Have 2 weeks holiday, come back and yep you guessed it need to push the stupid thing out of the garage, minding not to scuff it and get the Audi round to jump start it.....

Dont talk to me about trickle chargers, surely those are for TVR's as you lot keep saying.....

Dont talk to me about trackers or alarms draining the battery.......

Dont talk to me about it being a special rally car, thats bollards.....

Dont talk to me about Subaru doing well in the JD survey......

This is a two year old car and I only changed the battery for the same reason 3 months ago......

I know loads of you suffer from the same problem so why the hell isnt Subaru doing something about it........Its crap this is 2005 these things should work at the turn of a key........

Once again I echo my thoughts ........JAP CRAP....

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Mind you once it warmed up and I drove it I love it again........

 

Clutter - I seem to remember you left your 15 year old car for about 6 weeks, and it started forst turn of the key!

I wonder how you would feel, if you had just got back to your car at the airport after a 12 hour flight and had the same problems?

Jap Clutter

 

Thought I would check my UNRELIABLE (so they say) 15 year old french clutter, it wanted too start even before I got the key in the ignition. ''Go on start me, im ready, I dare ya go on go on''. It hadnt been started for 3 weeks.....

Good comment about the airport by the way hmmmmmmmmmm

 

I remember you posting something similar recently! I can imagine its quite annoying! I left my classic standing for 6 weeks once and it started first time, no help i know!

 

the spec'c' has been left for three weeks and started up fine... and its got a ridiculous (sp) size battery....

 

I said the same thing for the first 18 months, laughing at other threads on the subject .......

 

im sure litchfield will sort my problem IF it happens....

 

Yeah he will drive to Gatwick airport to give you a jump start at 4am, Ian is nice like that

Gary

 

Well, if he didn't, I would!

(Mine always starts, Gary, but not my beemer)

Rod

 

Hi Rod how you doing matey.......

Gary

 

Hello mate! Fancy meeting you here!

 

My Jap crap starts everytime, but my French clutter takes ages to start, even if you've drove it 10mins before.

 

I only had my battery fail once when it was about 18 months old. Since then I've been running with sidelights and it's been fine. Same with all my mates. If you don't let the "smart" alternator see a current drop it will not charge the battery. This time of year is common for many marques to have batteries fail, as we suddenly start putting demands on them for lights, heaters, demisters etc. The Scoob suffers more due to the stupid alternator as all summer long you will have been running the car without much topping up of the charge as you won't have been using the electrical devices which draw enough current.

Get a fresh battery, and leave the sidelights on. Problem solved It's worked for me, and about 10 others in my local club

 

yep same happened to me just come back after a week in cyprus to find my battery completely dead no even the central locking worked the car is 3 years old but shouldnt go flat that quick??????

 

on third battery on 03sti -pain in a*se,why cannot subaru supply proper batteries had p1 left at airport 3 weeks started first time,i personally think subaru just use cheap s*it batteries,lucky i have a reliable ford ka as second car!
martin

 

Gary, I went away for 6 weeks left mine in the garage. I came back and it started first time

Yours must have been assembled on a friday afternoon

02 RA no alarm but has immobiliser, was wondering if that was the problem.

Oh and to any scumbags thinking ooo no alarm ill have it. Try it it has 24hr Armed guard on it.

Aston

 

Its not just suburus, my old focus RS did the same to me, leave it two weeks and the battery would be dead, great.

 

I was on the OE battery for 5 years with no probs.

 

clutter, thats what I say ..........

 

Had the same prob with my 01 wrx,batt would be dead after a wk,got a new one put on under warranty,even the dealer said he has to run his cars every couple of days otherwise they die.

 

Without stating the obvious, has anyone ever tried fitting a battery with a larger Ah/CCA capacity?? A good battery supplier will easily find a larger capacity decent quality battery that will still fit in the tray. Because its pretty clear that the Ah/CCA specifications Subaru specify are insufficient when the car is left standing.