I was surprised that my daughter's car, having been parked up for more than four weeks, outside her home, on the street started first time. It's a three-cylinder 1.0-litre Vauxhall Corsa and the original battery was replaced a few years ago. The one problem I had was the rear drum brakes had bound on, but soon came unstuck as the car slowly moved forward in first gear. I then took it for a run to charge the battery.