RAY: This puzzler came from someone named Rob, who used to work for Applied Logic.
TOM: Let me guess -- he's fired now.
RAY: Unauthorized use of company e-mail.
Rob says, "My wife owns a '92 Olds Achieva with a quad four, five-speed manual transmission and power everything. One morning, she's heading out to work, and her car won't start. I go out and listen as she tries to start the car. She turns the key. Not even a click. Being in a hurry, she takes my car.
"I put the battery charger on her car, and later in the day, I go out and I start it right up. I drive it around a bit to charge the battery. Everything's fine.
"The next day, the exact same thing happens.
"I find instructions for determining if there's a drain on the battery. There's no drain. So, I buy a new battery.
"Still, the problem persists. I jump start the car and drive to the dealer. The dealer can't find a thing -- and charges us $10.
"We told them to let it sit there overnight and try it in the morning. They called the next morning and said what?"
TOM: It started right up.
RAY: "So, we go to the dealer. My wife gets in with her keys -- and it won't start. We're standing there scratching our heads -- at which point, I ask her, 'Did you just buy something for your car?'
TOM: And she says, "Yes!"
RAY: What did she buy?[ Car Talk Puzzler ]
