Emergency tools

On Aug 16, 7:17 pm, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolfer...@>
wrote:
> My 2000 Sienna wouldn't start today. It just made a whirring noise
> when I turned the key. I figured it was the battery since it was a
> cheap two-year free warranty battery and it was two-and-a-half year old
> battery now. I had to get a jump start from the neighbor, but not
> until we realized my jumper cables were no good. I noticed there was
> no sparking when attaching to the battery terminals and that clued me
> into why it wasn't getting enough juice to start the van. The neighbor
> went and got his and after charging my battery for a few minutes I was
> able to get going.
>
> My old jumper cables are in the trash now and new ones have replaced
> them. Don't let your emergency tools be worthless when you need them.
> Check your spare's air pressure, your flashlight's batteries, your
> jack's operation, and your jumper cable's conductivity. I was lucky
> that I was still home and not stranded somewhere with my kid.

Damn good pointers. I'm thinking of replacing my spare with a full
size spare as well. Also, I don't even have jumper cables but I think
it's time I go buy an emergency kit just in case.

Never thought to test the jack but that's not a bad idea as well.

Thanks for the great advice.

I have AAA assistance, so now my only emergency tool is an umbrella
= )
thanks for the reminder, by the way, some trunks wont fit a full size
spare right?

On Aug 17, 6:15 am, "qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom> wrote:
> I'll second that one, ray. Through trial by fire I now carry the following
> items in the trunk of my daily driver:
> -Spare tire stuff
> -flares, reflective triangles
> -Jump box ($50 from harbor freight, charge it up every two months)
> -Jump cables (incase the jump box is dead)
> -42 piece craftsman tool set (about $30.00 via ebay)
> -tow straps
>
> I add another piece every time I get stuck. At this rate in 20 years I'll
> probably just be trailering my Snap-On box behind whatever it is I'm
> driving.

That's not a good sign 'every time you get stuck..' -- Things do
happen but how often do you get stuck? Thankfully, my Tempo left me
stuck a couple times. The last time is when it caught fire when I got
off the freeway.

So far, my Corolla has been very well behaved... uh, knock on wood...
2002 Corolla, couldn't be happier with this model.