Hello people - hoping someone can help.
I went away for a few weeks and came back and the car staretd fine - my wife had started it twice a week and kept it runninf for 5 minutes just to keep it good in the heat.
On Sunday I drove to Hatta and came back, on the way back there was a massive sand storm and it lashed down with rain, as expected to dramas and get home and parked, the next morning the battery was totally dead, i had to open the car with the key, not the zapper - I jumped it from my other car and it was fine. I stopped to get petrol after an 30 minute drive and it was totally dead again after the refuel.
Jumped it at the petrol station and went on my way, drove for an hour on the basis the alternator would get it back to where it should be.
Went away for a day, came back, out of curiosity, tried to start it and it is totally dad again, tried jumping it, and nothing - it wont even jump.
Has anyone had this before, is it just the battery or could it also be the alternator?
Where is the best place to get this checked out? Or somewhere that will come to me as i cannot get it started.
Need to get it sorted asap as it is the family car, my other car is far too small for the kids seats.
Thanks
Z