test results, or the fact that they totally missed the date stamp on the battery. i suppose i could understand if a near dead battery will still exhibit "good" performance results, until one day, it just dies. and if that's the case, well, i don't know i can blame the dealership. on the other hand, if i had known that the expected life of that battery was less than 3 years, i would have definitely had it replaced by now. i have to imagine that those same numbers were on previous receipts from previous oil changes. if i had been paying closer attention, i would have noticed that. on the other hand, we tend to expect the people we hire to perform these kinds of services for us, you know, the "experts", to let us know about these things. "buyer beware", and "trust no one", are rules to live by in this world :\ i’m not sure if it’s the battery test itself that is worthless, or the battery test operator’s misinterpretation of the test results, or the fact that they totally missed the date stamp on the battery.

i suppose i could understand if a near dead battery will still exhibit “good” performance results, until one day, it just dies. and if that’s the case, well, i don’t know i can blame the dealership. on the other hand, if i had known that the expected life of that battery was less than 3 years, i would have definitely had it replaced by now.

i have to imagine that those same numbers were on previous receipts from previous oil changes. if i had been paying closer attention, i would have noticed that.

on the other hand, we tend to expect the people we hire to perform these kinds of services for us, you know, the “experts”, to let us know about these things. “buyer beware”, and “trust no one”, are rules to live by in this world :\

]]> By: John Martin http://transadvocate.com/nexy/2007/09/07/holiday/#comment-189 John Martin Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:06:45 +0000 http://transadvocate.com/nexy/?p=57#comment-189 I forgot to mention that I agree with you about the car repair and however many points inspection (which does remind me of the first George Bush 1000 points of light)that only seems to point in favor of their bottom line and not genuine safety. You are the second person that I heard the same story from regarding their battery test. I forgot to mention that I agree with you about the car repair and however many points inspection (which does remind me of the first George Bush 1000 points of light)that only seems to point in favor of their bottom line and not genuine safety. You are the second person that I heard the same story from regarding their battery test.

]]> By: John Martin http://transadvocate.com/nexy/2007/09/07/holiday/#comment-188 John Martin Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:59:36 +0000 http://transadvocate.com/nexy/?p=57#comment-188 I don't think I'll make it out of the house Saturday for the Gun show, or for anything else. Your gratitude is refreshing...Congratulations and have a great time on your honeymoon! I don’t think I’ll make it out of the house Saturday for the Gun show, or for anything else. Your gratitude is refreshing…Congratulations and have a great time on your honeymoon!

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