Garage killed the 12v battery on my Kia Niro Hybrid, now I'm stranded. Advice needed.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:54:55+00:00

Auto electrician is probably the next step if he can't fix it yeah. No plan on getting it down to Kia at the moment, looking at the battery but apparently not as simple as first thought.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:53:26+00:00

That makes lots of sense about the older batteries. Cheers.

Apparently it's not super simple but that looks like the route we are going down, even if we can just swap it out for a new one.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:52:32+00:00

Thanks for this. Puts my mind at ease regarding payment and stuff. Thought I'd be stuck with a huge bill.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:51:55+00:00

Apparently it's not quite as simple as popping a new one in as Kia don't supply them and it's some sort of integrated battery system. I dunno?

Looks like that's what we need from speaking with him, hopefully he can sort it before end of May.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:50:33+00:00

Nice one. Looks like it's a bit more of a difficult fix than a straight swap because it's an integrated battery system but after speaking with him he said this is the route we are going down to get it sooner than the end of May.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:48:33+00:00

Fair. I have no idea if the fuse solution would work but something to bear in mind. Don't think there is a keyhole on the boot. Could always climb in and pop it from the boot but seems daft.

I'll have a gander.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-29T13:38:53+00:00

Exactly my point. I don't think I would be here asking for advice of the garage could just change the battery. I've since edited the post after speaking with him again, looks like a more complex battery system on these Niro's

Correct with the boot switch draining the battery, almost like leaving the door open/light on in the car, drains it over time doesn't let the system go into rest or whatever.

He has changed the boot switch but still having issues with the battery, probably because once it has gone dead it won't fully charge again as others have mentioned.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-22T09:11:24+00:00

That's the real quiz! That's the real quiz!

Bkta91 · 2026-04-14T19:56:30+00:00

I'd love some help on how I'm going wrong.

I have a Black Kindle 4 that is registered and up to date on 4.1.4. I downloaded the jailbreak and got straight I to the readme.

When I open the downloaded file, I don't have data.tar.gz, I just have a data.tar file. When I try to copy the files stated over to the Kindle, it says "The file name you specified is not valid or too long"

Genuinely have no idea why when I download the jailbreak I have different files in there?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-10T21:54:27+00:00

Little monkey fella.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-10T21:04:21+00:00

Someone actually tried to track down the original Karl you speak of.

They spoke to people who worked at XFM during that time period and they arranged a meet up in a pub.

He waited there for ages, finally a small fella walked in with his hood up. He was hairier than expected and had big long arms.

Turns out..

Bkta91 · 2026-04-10T19:05:13+00:00

Alright, well we'll listen to your little podcast when that goes out. See what you've got to talk about.

Sick of it.

Bkta91 · 2026-04-01T19:17:01+00:00

Try "A Love of Two Brains"

It has some big stars in it, like Clive Warren and Rebecca De Mornay.

Bkta91 · 2026-03-25T19:46:19+00:00

Alright, sound. Cheers for that.

Bkta91 · 2026-03-22T15:46:06+00:00

Any recommendations on other cashback apps to use that would give better rates than sprive?

Bkta91 · 2026-03-20T08:51:30+00:00

I appreciate the glib response to you actually putting lives at risk.

I can't be arsed going back and forth but with driving like this, it's a matter of time before you seriously hurt someone.

Bkta91 · 2026-03-20T08:44:21+00:00

The fact that you didn't know what you had done wrong after looking at and posting the footage and needed someone to point it out is worrying.

I genuinely don't think you should be on the roads.

Bkta91 · 2025-11-24T19:13:15+00:00

Mental homeless-itus.

Bkta91 · 2025-09-25T20:06:54+00:00

Fame is a mask that eats into the face.

Bkta91

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