battery drain while parked - why?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199801060022.QAA08295@sled> steveb@falcon.kla-tencor.com (Steven Buchholz) writes:

> ... yes, it's because the batteries are designed to be in the more 
> harsh environment under the hood ... many Audis coddle the battery 
> under the seat ... ;-)

I think the battery in the ur-quattro (151k miles, 9 years) is original.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club