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I had to push start my car today!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:56 pm
by Big D
Yeah i was at uni and i came back to my car, tryed to start it and nothing but a click. Turns out i left my lights on
I was kinda worried for a second cuz i have no credit on my fone to call racq. Then i relized that my car only weighs 950kg (somin like that). So i began to push my car, up a speed bump first, then we got faster and my suzi almost got away from me before i jumped in
and off we went. Kinda made me relize why i bought a suzi and why there such awsome cars.
Well, that made my day so i thought id post it here, dont know why though...
D
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:50 pm
by Brendan-s
Myself and a workmate (Sharkey on these forums) pushed my Sierra up a carpark ramp after I stalled it (doh) getting a ticket through the boomgate. Was about a 10% gradient which doesn't sound like much til you're pushing dead weight up it
Re: I had to push start my car today!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:40 pm
by Pinball
Big D wrote:Yeah i was at uni and i came back to my car, tryed to start it and nothing but a click. Turns out i left my lights on
I was kinda worried for a second cuz i have no credit on my fone to call racq. Then i relized that my car only weighs 950kg (somin like that). So i began to push my car, up a speed bump first, then we got faster and my suzi almost got away from me before i jumped in
and off we went. Kinda made me relize why i bought a suzi and why there such awsome cars.
Well, that made my day so i thought id post it here, dont know why though...
D
If you're at UQ, just call security, they'll come jumpstart you faster than RACQ can get there...
Spock
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:49 pm
by Big D
Nah im at GU nathan, but i dont think our security does that. I have seen a lot of racq cars around but, people forget to turn off their lights lol
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Re: I had to push start my car today!!!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:53 pm
by Highway-Star
Pinball wrote:
If you're at UQ, just call security, they'll come jumpstart you faster than RACQ can get there...
Spock
Hey Thanks Spock, keep that in mind if anything should
happen. They wouldn't charge either would they?
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:47 am
by smileysmoke
jump starting with a battery pack is handy (best investment for me
)
i was thinking of a headlight reminder would be good also. only like 20 bucks from Jaycar
Re: I had to push start my car today!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:49 am
by Pinball
Highway-Star wrote:Pinball wrote:
If you're at UQ, just call security, they'll come jumpstart you faster than RACQ can get there...
Spock
Hey Thanks Spock, keep that in mind if anything should
happen. They wouldn't charge either would they?
Nup, i had to abuse their services one day due to forgetfulness....
U tried Suzisport for that hardtop yet?
Spock
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:42 am
by just cruizin'
Yeah that's great, unfortunately my battery only goes flat in my cruiser not my sierra
Re: I had to push start my car today!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:36 pm
by Highway-Star
The only time my battery died on me, I was parked in shopping centre carpark, that was 100% level, at 4am. Anyone know how to deal with this situation (besides jump starting that is)??? Difficult problem to solve to my mind (I eventually called dad to jump start me, I cheated).
Pinball wrote:
U tried Suzisport for that hardtop yet?
Yes and No.
Yes I saw them about it, had a good discussion with Graham. No I didn't go back to get it, yet. I have nothing against it, I had organised to take dad down to check it out (I cannot fibreglass due to health reasons); and the washing machine died that morning, so he 're-prioritised'.