Car left parked up for a longtime
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It be fine once battery been changed/charged. and it been run @ driven for about a hout getting all temp's up etc. I had a car stood for 18 month's due to been banned and it was fine. I did run the engine tho, every 3ish month's but all was fine
[TW]Fox;16585970 said:
You should know that people do what they want for numerous reasons that are incomprehensible.
I know someone who has a Jag in Spain just for the 3-4 months he spends out there a year. It's not uncommon, loads of expats do it.
For all I know, the guy in question could have been lying dead in his flat for months.
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My travel around the world with work is kinda unpredictable. I came here for 2-3months nearly 6 months ago now. In the past i went to Holland for a week and came back 18 months later, its just the way my job is sometimes.
I didn't buy the car with the intention of being out of the country half the time ive owned it but those are the breaks and the job is what makes the car affordable. Anyway I've made allot more than £3k extra salary by being out in Korea.
I think my biggest worry is the brakes, handbrake in particular but i guess well have to wait and see when I get back.
I hope you left the heating on low. Otherwise you'll have quite a utility bill waiting for you!
Ignore the scare stories about the petrol going off. It will be fine.
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Still doesn't make sense. Who loses BOTH (or more) keys to a £20k car?
Seriously, this has to be a wind up. Read the thread again.
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Err, I have read the thread.
So what if you get the V5 in your name, surely anyone with any sense whatsoever will ask the question "Where's the other keys?" when buying the car? Don't most manufacturers require one of the other keys to make a new one? I know Ford used to require the coding key to make a new one.
If I went to buy a £20k car and the seller only had a V5 and a dodgy locksmithed key and whatever documents where in the glovebox of said car, alarm bells would be ringing.
Sorry I thought you were saying about the original owner losing the keys.
You could get the whole lock system recoded and new keys issued. It wouldn't be cheap, but it wouldn't be expensive to the point where £20k wouldnt be worthwhile.
Got back lastnight, battery seems to not be holding a charge so im going to have to buy a new one, but the brakes, after making some dreadful noises for the first couple of miles seem ok.
Now im going to have to get a cab round to halfords to pick up a new battery because after 2 hours driving lastnight its not got enough charge to open the central locking this morning.
I didnt realise how much ive missed driving till lastnight.
Now im going to have to get a cab round to halfords to pick up a new battery because after 2 hours driving lastnight its not got enough charge to open the central locking this morning.
I didnt realise how much ive missed driving till lastnight.
If you leave the car stood quite often, you'd be better of buying a smart battery charger.
This will recondition the battery, but also trickle charge or fast charge for when you initially want to use it.
a 2 year old battery is probably recoverable just by using a smart charger.
