1994 Excel Continue Dead Battery, Do I have a electrical short? Options

[kartvines]

We have a Excel that ran great when it was driven everyday, but now that I bought my wife a new Santa Fe, the Excel does not get driven. When it was driven as a primary car we had great luck with it, but now I can not keep a charge on the battery, bought a new battery and I try to keep the engine running by driving it a couple time a month for a few miles, but the battery continue going dead so now I think it may be a short, but I can find it, does anyone have a similar problem that they have been successful it correcting?

Or is the problem I just don't drive it enough? I was told by the dealer that to keep this car in good running condition it must be driven, but it is hard to allow my wife to drive it if I can not trust the car to start. I drive a company truck so I cant use it

It is a great little car and we are not ready to sell it, just in case I may need to drive it down the line

[montego]

if you have a new battery it should be able to hold its charge for long periods without the car being driven, are you sure that nothing has been left switched on? (check that the interior lights and trunk/tailgate lights are going out. also get the alternator checked out as sometimes a fault on the regulator can drain the battery. furthermore to check if your new battery is not at fault dis-connect the terminals for a few days and then try starting the vehicle, if it starts o/k then the fault is on the vehicle

[kartvines]

Thanks for the feed back, what I will; do is to pull the new battery and put in on the bench to charge for 24 hour, I will also go ahead and replace both battery clamps and take it from there, hopefully it will correct the problems. Nothing remain on with the exception of the alarm, that all has been verified.