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    Hey. quick bit of advice from you experty types.

    The veccy wont start. Never been a problem before. no issues with battery prior to this.

    Tried to start it and nothing. just a click.

    got some lights on the dash etc and the radio turns on but nothing from under the bonnet.

    Charged the battery and no improvement... but... i got it jump started ok.

    So im thinking new battery?

    starter motor?

    Maybe a connection somewhere?

    What are the things to do/check??

    We're having a bit of rubbish weather as you know, has it killed the battery off?

    cheers for any help.

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    Its the battery!, Sometimes a battery can get a lot of abuse in bad weather due to cold starts ,heaters, wipers, lights & all the extras we use during cold snaps & darker days/nights, A good test is to disconnect the battery, check the liquid levels if possible, Then charge 12 low overnight, Let it rest the next day, Repeat until fully charged, If it discharges shortly & lets you down then replace it.

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    lol i need the car for work m8 so not got time to test it (and it only do it sume times not all the time)

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    I had the same problem and turned out to be a bad earth connection, your problem may be something different but worth a look.

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    Hi mate... let me tell you about my recent experience as I too have been having the same problem as you.

    So like you, come to my car and its 'click click click click' lights, power, radio... EVERYTHING works except for the car actually starting! I had my battery changed in Sept as the original OEM battery failed on me due to one of the nodes crumbling!

    So bought a new battery from Halfords which was this lil fella...

    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165762

    I got that as I needed a battery quick and come up as suitable for my car.

    Anyway come Nov time when the temperature started to drop, this is when I started having problems. Leave my car a couple of days unused then when come to use it... 'click click click click' a jump start got me going. I took out the battery, charged it for more than 12hours... put it back in the car and it just about started... struggled at first then it was going.

    The only thing that done the trick was to give the car a good run so there is enough charge... but then this didn't always do the trick.

    My girlfriend's Dad is a mechanic and he said it could be the starter motor... but after being on here and asking the question, loads of people said the battery.

    Fast forward to last week, I eventually managed to get the battery exchanged at Halfords... but this time I opted for this battery...

    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...k&iozone=PDPz1

    This is for a 3.0ltr engine whereas mine is a 2.2.... I have to say, this is doing the trick especially the way the temp has been at its coldest in the last week.

    I've constantly been turning off and back on again and its starting first time without any problems at all... so far so good.

    However... i've been constantly using my car since I got the battery, come this Wednesday i wont be using the car til next weekend, so I'll know then for certain if it was defo the battery or not... so i'll keep you update.

    Lew

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    It's your battery as 'the-wizard' said, I had the same thing, the battery had just had it. Is it still the original one?

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