A dummies questions thread, Don't laugh at me, I'm learning Options

[23e Heure]

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Now that my 914 has finally arrived in the UK, I'll soon be able to start working through the car and finding all the little jobs (hopefully not too many big ones) that need doing.

I've owned early 911s for long enough to know my way around those OK.
914s are new to me though, so I am going to have lots of dumbass questions.
Rather than drip feed them into the forum as lots of separate threads, I'll start this one up and post my dummies questions all in one place.

Disclaimer: The car lives in a garage 1/2 mile from my house. This means that I can't just pop outside and look at the car (and work some stuff out myself), hence why some of my questions may seem even more dumbass...

[23e Heure]

So the good news is that my car is now fully road registered for the UK (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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I have had the reg number on retention for a few years, and it was nice to finally get it on a car and complete the 'set' (my 911 is on UHR 23E, and my wife's Audi Quattro is HER 23E).

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Now starts the real fun, as I get to drive the car and compile a snag list of all the jobs that need doing.
The PO had hardly driven the car for the past 2 years and - although the car is in fantastic condition throughout - this means there will be a list of jobs that need doing, little things have stopped working through lack of use.

To start with... The battery is as flat as a pancake.
I had hoped that this was just from the car being sat in transport / waiting for registration for the past 5 or 6 months, and it just needed a good charge.
It happily started with the aid of some jump leads, and the alternator light on the dash went off. So far so good, I drove the car for an hour or so.
But after I parked up to get a coffee, the battery still did not even have enough charge to turn the engine even once.

I figure it's either a dead battery (easy fix), or there's an issue wit the alternator (not so easy). How about another quesion...

Dummies QUESTION SIX:
- What batteries are people using in their cars?

I have always used Bosch Silver batteries in my 911s, and have been very happy:
- Are there certain size or other restrictions I need to consider before I go buy a new battery?

Thanks all!