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    #51
    Er, that's 2.4 AHrs a day.

    My Corolla was doing 12Ahrs per day which is enough to flatten a 60Ah battery in 5 days.

    My trickle charger put about an amp or so into the battery until it reached 13.8V, whereupon it switched off until the battery voltage dropped to 12.5V or so.

    Rinse & repeat.

    It worked well for 6 or 7 years until something else went wrong with the engine ECU reducing said car to scrap.
    When the fun stops, STOP.

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      #52
      Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
      Er, that's 2.4 AHrs a day.
      Yep but even this adds up.

      Unless your battery is in A1 condition, draw 2.4Ah per day for 2 weeks and there's a good chance the car won't start.
      Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.

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        #53
        Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
        Yep but even this adds up.

        Unless your battery is in A1 condition, draw 2.4Ah per day for 2 weeks and there's a good chance the car won't start.
        If you are only using a car every two weeks, do you really need it? First world problems....

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          #54
          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          If you are only using a car every two weeks, do you really need it? First world problems....
          Used mine yesterday for the 2nd time this week.

          First time was the Sunday shopping trip to Tesco, yesterday's expedition was a trip down to the dump with a car full of apple tree prunings.

          I could quite happily do without a car now I have an 's bus pass, though it might be a bit tricky getting a dozen black bags of rubbish on the bus with me.
          When the fun stops, STOP.

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            #55
            Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
            Used mine yesterday for the 2nd time this week.

            First time was the Sunday shopping trip to Tesco, yesterday's expedition was a trip down to the dump with a car full of apple tree prunings.

            I could quite happily do without a car now I have an 's bus pass, though it might be a bit tricky getting a dozen black bags of rubbish on the bus with me.
            my shopping is delivered, and my rubbish collected, weekly <biweekly for garden waste>.
            so no car required.
            unless, on the rare occasion, when i just rent one.

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              #56
              Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
              If you are only using a car every two weeks, do you really need it?
              No, not really. There's no decent public transport here but I could get by without a car. If there was a local shop, within walking distance, I'd have sold it ages ago.
              Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.

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                #57
                Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
                No, not really. There's no decent public transport here but I could get by without a car. If there was a local shop, within walking distance, I'd have sold it ages ago.
                how do you get to and from gigs then?

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                  #58
                  Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View Post
                  Ladymuck can you post pics when you try all of the above please

                  Or I would pay hard cash to see HWMBO try these


                  Sent from my iPhone using Contractor UK Forum
                  I would pay to see that too!

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                    #59
                    Originally posted by BR14 View Post
                    my shopping is delivered, and my rubbish collected, weekly <biweekly for garden waste>.
                    so no car required.
                    unless, on the rare occasion, when i just steal one.
                    FTFY
                    His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                      #60
                      Originally posted by Mordac View Post
                      FTFY
                      no

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