CHARGE!!! Or not.

KendallP wrote:

NinerBikes wrote:
You made the choice to keep on driving instead of fix it then and there. Live with your decision, don't make someone else foot the bill for your mistake.

OK, there, Mr. High Horse. Thanks for chiming in. No Christmas Card for YOU this year.

First off...

The light had only came on briefly weeks ago and never came on again until I was out on a lonely highway, 30 minutes from civilization. I had googled the issue after the first, brief time and came up with about a dozen possibilities, including worn connections at the alternator. I jiggled that connection... per google... and since the light never came on again for weeks, I ASSumed I might have fixed it. With all the long running Toyotas I have had, the thought never occurred to me that a 130K, ND alternator could be on its way out. Lesson learned.

Is every "operator" supposed to be a qualified master mechanic?

Secondly, myself and my family have been loyal to the place (Bi-Mart) I bought the battery from since they broke ground in the early '70s. I literally walk through their doors about twice a week. If the battery dies, I will tell them what happened. Guaranteed they would still gladly warranty it for me... with a smile... wish me a good day... and see me again in a few more.
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Has nothing to do with being a master mechanic. Read the Owners Manual in full, before operating.... otherwise known as "RTFM" in Engineering circles.

If you can read, or represent as an agent to sell, or witness signing a contract, as a Realtor, you have no excuse... the Owners Manual is in essence a contract for you, as the operator to abide by and follow. You didn't, you breached that contract. Ignorance is no excuse.

I can guarantee you, no pilot, if they saw a red light flash, would continue to operate and fly without getting it checked out immediately, or doing a turn around and looking to land right quick, with passengers aboard.

As a realtor, you haul potential clients and customers around, do you not? You do realize that makes you liable for their well being while in your vehicle, and that you saw the red light flash before,so there was a code stored in your OBD 2 memory, that can be read, as to what the problem was.

I'd say if you're asking where to put a dab of grease, or how much longer bearings might last if you replace the brushes, that's way beyond master mechanic grade, that's remanufacturing and refurbishing.

You knew what you were doing driving it down to 8.5V, because you checked to measure the voltage afterwards.