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Old 27th June 2010, 07:20 AM
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Congrats on the engagement.

As for the dead battery, i hope you don't have a fault but it could be that the battery has turned up its toes...the problem with more modern batteries (not the old school original lead acid used up to the 90's, the newer higher output ones with all kinds of silver tech and such) is that the don't degrade slowly like they used to and recover for weeks at a time with "boost" charges (because of a slow build up of sulphation coating the lead making them lazy being returned to suspension with a charge). Typically its a matter of hours from lazy start to deader than flared trousers. Its happened to me, started the car in the morning without trouble but it sounded just slightly slow, 30 mile drive, park for 8hrs at work, get in, turn key and click..nothing! best of luck!
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