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Pebble · Oct 26th, 2010, 10:58

I have not had any problems with mine, but then I have used it a lot for long journeys (did about 19,000 in its first year.) And I try to avoid just nipping down to Tesco in it.
If you do short journeys all the time you will use up more power from the battery starting the car than you are able to put back in the battery during the journey. Then if it is left for long periods unused you will have problems with the battery being drained and not having enough power to start the engine.
That said - there are clearly some "other" problems because a new car in normal use shouldn't have these sorts of issues even is left unused for several weeks.

Oct 26th, 2010, 10:58	#12
Pebble Junior Member Last Online: Mar 17th, 2014 12:38 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sussex	Usage makes a big difference I have not had any problems with mine, but then I have used it a lot for long journeys (did about 19,000 in its first year.) And I try to avoid just nipping down to Tesco in it. If you do short journeys all the time you will use up more power from the battery starting the car than you are able to put back in the battery during the journey. Then if it is left for long periods unused you will have problems with the battery being drained and not having enough power to start the engine. That said - there are clearly some "other" problems because a new car in normal use shouldn't have these sorts of issues even is left unused for several weeks. __________________ Ian ... XC60 SE Drive Manual (new Sept 2009)