How long without a charge?
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
My 07 Z06 has gone 3 weeks without a problem.
The 05 6 spdM I used to have was a serious DBS car, you never knew what it was going to do, or not do.
I use tender every winter; the Z will be hibernating soon till April. They use tons of sand and salt here!
The 05 6 spdM I used to have was a serious DBS car, you never knew what it was going to do, or not do.
I use tender every winter; the Z will be hibernating soon till April. They use tons of sand and salt here!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,611
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From: Thousand Oaks California
32 days while I was away on business/vacation. Then it started normally. The battery was 34 months old at that time. It is a 2005 with manual trans. (Yes, it was parked in reverse)
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: North Western Connecticut
Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: La Crosse Wisconsin
CF Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 23,313
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From: Tucson Arizona
My 2005 MN6 has sat idle several times for up to 3 weeks...no battery tender...no priority start and no trouble. I've never had any battery or starting problems. After 3+ years I did have to replace my OEM battery which seemed about average compared to my other cars. BTW, I have OnStar too.
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2 week vacation past summer, going on battery tender in about 4 weeks, for winter hybernation.....
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,661
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From: Live in S.Dayton, Work in Cincinnati Ohio
I let the Vette sit for 3 weeks before I stuck a tender on it. I checked it before I charged it and it was fine. I let my '06 Buick sit for 2 1/2 weeks and it was deader than dead. Had to charge it just to get the interior lights to come on, let alone start it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: "Nowhere Man"
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I've gone as long as 30 days. Auto w/Nav. I now own a Battery Tender. I usually hook it up if I'm not going to drive it for a week.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Mission Viejo CA
I just got back from a vacation, without driving the Vette for about 3 weeks. The battery was completely dead and may have been damaged as a result. If it's damaged, I'm going to replace it with an Optima Yellow Top, D35. So, I went out today and bought a Schumacher SSC-1500A, 12V, 15A speed charger/tender. Lesson learned.