battry going flat

[john m]

https://www.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-news/car-batteries-are-going-flat-during-lockdown-heres-what-you-need-to-do-39145863.html

[dalymount]

Surely it's only a matter of going out once or twice a week and starting the car for a few minutes ?

[john m]

Surely it's only a matter of going out once or twice a week and starting the car for a few minutes ?

Clog up the DPF if you do it too often you need to give it a run get oil up to temp .

[Shallowhal]

Brought mine for an spin today,give the brakes some working time.....felt the gearshifter and had a snakey wank....like ye do!!

[john m]

Big Dommos sisters Fellas first wifes youngfella right scumbag not one of us not from the flats but is a reformed character now .He knew a lot about cars first driving ban when he was 11 anyway Im just trying to show he has form when it comes to motoring so his advice might be good .He recons you should drive your motor for at least half an hour a week get it up to temp and let the oil run around the engine do not just turn it on and sit in the garden drive it .He recons if you dont drive it and get the juices circulating you will perished hoses and possible get  airlocks and leaks .

[Cool Boola]

Had to buy a new battery...Too many jump starts...It had more dead cells than the Provos...

[silverbullet]

The battery in the PRIUS is fine,
Guilty as charged!

[Taxi driver42]

Lidi battery charger 17 euro
Well worth it

[Rat Catcher]

I have a battery charger but it would take ages to charge a modern diesel battery. Jump leads present a pretty much instant solution.

[Golfer14]

Had to replace my battrey new years eve .Mechanic had a new one that he got for a customer ,but stuck it into my yoke to get me out on the road .€90 fitted .Had bought a few battreys off a crowd on cappagh rd over the years (cost price ) Tim Molloys .

[Golfer14]

 Just to add my yoke 2015 modie 2.0 litre ,180 bhp ,has stop/start ,mechanic said normal heavy duty battrey is fine .!!

[Lizzzy]

Just to add my yoke 2015 modie 2.0 litre ,180 bhp ,has stop/start ,mechanic said normal heavy duty battrey is fine .!!

Your mechanic is wrong, that battery won't last pissing time.

[Golfer14]

I dont use the stop/start tho .Battreys life span can varey ,but i usually get about 3 years out off them .Time will tell .

[Rat Catcher]

Pissing time might be all I can afford when all this is over!

[dalymount]

Iif I ever buy a new car, the first thing I'll make sure of is that it doesn't have one of those what they call a feature, where the car stops every time you stop at a traffic light or anywhere else. I just cannot see how that is labeled as being a feature