Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Always a good idea to have a regular maintenance schedule for batteries and such.
Put a reminder on your calendar (or phone). Good to know about the fob - but I change the batteries in my smoke alarm every year on my b'day, and I reseal my granite countertops on July 4th. |
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Yet. Must be one who trades every couple years. If you have turbo 10K way too long. |
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The key fob battery on my 2018 CRV died in just over 3 years in the middle of a long trip. I now replace the battery annually and carry a new one in my glove box. Overkill? Yes, but no more trying to find a replacement battery on I-77 in the West Virginia mountains for me.
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I've gotten along pretty well all these years without your sage advice. Would I replace a $250 battery just because it reached a certain age? Absolutely not. But hey, if this is something you do, by all means have at it. |
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So as with everything, it works until it doesn't work. |
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But back to RG123’s post, he has some good advice Last edited by photo1902; 11-13-2023 at 06:18 PM. |
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So perhaps run the tires bald, put on a spare when one goes flat then go to the tire shop. So perhaps run the car until the engine oil is thick and black. When the engine starts to tick, plan for that oil change. I could go on, but…. |
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Last edited by photo1902; 11-14-2023 at 06:14 AM. |
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[QUOTE=mtdjed;2274042]Also important to do when it does fail. Things change by model and year. My 2013 VW Golf only is necessary to open and close the door locks. The key fob has a key which is always used to start the car.
However, it is also used to unlock the door once you locate the hidden key slot under a cap on the door handle. Not a big deal unless you don't know about the hidden slot. Each car has its own technique. Learn yours now. Learn where the spare key is located in some FOBs. Learn what kind of battery is used and how to replace . Learn by changing now and then keep an accessible spare. Oh what great advice. I learned ALL of this "the hard way" (a phrase my dad always used) one COLD early morning in a hotel garage on my way "up north" in my Volvo XC 90. The next Volvo SUV I had was completely different, different process, different "blank key" (the one hidden in the fob), so you certainly did many a favor by telling them they have to learn all this for EACH auto they buy ! |
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Wow, glad you commented. I was reading this strand and I almost thought some adult was trying to lecture a small child. Went from the "task" of opening a key fob (often using a coin from your pocket", to talking about driving on BALD tires, and then a lecture on not replacing only the bad tire but all four ($800 to $1200 minimum, obviously oblivious that there are young families and seniors who can not replace all tires when some have tread time left ! I didn't know what all that lecture type talking down to meant, but "WOW" was my first reaction. Someone needs to calm down for sure, and respect that others probably do not do exactly as they do. Seemed more like a "dressing down" or a "lecture or rant" of the "I know best" type. Strange post if it was actually written by a mature adult. Notice it did not start out with something like, "that's one way to look at it, I personally like to practice preventative maintenance by changing my oil often even if not needed, getting rid of tires even if still have some miles left, but I realize many people do like, or need, to get every hour of use out of anything they have to purchase".....nope, nothing in that post seemed to have any understanding that all adults have their own opinions and way of doing things. It's a mystery how some people "think" in such narrow perimeters ?
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I highly doubt few actually replace their batteries, the call someone? |
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