Sounds like a dodgey battery connection. Try taking the terminals off
the posts and cleaning them.

Peter

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:21:02 -0000, "John"
john.plant90@NO-SPAMntlworldDOTcom wrote:

I suppose I need a new battery but the problem seems strange. The car
usually starts fine - but if left standing for a couple of days it will
sometimes behave as though the battery is almost flat. The starter will
hardly turn the engine. If I try every couple of minutes, after a few
attempts it will often recover and start up.

Also if I put the battery onto my feeble charger for 5 mins it will also
make an amazing recovery.

Any ideas?