What Happens If You Don't Drive Your Car Often

Well , you have to buy a new battery more often . 

In the last 10 days I have had to call AAA for battery jump because of a dead battery two times . I felt that it was because I left the lights on or didn't close the trunk lid completely .  Well , I can take away the blame because I have a dead-dead battery that needs to be replaced .

When the car isn't used very often , the battery does not keep a charge especially in the cold weather .  I have an older car (1998 Chrysler Convertible) and it sits outside.

The last time I bought a battery was in 2018 and the time before was 2016 .

I went out to the car this morning just to check the battery so I don't get caught with a dead battery when I have to go somewhere. And , it was a good thing because the battery was dead .  I called AAA to start the car and I took the car to the "Car Doctor" a couple blocks away .

Because of my very painful knees I was not able to walk home as I usually do .  Thankfully ,  my neighbor who lives across the street was able to come and pick me up from the Car Doctor .

As long as the car is there they will do an oil change for me . Also , the windshield cleaner tube from the reservoir needs repair so I can clean the windshield when need be . It will be so nice to get all of this taken care of .  It should be finished in a couple days . Glad I could get it into the shop .  It seems like it is getting so difficult to get these sort of things done since the onset of the pandemic .

It is always something - the computer - the car - the appliances . These things are starting to be more stressful for me .  Perhaps it is because of the constant pain I deal with day to day . In time it will be better !

Hope you are staying well even though the virus serge is horrendous!

Mary