Wowee, almost exactly two years to the day since my blog post.
I should have posted this in here
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... =2&t=43948" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I guess.
So in typical citronesque quirkyness, the elation is over as I found ERO has completely flattened her battery and didn't even have enough spark to open all the doors for me (first sign something was wrong).
I should have been prepared tbh, as I'd kept the battery on life-support for the last two winters using a dash-rested solar panel and locking the doors manually to avoid alarm sensor drain. When I entered the vehicle, I also noted I'd unusually left the CD fascia connected. Couple this with the fact it's powered by the fuse shunt fitted as ALWAYS ON to avoid memory loss and the display is set to go into "demo-mode" by default, I'm hoping this is what resulted in lowering the battery to a mere 8.5v - either that or the car's developed an electrical fault that'll need tracing.
You might laugh, but this worked before - I have a 40ah calcium battery that's fully charged, so carried it out to the car and went to the boot to get the jump leads - "
oh no, this an S2 Xantia matey - entrance to the boot through the back seats when there's no battery power please" ERO telepathed to me. FFS u sonnabeech!!! I telepathed in reply
Anywho, jumpleads applied to both batteries, I came back indoors to allow the 40ah to share the love awhile but it wasn't long enough so I left it longer. Nope, that wasn't long enough either so I pulled them both indoors and plugged them into the mains (via chargers of course

) I've also ordered a new battery online that should be with me tomorrow. Then begins the drain test.
In addition to this downer, I've also just noticed the recent repair to the O/S/F bumper corner (which was the only bit of perfect, shiney, new-looking paint she has) is no longer mint looking thanks to someone putting a 10-inch kiss against it from their vehicle.
