Well, for some of us it was a long weekend, and I went camping. Yesterday the starter started acting up on me, as we were headed to a gathering for a BBQ out in BC. I stopped to get some munchies for the road, and when we returned, the car just wouldnt even turn over. When it acted up before, it sounded like the battery was dying, but a multimeter test showed a good 12.5V off and 13.8V running. So I thought nothing of it, maybe the solenoid, in which case I would be able to use a screw-driver.

Anyways, the damn thing wouldnt even click when I turned the key, so I got out and tried hot-starting it to no avail, smacked the hell out of it and still nothing. I had voltage in all the correct places, and even poured ice cold water on it, hoping to cool it down and make it work... Nothing helped, so I left that piece out there, and called my parents for an emergency ride home It wasnt a great weekend! I shouldnt have turned the car off, and I would have at least made it to the destination. Shit happens, I'm going to buy a starter and head back out there today, change it in the parking lot. Cheaper than towing it!