# Didn't drive enough

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 8, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695 "2008-04-08T18:20:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Busrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Busrider](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Busrider)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/1 "2008-04-08T18:20:52Z")

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I did what I promised myself I would not do: let my car sit without driving it, with the same half a tank of gas I had in it 8 months ago. Now the car (1994 honda civic) won’t start. How much is this gonna cost me?

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**Author:** ![Ron-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ron-man/32/739_2.png) [@Ron-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ron-man)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/2 "2008-04-08T18:22:38Z")

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What kind of non-starting symptoms are you experiencing? Could it just be a dead battery? We need more info.

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**Author:** ![Vogelfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@Vogelfish](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vogelfish)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/3 "2008-04-08T18:23:18Z")

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You need to provide more info. The gas is not likely the problem - is the battery dead?

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**Author:** ![Busrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Busrider](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Busrider)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/4 "2008-04-08T18:24:07Z")

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I get nothing but click-click-click-click…it doesn’t even try to turn over.

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**Author:** ![Vogelfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@Vogelfish](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vogelfish)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/5 "2008-04-08T18:24:45Z")

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Charge the battery

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/6 "2008-04-08T18:25:41Z")

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Sounds like a dead battery. Try charging it or getting it jumped.

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**Author:** ![Busrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Busrider](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Busrider)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/didnt-drive-enough/12695/7 "2008-04-08T18:27:29Z")

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OK, thanks, you guys.