Hello everyone, I am very happy to find these forums, and even happier to be the proud owner of a new (well, pre-owned, but new to me!) Mazda6. 
After 35 years on this planet, this former NYC girl has finally gotten her license and her caboose into a car (no more car services or buses or subways for errands - yay!)
Thrilled to finally have my first set of wheels, but after buying a GPS learned 2 days post-buying that the cigarette lighter doesn't work! Long story short, read the manual, it was a blown fuse, took the spare from under the hood, works fine now, but would want to replace that spare (just in case it's needed!)
I admit I know absolutely NOTHING (well other than fixing that fuse I guess!) about cars or being a car owner, so was hoping you would humor me to confirm if I'm right or wrong here.... (dunno)
To buy a fuse (15amp) to replace the spare - I'm seeing one that looks very similar from sears - but I don't want to buy the "wrong" thing (being a total noob) -
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05712873000P?keyword=05712873000
Does this look right to the experts here?? I don't want to get the wrong thing and end up screwing anything up - part of me is wary because it seems to be so cheap?!? Can this be right??? (help)
I tried google and 'searching' these forums, but i'm not seeming to find my answer anywhere else! (Probably waaay too dumbed-down of a query!) So I apologize for such a newbish post which likely has half of you rolling your eyes and the other half wanting to flame-the-girly-post (that being said, can I hide behind the fact I AM female to justify my car-dumbness? how about hiding behind the fact I am also blonde??? *blush*
Thank you anyone for helping yay or nay, I don't have really anyone else I could ask so I'm relying on a little kindness from strangers. I hope to learn a lot more lurking around here as time goes on, and maybe one day know enough to repay the kindness by helping any other newbies who stroll on in.
Thanks!!
After 35 years on this planet, this former NYC girl has finally gotten her license and her caboose into a car (no more car services or buses or subways for errands - yay!)Thrilled to finally have my first set of wheels, but after buying a GPS learned 2 days post-buying that the cigarette lighter doesn't work! Long story short, read the manual, it was a blown fuse, took the spare from under the hood, works fine now, but would want to replace that spare (just in case it's needed!)
I admit I know absolutely NOTHING (well other than fixing that fuse I guess!) about cars or being a car owner, so was hoping you would humor me to confirm if I'm right or wrong here.... (dunno)
To buy a fuse (15amp) to replace the spare - I'm seeing one that looks very similar from sears - but I don't want to buy the "wrong" thing (being a total noob) -
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05712873000P?keyword=05712873000
Does this look right to the experts here?? I don't want to get the wrong thing and end up screwing anything up - part of me is wary because it seems to be so cheap?!? Can this be right??? (help)
I tried google and 'searching' these forums, but i'm not seeming to find my answer anywhere else! (Probably waaay too dumbed-down of a query!) So I apologize for such a newbish post which likely has half of you rolling your eyes and the other half wanting to flame-the-girly-post (that being said, can I hide behind the fact I AM female to justify my car-dumbness? how about hiding behind the fact I am also blonde??? *blush*
Thank you anyone for helping yay or nay, I don't have really anyone else I could ask so I'm relying on a little kindness from strangers. I hope to learn a lot more lurking around here as time goes on, and maybe one day know enough to repay the kindness by helping any other newbies who stroll on in.
Thanks!!
seems to be fine though - it's a really smooth ride, i'm enjoying finding excuses to take it out on the road! 
(which is definitely why i'm beefing up on my know-how, I wouldn't want to be 'that' girl!)
haha.
