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Best battery for a seldom used car?
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Fri, 25 May 2012 06:28:44
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I only drive my '87 9kT one day a week on average. It's often short trips that probably don't fully recharge the battery and occasionally I'll go two or three weeks without driving the car and the battery gets pretty run down. I've found this means I need to replace the battery every year or two.
I've just been buying cheap batteries, but is there a better alternative like a marine cell (which supposedly handles being discharged better) or one of them Optima batteries which seem popular?
Unfortunately the car isn't parked near an outlet so I can't use a battery tender and it's undercover so I can't use a solar charger. The car doesn't drain the battery excessively (checked with a multimeter) and the alternator is good. I should probably disconnect the battery if I'm not using it for a couple of weeks, but I tend to forget.
Any thoughts welcome!
Craig
'87 9kT 325k
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Posts in this Thread:
- Best battery for a seldom used car?, Craig, Fri, 25 May 2012 06:28:44 <-- Viewing This Message
- Thanks guys, Craig, Sat, 26 May 2012 12:23:45
- Solar?, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 25 May 2012 10:42:40
- Re: Best battery for a seldom used car?, TML , Fri, 25 May 2012 07:59:13
- Re: Best battery for a seldom used car?, Dean, Fri, 25 May 2012 07:42:53
- Re: Best battery for a seldom used car?, turrbo , Fri, 25 May 2012 07:38:35
- Re: Best battery for a seldom used car?, saabsince 93b , Fri, 25 May 2012 06:48:31
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