Odd, I don't read in Tommy's post anywhere where he said the drives are short distances. And the car has 24K miles in about 15 months of driving (purchased new in Oct 09 and now has 24K miles). Maybe their usage of the car has changed though.
Anyway, maybe Tommy could reply with how far the car is typically driven when used.
I'm betting there's a problem with the car. The only wild card in this is that Tommy noted the car was built in Oct 08 but sold in Oct 09, so it might've lived a neglected life at the dealer for 12 months sitting on the lot, with an occasional short distance test drive. And if the dealer put in a replacement battery, that might've been sitting on the shelf for a while. He could check the manufacture date on the battery to verify that.
I also have a Battery Tender (2 actually). I put one on my Miata if it hasn't been driven for a month or so. But I could probably go twice as long without an issue.
Anyway, maybe Tommy could reply with how far the car is typically driven when used.
I'm betting there's a problem with the car. The only wild card in this is that Tommy noted the car was built in Oct 08 but sold in Oct 09, so it might've lived a neglected life at the dealer for 12 months sitting on the lot, with an occasional short distance test drive. And if the dealer put in a replacement battery, that might've been sitting on the shelf for a while. He could check the manufacture date on the battery to verify that.
I also have a Battery Tender (2 actually). I put one on my Miata if it hasn't been driven for a month or so. But I could probably go twice as long without an issue.
