Car broke down

Hubby called me at 5pm and told me that the car broke down at our new house. All his stuffs including wallet, phone and car key were in the car! You will not believe that the stupid car can auto locked by itself even though the car key was switched on inside the car. So i have to "save" him by going back home to take the spare key. Well thank god that i was able to leave office at 6pm and I quickly went home then rushed over to our new house which was only 1 mrt stop away. :)

We managed to open the car with the spare key but no matter how we tried, the car just couldn't get started and keep "coughing". I told hubby could it be battery flat but he say NO wor... :( As the car was parked along the road which obstruct the road so we have to shift it to the loading bay while trying to get it started. So hubby pushed the car and i control the steering wheel. It was very heavy and difficult to control a broke down car. After abt 15mins, a kind passerby stop by and asked if we need help. Well, without hesitation I say YES and hubby say No. Wah piang i nearly fainted?!?!? How come want to reject help right?

Anyway thank god that the guy came over and see what is the problem and immediately he told us that our battery flat. Then he drive his car over to help to jump start our car battery. Yipee the car is working!!! The passerby save our car! :) He also very kind to tell us to go lavender area to buy new car battery else it will go flat again.

So quickly we went over to lavender and most shops are closed already. But we managed to find one shop and paid $110 for the new battery which the motor shop guy say it can last 1.5 to 2yrs depending on usuage. I also asked him how to make the battery last longer and he shared with me that don't keep using hazard lights(which hubby loves to use that loh... so that explains why the battery went flat suddenly), no high beam, off aircon and radio when you off the car. Anyway it's a lesson learnt for him. :)