So I went outside this morning to start my car and it straight up told me NO.
I'm assuming it's not the battery since my radio would still come on.
The engine just doesnt want to turn over.
Btw....It's 3 degrees where I live. And it's the first time that my car has seen that low of a temperature. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or not

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When I woke up at 8am and it was -10'F outside, I decided I'd be working from home. If a battery is gonna flake out, this would be the morning... Sounds like you've got voltage, but is it giving out the cold crank amps needed to run the starter.

When you turn the key to start, do you get any turnover at all? Any sound, even just a click?

It tries to turn over.
It clicks.
The dash lights come on while im turning the key.
The instrument dials go to the correct places but as soon as i stop turning the key they fall back.

Maybe I should get a new battery anyways, I have been thinking about that since i moved here.

+1 on working from home today. I don't feel like making the drive from Colorado Springs to Denver in this garbage.

Do you have another car to jump with to see if it starts that way?

erod550 wrote:+1 on working from home today. I don't feel like making the drive from Colorado Springs to Denver in this garbage.

Do you have another car to jump with to see if it starts that way?

Yeah. My dad works from home today, so i took his Mini Cooper S.
That was pretty fun.
So when I get off of work i'll try jumping it.

A lady I work with said that since I came from Texas, and so did my battery, that the battery probably isnt rated for weather this cold, and that there are types of batteries that i can buy here in CO that are rated better for colder weather? Any truth to that?

There are batteries with more cold cranking amps than others, yes.

I actually came into work today. Took the CX-7 though... AWD with brand new tires. It wasn't too bad. There was no one on the road.

Yes, it is your battery. I've seen it all too often. Good luck with getting it back up and running!

mog1017 wrote:Yes, it is your battery. I've seen it all too often. Good luck with getting it back up and running!

Thanks. I really appreciate that.
I'll probably just take care of it on Sunday.
I don't have any plans for tonight and tomorrow where i'll need my car, so it should be fine.

mog1017 wrote:Yes, it is your battery. I've seen it all too often. Good luck with getting it back up and running!

This.

Yeah, I used to run a shop up in Vail and every winter had multiple customers who that just that issue, where it seemed like everything would work but it wouldn't start even though it sounded like it was trying to crank and turn over.

I was out and about today, had I known earlier, I'd have come by and given your car battery a jump. Let me know if you need me to swing by..... Oh, and I use a Red Top, it's been good to me thus far.

My car had a hard time starting this morning too. It turned over slowly but it finally caught. Thank God I got that new battery a few months ago.

Well the battery fixed the car
It also shocked the living piss out of me.
Literally, I wet my pants a little.
I have changed batteries a million and a half times, and i just wasnt thinking when i did it yesterday, my right hand is actually still a little tingley. lol

Thanks for all of the advice guys.
I ended up getting an Optima RedTop.
So after giving them my old battery the RedTop cost me 159 at Checker Auto Parts

Operator, I really apperciate the offer.

Great! I'm glad everything worked out for you and you are back on the road! Also, Optimas are the !