Tip(s) of the day
1. A Vauxhall Corsa’s radio left on mute overnight DOES kill the battery. You need to turn the thing OFF rather than forget and leave it on silent.
2. When borrowing a starter battery pack from your friendly neighbourhood garage don’t assume that a red lead coming from a battery is the positive. Look at the battery instead. Oh, and if the fact the battery starts to smoke pungent fumes and goes “HSssssss” then that may indicate you have the terminals the wrong way round. When you go back to said (very) friendly garage and borrow their new starter thingy, don’t lie and say “Hmmm think that charger must have needed charging.. it didn’t do anything”, then take their new charger thingy that they supply and do exactly the same again. This time though, perhaps its the giant flaming sparks that give it away. DO listen to your friendly neighbour who points out the big flap on the battery above the black terminal with the tiny, rather filthy engrained + sign.
3. When you eventually get the car started, don’t be too amazed if things aren’t working quite right. Particularly the bizarre fact that the radio no longer works and no fuses have been blown.
