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Hey all, wondering if those of you who put your babies to sleep for the winter use a battery tender, and if so, brand? It looks like my LE is done till May - official 1st year mileage 2300!! Thanks for any input and Happy Thanksgiving!
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It wouldn't hurt. My personal preference is to take the car "round the block" every once in a while during the winter - as long as the roads are clear and dry.
Sitting still very long periods just doesn't improve the cars. Posts: 5558 | From: Windsor, Ontario. Canada | Registered: Feb 2000
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quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: It wouldn't hurt. My personal preference is to take the car "round the block" every once in a while during the winter - as long as the roads are clear and dry.
Sitting still very long periods just doesn't improve the cars.
I'll chime in and agree with this. The key is to not just start the car and shut it off after 5 min. Driving the car and getting it up to operating temperature is the key. There never seems to be a problem getting mine out every 2 or 3 weeks (on a dry, clean day) and run it for about a 1/2 hr., preferably with a little highway blast thrownin for good measure. Of course, you need a cooperative insurance agent who will bend a bit and allow you to take off the collision and liability and drive it once in a blue moon. My agent says to just leave a message on his answering machine when I'm taking it out. As long as I only do this every couple of weeks, he doesn't mind. He knows I'm only running it for 20 -30 minutes or so.
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I use a battery tender made by Vector. It shuts off when the battery is fully charged. I bought it at Target for $19.99, but I don't know if they still sell it. Opinions vary on starting the car each month, but I never do. I doubt that it gets much drier in 5 months than in one. If true, you have five dry starts instead of just one in the spring.
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I'm with Brian & Elie. I start mine every two weeks and run it for 20 - 30 minutes.
Posts: 2359 | From: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Jul 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: It wouldn't hurt. My personal preference is to take the car "round the block" every once in a while during the winter - as long as the roads are clear and dry.
Sitting still very long periods just doesn't improve the cars.
I totally agree with the ride around the block if the roads are dry. Nothing worse other than sitting for very long periods.
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Seems like most go with the ride around the block thing, which I have been doing up to now ...unfortunately my car is being stored at my inlaws due to my project in the garage ---C3 LS1 conversion .... so I wont get over there much.....Thanks for the input!
Posts: 154 | From: Princeton Junction, NJ | Registered: Nov 2001
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I put mine on a tender, they put as much salt on the roads here as snow during the winter, so mine's not touching the road. My charger is multifunctional, it can go the deep slow charge (and turns off when the car is charged), a start charge, and a full faster charge so to speak. This is my 3rd year with it and I can't complain at all. My SS starts on the first try every spring. I got it at Sears, it might be a Diehard maybe?
So, if you can't feasibly take the car out for a spin every now and then, then this would be a good solution for you.
If you are going to go with a charger, don't forget to put fuel stabilizer in the full gas tank, and some arm and hammer and dry z air in the passenger compartment.
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