- Nov 14, 2009
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I know a bunch of you are thinking already "Dude, batteries are like $70. Just get a new one. It's not worth it." For reference, this is the car we're talking about: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2199968
It will probably be replaced within 6 months if it doesn't die before then. I'm fine with a battery only lasting that long.
The battery is on the brink of death- I've had to jump it several times due to a bad door switch causing the dome light to stay on, and I know that just destroys the battery. I've charged it up with an external charger after each instance and been OK until I leave the dome light on again. I've fixed the door switch problem (by ripping it out), so it shouldn't happen again. Still, this battery is probably close to dead now. I don't want to spend a bunch of $$$ on a new battery will only be needed for a few months, so I was thinking of seeing if I can get one from a junkyard. My logic is this: Nobody scraps a car because of a bad battery, so lots of cars are going to the junkyard with still-good batteries. There have to end up somewhere- I wonder if I can buy one. Has anyone bought a junkyard battery before?
It will probably be replaced within 6 months if it doesn't die before then. I'm fine with a battery only lasting that long.
The battery is on the brink of death- I've had to jump it several times due to a bad door switch causing the dome light to stay on, and I know that just destroys the battery. I've charged it up with an external charger after each instance and been OK until I leave the dome light on again. I've fixed the door switch problem (by ripping it out), so it shouldn't happen again. Still, this battery is probably close to dead now. I don't want to spend a bunch of $$$ on a new battery will only be needed for a few months, so I was thinking of seeing if I can get one from a junkyard. My logic is this: Nobody scraps a car because of a bad battery, so lots of cars are going to the junkyard with still-good batteries. There have to end up somewhere- I wonder if I can buy one. Has anyone bought a junkyard battery before?