"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2016-09-18, ARW wrote:

"Robin" wrote in message
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On 18/09/2016 14:37, David Lang wrote:
My late wife's C3 has been on the drive since mid May this year,
unused.

Not surprisingly the battery was flat. Central locking, dashboard
lights
etc all not working.

Bought a cheap charger from Wilkinson's & charged battery (out of
vehicle). Checked it with a meter & it had slightly over 12v.

Put it back in the car, Central locking, dashboard lights etc all now
working, but not enough juice to turn over the engine.

Do I assume the battery is now f*cked? Is it worth using jump leads
now
or should I replace the battery?



Depends a bit on your plans for the car? If you selling privately or
offering in part-exchange I'd be inclined to give it a go with
jump-leads. And of course warming it up nicely before any prospective
buyer tries it OTOH if it is going to a daughter...

Stick the ****er in Autotrader and wait until some daft **** turns up and
says "Actually I was looking for a Ford not a Citroën and it's the wrong
colour".

Don't get me going. Trying to sell my car ATM.

Bet they just dont like the car when they see it and
are using that excuse instead of saying why they
actually dont like it that you can quibble with.