Yep, it's a sad state that our society has turned in to. Kids having kids, single parents, most of them are too worried about what they are going to drink tonight or where the party is this weekend to actually be a parent. I could probably count on one hand the number of my friends who have ended up having kids that are actually decent parents. Most of them probably shouldn't even have pets, let alone kids.

Man, listen to me. I sound almost as old as Jeff!

Welcome! Everything you say may not be quite as bad as it sounds. I agree, if your fuel cap popped off, I'd question if it was on all the way in the first place. Make sure you tighten it down until it clicks a few times to ensure it's tight enough.

As for the alternator and battery, unfortunately the alternators on these cars are crap, and if your replacement was a generic parts store replacement (oem remanufactured), there's still a good chance of it going bad again. And when your alternator goes bad, it does so in a way that can damage your battery, which is why battery failure isn't uncommon when these alternators fail. I caught my alternator before it went completely belly up, and my battery is still good for now, but the positive terminal had a good bit of corrosion on it so I'm worried about the long term damage still. What I found with alternators is that you can spend $200+ and get one that's supposed to be NEW (not remanufactured) and higher quality (eg. PA Performance on AmericanMuscle.com is supposed to be good) and hope it doesn't happen again, or you can just get a cheap remanufactured with a lifetime warranty and plan on replacing as necessary (if that's something your able and willing to do).

 

Yep...

HAHAAAHAHA...As old as Jeff....LMAO

 

Who's this Jeff guy ya'll are talking about? Wait, who are you? Where am I? What is this place?

 

I'd be careful with those lifetime warranty crap. I tried cashing in on that with a solenoid, no receipt. Told them I had it for about a year and the store guy backed out on replacing it. It was only $10 but it clearly stated lifetime warranty on the new receipt for the exact same part.

 

True, I made sure to keep my receipt when I got my new alternator. Actually, that reminds me, I meant to rebuild my old one in case anything happened in the future. I need to get on that.

 

Should have returned the old part on the new receipt! LOL

 

Jeez, when did this trend so political? Everyone blames the X and Y generations for being such pains, but the 40-60 year olds raised all of these losers. I say we get rid of the lot of them.

Edit: Yes I realize I sound like an ***!

 

phew, I'm glad I'm only 38...just under the cutoff!! WOO!

 

Lol, 35 here. That was meant as a more tongue in cheap comment. But I'm not sure how it came off.

 

Although I'm 45 I started late. Mine are 10 and 6. Although I have one in college as well, she was raised by her mother and turned out well.

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But yes...The blame falls on the parents.