went to start my car tonight to roll it down the ramps at first it started ticking then it wouldnt do anything you'd just hear a click and then nothing... its a new battery and the volt gauge is reading just above 11volts without the stereo on and on 11 with it on.. could it be alternator or starter motor? it was started 2 days ago fine, it seems to happen mainly in cold weather...

battery gone. jump start it.

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battery is fine its relatively new... cant jump start it atm because its under the patio on ramps and dont have a portable jump starter...

^^ JumpStart it the battery will be dead!

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i know it will start if i jump start it but give it 2 or so days and it wont start again...

Do you get it now?
The battery that you bought new has proberly dropped a cell and is knckered go back to who you bought it from!

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You're V8 just got Choped by a Outback ... :)

if the car hasnt been driven in a while or only been driven on short trips, the alternator isnt given enough time to charge the battery and it will slowly drain. this is especially true when running amplifiers etc.

so i have the best of luck with batteries then because it done it with the last battery but then works fine in my other car?

Do you have much mechanical knowledge?
If so maybe check the charge rate on the battery with car running and car running + HiBeams on .. Then report back?

Also could be Starter gear not throwing out to engage properly but im just throwing ideas around now!

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You're V8 just got Choped by a Outback ... :)

I bought a new battery for a car which doesn't get much use and two days later it was flat. Charged it for about 8 hours, three days later it was flat again. Charged it for three days (until the light went out on the charger) and it's been fine for months after that.

With the Rex the central locking makes a sound like a dying duck when the battery is dead. I know I'm in trouble before I even get in.