New ride is here!!! Battery died after 3 days =( - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

mach schnell · 02-28-2006, 05:50 PM

Congrats! Don't won't to burst the bubble, but love to brag bout this, since not only did I finally buy my first Porsche, but it was an 05, new and I got if for $41800!!!!!!

Perfectlap · 02-28-2006, 05:55 PM

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Brucelee · 02-28-2006, 06:36 PM

Beautiful car, congratulations.

Porsche batteries are garbage!

Best of luck!

PorscheDoc · 03-01-2006, 04:30 AM

You can get a replacement battery at an autoparts store that will work just fine. Of all the brand name batteries in the United States, they come from 3 different manufacturers (One of them being Johnson Controls), which are then just labeled with the retailer's sticker. So your walmart battery and your die hard battery likely come from the same manufacturing plant. I buy all my batteries from Walmart, they are usually the cheapest, and my last one went 8 years before it died (and that was the cheapest black battery they carry).

edit: I would first try charging your battery and see if it holds. If the car sat a long time before you bought it, then sat for awhile after you bought it, it may have not had enough time to get a good charge in between.

BadBoyS · 03-01-2006, 04:39 AM

Both Cars are nice GOOD JOB!!!! :dance:

My porsche battery was 5 years old no problems. I replaced with a porsche battery, had good luck the first time!!!! Cost was comparable to the Interstate Battery. No Costcos in my area

Would agree with Doc put a good charge on it that might be all you need. :dance:

aBsOlUt · 03-01-2006, 05:40 AM

Thanks everyone for their comments.

Heres the battery case. I was driving the car the day before pretty much all day, as well as the previous days before with no problems at all. I left it at my garage, woke up and it was dead. I called 1-800-PORSCHE they came and jump started it (Everyone was gone to work as it was morning), I drove for another 30 minutes and then I left the car parked for 45-50 min. When I came back I tried to turn it on and the battery was dead again.

I did not have the time to go to Walmart and get a new one and then replace it so I called 1-800-PORSCHE again and its now sitting at the dealer. I told them to completely replace the battery and also enable my OBD

(so I can get outside temperature).

I cannot wait to drive it again.

Brucelee · 03-01-2006, 05:56 AM

Costco! $47 plus tax.