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Old Aug 24, 2025 | 05:30 PM
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Will be leaving for about 6 months, which is best leave on battery tender or unhook the battery. 2000 M6 convertible
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I would leave it on a tender.
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Yea,,, dont disconnect. Too many things to "re boot" when you re energize...
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Thanks, I believe you guys answered my question
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Always a tender for me, 6 hours, 6 days, 6 weeks, 6 months.
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Another vote for leaving it on the tender. The battery in my street rod lasted 13 years and I attribute that to leaving it on a battery tender whenever it was in the garage. Now my C5 gets hooked to it when sitting idle.
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Thanks you all I will do that!
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I disconnect my battery all the time. Sometimes it’s days, sometimes it’s months. Only thing I need to reset is the clock.
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Definitely leave it hooked up to a battery tender! My Corvette & ZL1 Camaro are always hooked up to a NOCO battery tender. When not being driven.

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keep the tender going
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Tenderize it.
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Leave it on a battery tender. Car will be fine.
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