You know these days when all odds are against you?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not wanting to add my frustration to this thread but my car 'died' on my drive last night and is currently at the Ford dealers undergoing repairs.

Turns out the flat battery was down to the interior courtesy light being permanently on and not having driven for a while during the hours of darkness I hadn't noticed

The wife who is the only person I've ever seen switch it on knows absolutely nothing about it of course!

[Reece]

Yeh it's all your fault Jim!!

[Jimbuna]

Yeah, par for the course

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Turns out the flat battery was down to the interior courtesy light being permanently on and not having driven for a while during the hours of darkness I hadn't noticed

The wife who is the only person I've ever seen switch it on knows absolutely nothing about it of course!

I had a similar problem with my wife's 86 Camry LE, (our first married new car) which is in nearly mint condition, always garaged, and stilll a pleasure to drive: except for a hanging bicycle sprocket paint scar that fell on the hood following the 2000 quake that epicentered 500 yards from the house and destroyed my brick chimney-now used to trim the garden! The vehicle is a complete electric monster with power windows, sunroof, constant clock, locks, etc...and a dead-short somewhere (probably the driverside armrest window/lock console) that drains the battery within two days, if not driven. The solution was simple: a $40 bronze kill-switch across the batt terminals that saves the batt charge 'twixt weekend drives and prevents auto-theft which is big issue these daze! The local dealer has even offered to buy the thing from me for 2k!!?

[Jimbuna]

Aye, my dealers solution was to set the switch to the off position but I soon put that right when I arrived home.