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What damage is done if you accidently hook up the wrong poles of a battery when trying to jump start your car?

Posted by admin on Jan 9, 2010 in Chatter | 14 comments

I had a dead battery – we tried to jump start it – it didn’t start – we left the cables on with the other car running for about 5 or 10 minutes then we saw smoke coming from near my battery – turned off other car – removed cables – found out we had + connected to – / bought new battery – car still doesn’t start – no interior lights – no horn – but headlights work – what damage do you think we must have caused

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How long is a car battery supposed to last?

Posted by admin on Nov 2, 2009 in Chatter | 7 comments

I have an ‘07 Mustang I bought new. It has less than 27,000 miles on it. I’ve been informed that it needs a new battery, but it seems like this NEW battery in a NEW car didn’t last very long. I’ve bought used cars with the original battery that lasted longer – a 3 yrs old car with over 70,000 miles on it, drove for 2 more years on the original battery. So how long SHOULD a car battery last?
Thank You for your answers – glad I bought that extended warrenty!