From: patchmoney@gmx.com   
      
   On 1 Oct 2025 at 19:08:05 BST, Ed P wrote:   
      
   > On 10/1/2025 1:01 PM, Boris wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> 1) He said this is a common problem with newer cars when the owner   
   >>>> takes a lot of short trips, and these short trips don't allow the   
   >>>> battery time to charge. hank goodness.   
   >>   
   >> Comment/rant: With all the creature comfort features, all the   
   >> computerization and sensors on new(er)cars these days, it's hard to   
   >> believe that engineers didn't compensate for the extra load on batteries.   
   >> Who wants to buy a new car and have to worry about keeping the battery   
   >> charged?  Does an older, retired couple who drives five miles to the   
   >> grocery store once or twice a week know how or want to have to trickle   
   >> charge their car?  I guess this is progress.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for reading this far.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I participate in a couple of car forums.  This is a too common situation   
   > for cars not used often.  My car, for example, has built in   
   > communications and it is always looking for a signal to do something,   
   > such as remote start.  After 4 days, it shuts down.  I've not tried it,   
   > but allegedly it can go over a week and start OK.   
   >   
      
   FWIW, my 2015 diesel Citroen Berlingo is used once a week for a 10 mile round   
   trip, and maybe three times a year for 300 mile round trips. No more than 2000   
   miles a year for the past 5 years of my ownership. Never failed to start.   
   Replaced the original 10 year old battery a few months ago as a precaution.   
      
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   Cheers, Rob, Sheffield UK   
      
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