Pathfinder won't charge battery - Page 3

jeanvill1 · Jan 17th, 2007, 07:03 AM

I GOT MY PATHY BACK YESTERDAY EVERYTHING TURNED OUT OKAY. 69.99 FOR THE HEAVY GUAGE WIRE FROM THE ALT TO THE BATTERY. AND 39.99 FOR A WIRE IN THE DASH, WHICH IM THINKING WAS THE BATTERY / ALT. WARING LIGHT. SO NOW EVERYTHING IS CHARGING AND ALL IS SWEET. 214.00 FOR A NEW REBUILD NISSAN ALT. AND MY MECANIC CHARGED 100.00 EVEN FOR LABOR OUT THE DOOR WAS LIKE 490.00. KINDA ALOT TO SPEND BUT ITS BACK AND MY HANDS ARE CLEAN FOR SCHOOL TOMARROW. A BIG FACTOR OF ME SENDING IT OUT WAS CAUSE I NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. NOW I GOTTA GET MY REPLICA PORSCHE 550 RUNNNGTHE 911 FAN NEES A BOLT THAT HELLA WEIRD. NO PUN INTENDED @HELLA. SO NEXT TIME I CAN WORK ON IT. TIME TO GO TO THE VW FOURM, LOL HEY A WEIRD FACT HAVE ANY OF YOU LOOKED AT A NISSAN 240 LIKE 60'S 70'S ONES, THEY REALLY RESEMBLE A VW TRANSAXLE HUH...

**88pathoffroad** · Jan 18th, 2007, 12:43 AM

You've got to be SHITTING me. You paid $69 for ONE cable, less than 4 feet long? You got ripped off. Bottom line, no doubt about it. Copper wire does NOT cost that much, even if you have it custom-made. I don't care who says otherwise.

Turn off your goddamn caps lock. Jeez.

golfer · Jan 18th, 2007, 12:52 AM

$490 for installing a rebuilt alt. and replacing two cables ... ouch !!

jeanvill1 · Jan 19th, 2007, 06:26 AM

I WOULD THINK THAT IF SOMEONE WANTED TO WRITE IN GREEN THAT THEY COULD, OR IS THIS FORUM NOT A FREE SITE? DO WE LIVE IN A POLICE STATE ALREADY? I DONT BELIEVE IN GOD. BUT PLEASE DONT USE IT IN THAT MANNER WHEN TALKING WITH ME.

WHEN YOU HAVE SOME MONEY AND IT COSTS YOU MORE TO USE YOUR TIME DURNING THE WEEK TO BE UNDER YOUR CAR VS. HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DO THE WORK WHO HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE. I WOULD RATHER LET THEM DO IT. I COULD DO IT. I HAVE BUILT WIRING LOOMS FROM SCRATCH. I KNOW THE PRICES OF WIRE.

WHAT I HOPE TO GET ACROSS IS THAT THERES A POINT THAT WE AS PATHY ENTHUSIST HAVE TO CONTRACT OUR WORK OUT IN ORDER TO ENJOY OUR TRUCKS.
I DO FIND PLEASURE IN WORKING ON MY CARS, GETTING GREASE STAINED INTO MY HANDS AND HAVING THE SATISFACTION THAT I FIXED SOMETHING. BUT, WHEN ITS YOUR DAILY DRIVER, YOU WANT IT TO BE IN TOP CONDITION AND DONE NOW, THEN YOU PAY TO GET IT DONE. ACCESSORIES ARE FUN TO MESS AROUND ON, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PRIMARY SYSTEMS WHICH COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN THE DESERT, I WOULD PREFER NOT TO DO MY OWN DENTAL WORK. IMAGINE BREAKING DOWN BEFORE AND IMPORTANT MEETING. OR MISSING A GREAT ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT CAUSE YOU WANTED TO SAVE 69.99.
MY MECHANIC ALSO PAYED FOR TOWING AND HE GUARENTEES HIS WORK. SO IF I WAS STRANDED IN WHO KNOWS WHERE HE WOULD COME OUT AND GET ME OR REFUND ME MONEY FOR TOWING IF HE CAUSED THE PROBLEM.

SO I RESPECT THAT YOU SAID I PAID TOO MUCH, BUT HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO HAVE THINGS DONE RIGHT AND GUARENTEED?

69.00 FOR LABOR
.99 CENTS FOR WIRE
A GUARENTEE THAT, THAT WIRE WONT LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN THE DESERT AND IF IT DOES THEY WILL COME GET YOU.

PRICELESS....

I ALSO WANTED TO SINCERLY THANK YOU AS A MODERATOR FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO HELP KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING. BUT REMEMBER WITHOUT YOUR LOYAL FORUM MEMBERS WHO WOULD YOU MODERATE. SO JUST BE NICE TO US LITTLE PEOPLE. THANK YOU AGAIN, ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO MAKE THESE SITES POSSIBLE AND I SINCERLY THANK YOU.
SO BE NICE TO US NEWBIES, YOU MIGHT BE ASKING US TO BE IN CHARGE SOMEDAY WHEN YOU NO LONGER HAVE TIME TO MODERATE.

SOMEDAY WHEN OUR NISSANS ARE OLD AND GREY, BEING RESTORED SO WE COULD PUT NEW ELECTRIC ENGINES IN THEM, OR HOW ABOUT FUTURE SUPER DIESEL TERRANO ENGINES. THAT WOULD BE SWEET, YOU MIGHT ASK ONE OF US TO COME OVER AND HAVE A FEW BEERS, TRADE SOME VINTAGE NISSAN PARTS.

WITH RESPECT

golfer · Jan 19th, 2007, 11:49 AM

jeanvill1... typing in caps makes it harder to read also etiquette ... caps means you're yelling or shouting.

If you have the money to have someone do the work for you ... go for it.

For myself i don't have the money to always have the work done for me and besides something as simple as changing out an alternator with a couple of cables and saving about half the cost is also rewarding.

To each their own.