Battery conditioner/charger

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MCDK wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:02 pm Yes I have all the lotions and potions too and my car is two years old but as immaculate as the day it left the showroom and that's exactly the way I like it. A car driven every day with 2 or 3 times my mileage will never be in the same condition.
Know what you mean, got to have a garage queen SUV 😳😉

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Scrubs up well though 😂😂

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Guy
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CTEK MXS 5.0 is reduced on Amazon as part of 'Black Friday' sale:

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Good price. Was about a tenner more when I bought mine.
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Hoping mine starts as its been sat for nearly 5 weeks unused due to commitments.

Whats the longest any of you posters have had their car sit unused and it started without issue???
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I reckon it'll be fine. My Turbo stood for about four weeks once and it fired up without a problem. I did get a 'low battery' message telling me to go for an extended drive. Didn't need any other excuses!
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r1flyguy wrote: Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:57 am Hoping mine starts as its been sat for nearly 5 weeks unused due to commitments.

Whats the longest any of you posters have had their car sit unused and it started without issue???
I left mine for three months once and it started fine. Now that the battery is older (3 years) I always attach my CTEK charger if it's going to be left for more that a week.
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Guy wrote: Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:25 am
r1flyguy wrote: Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:57 am Hoping mine starts as its been sat for nearly 5 weeks unused due to commitments.

Whats the longest any of you posters have had their car sit unused and it started without issue???
I left mine for three months once and it started fine. Now that the battery is older (3 years) I always attach my CTEK charger if it's going to be left for more that a week.

Cheers Guy, ill find out Monday if mine will start. It will be just short of 5 weeks since i last drove it. If it starts it will be given a good run and used all week as im off work.
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On offer again: (at £58.59, for next 3 hours or so)

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As mentioned, CTEK is a must IMHO for any modern car as they all drain. As is a full fuel refill with something like BP Ultimate fuel. We tend to travel for in excess of a month for and have always used it to great effect - Touch Wood shame the brakes squeal so much though until it has had a good blast.
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+1 for CTEK. Aldi do a cheap rip-off though not convinced it does the same job

I've extended the cable on the CTEK with a high quality cable by over 10m and it works a treat
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