E46 won't start

Yes, every now and then a bad battery will recover enough to start the car,
it is still living on borrowed time.
I have been through this scenario several times in the last 50 years or so,
and every time I solved the problem by replacing the battery.
Another cause could be a bad starter, but this case is far less common than
a worn out battery.
Jim
"anoop" > wrote in message
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On Jul 27, 6:30 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

> Do the lights dim when you hear the click?
>
> If not, it's most likely the starter.

I went out to test this and the car started! May be it just
wanted the day off. I went out for a spin. I'm hoping it'll
start again tomorrow morning so that I can take to the
mechanic to get it checked.

(But it was definitely a "weak"/hesitant start.)

Anoop

The car started again this morning (just barely!). Took it to the
mechanic
and he said it's the battery...got a new one and all seems OK.

Thanks again for all the responses.

Anoop