This happens everywhere.
I have had to replace the battery of my wife's car a few weeks ago (it's a
GM derivate) now it is 8 years and 5 months. The battery went flat at the
time she did not use the car during my winter holidays as she always used my
VW. Normally one or two weeks waiting should not be a problem for a
battery - at least not during the mild temperatures we have had in the past
winter.
Another experience: my previous car Audi A6 ran 343,000 kilometers when I
sadly had to say goodbye to it (devide by 1.6 to convert into miles) and
still had it's first battery. It had been driven everyday from August 2000
till April 1st last year, so the battery was used all time.
My wife's car did not drive even one third of the total distance and is 2
years older.
Daily use is best for a battery's lifetime is my experience.
Cheers,
Hans
71 BGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MGS] Connecting a Trickle Charger
> Well, after driving it about an hour Sunday, I tried starting it
> last night after work and the battery is dead again. It even
> lugged a little when I stopped and started it during Sunday's
> drive. This lends credence to Ed's opinion that after 3-1/2
> years of intermittent use, the batteries are "at EOL" as we say
> in the high tech biz, or "gunnybag" in the vernacular. :-)
> Is it really reasonable to expect less than four years'
> life in such an environment? Would leaving a conditioning
> charger connected over the winter help?
>
> I once had a BMW 1800/02-tii whose battery lasted the entire time
> I owned it, 11 years. This must be payback for that!
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