Q: Car won't start?
So I drove it home from Maryland (to Virginia) and it died an hour into my trip home. I put in a new battery and then it started up again and I drove it the rest of the way home. Then after a couple of times of driving it to and fro, it wouldn't start. I have charged the battery multiple times and then it will turn on but it only for like 10 minutes. When it's dead and I turn the key it slowly cranks and then keeps getting slower until it just doesn't crank at all. Things I have already replaced: -voltage regulator -battery terminals -battery cables -battery -alternator: had it tested and it was good
What else could it be?
My car has 160000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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