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Old 06-07-2010, 09:12 AM
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maybe i'm doing something wrong but i got into my car yesterday after work.. started fine. I stopped past the shops and wen i got back into my car to start it, it died. sounded like a flat battery so i turned off everything possibly like the stereo, my ipod plug and my lights, which got it started but it died again.
i called the RAC and as i was waiting 4 them I gave it 1 last shot and managed to get it started. wen i got home i checked if it could hav been the battery but said it was fine. wen i went to start the car to put it in the garage, same sht again. gave it 5 mins and it started again...

anyone know what it could be.. is it a subaru thing??

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loose connection on ur battery? or corosion around the terminals? starter motor sticking? without seeing it, or hearing it, it could be any number of things
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:22 AM
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did you pay the power bill??
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:24 AM
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best way to explain how it sounds is that the battery sounds flat, but yeh checked it and its not.
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:37 AM
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does it have the brant system still? (the keypad that you use before starting it).

have a look on the battery, is there a date on the top? might give you an idea as to how old the battery is.
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:47 AM
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did you buy it from a car yard or private sale?
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that was my second guess. get it checked. Farking flux capacitors!

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Mate I had te same drama's in my race car, charged the battery back up good and proper and no issues again, it might just be a marginal battery thing.
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