does it mean your battery is dead if your car won't turn over at all?

[tulla]

yeah, 'cause see, my car won't start

HOWEVER, my cd player is still functioning

and all the emergency lights turn on when i try to start it

what da fuck?

[Waus]

I don't know jack about cars, but a friend of mine had a broken alternator that sounded like your thing.

[The Notorious LOL]

is it in park? That might sound retarded but check.

[mickill]

What cd is it?

[tulla]

yes, it is in park

and E-40

[The Notorious LOL]

bad starter

[beastieangel01]

it's definitely not the battery if those things are working.

However that's about all I know, heh.

[tulla]

omg HAHAHA so i just went and checked again, AND IT WASN'T IN PARK!! problem solved!

i'm an idiot. thanks nick.

i'm still not going into work though.

[mickill]

Well, technically your lights and stereo could still work even if it is the battery. If it's going erurrrhrurrrhrurrrh when you try to start it, it's probably not the battery, though.

[Bob]

what kind of car? i have a honda civic, i had a problem like this, it was with the ignition, or something. i'd turn the key and it would make the starting up sound, but the engine wouldn't turn over, it sounded like it was constantly on the verge of it though. i got it towed to a mechanic, he said it's a problem with hondas, something about the ignition wearing out and if it falls in a bad place, the engine might not turn over, or i don't remember, really. he said if i ever had the problem again, just be patient and keep trying to start it. i think. i don't remember exactly. i didn't have the problem for another year or so, then i did again and being patient didn't work, it just kept failing. a friend of mine looked under the hood, and he watched as i tried to start the car...he reached in and touched something during the ignition process and it started up fine, haven't had a problem since. i don't know what he did.

anyway, it might not be the battery is all i'm saying

[mickill]

Oh, good. Glad it wasn't something dumb like you were trying to start it with your house key or something.

[QueenAdrock]

omg HAHAHA so i just went and checked again, AND IT WASN'T IN PARK!! problem solved!

Happened to me, too. My car was a 1990 and I was able to take the key out when it wasn't in park. Newer cars won't let you do that.

[Echewta]

Oh, good. Glad it wasn't something dumb like you were trying to start it with your house key or something.
the sarcasm was beautiful.