Exercising Your Vehicle
Lexus Fanatic
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Virginia/D.C. suburbs
Not even close. We have three ranging from MY2011-2018 that sit for at least 3 weeksevery single year, and the batteries remain in perfect condition. One has already not even been started in 3 weeks, and won't be for at least another month--so 8 weeks total, or more. I am 100% confident that it will start on the first crank.
My next-door neighbors are snowbirds, and have a pair of late-model CR-Vs (2015 and 2019 if memory serves) that sit in their garage for months on end, to no ill effects.
My next-door neighbors are snowbirds, and have a pair of late-model CR-Vs (2015 and 2019 if memory serves) that sit in their garage for months on end, to no ill effects.
Pole Position
Joined: Jan 2020
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From: CA
Can the lights come on when the car is off? Yes, as I said, it is a safety feature. It stands to reason that all of the circuitry associated with the lights is subject to being energized, intentionally by the EE's design, or not, as an unintentional ghost circuit. I've owned my 85 MR2 for 35 years and I figured this out over that time. If your hunch is more accurate than my real life testing and conclusion, then you are more brilliant than I thought!
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
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From: Ohio
Started the toy up, was sitting 4 months and was happy. Hand turned the crank over 10 times before starting like I usually do so the seals aren't shocked, took it out and hit the end of the speedo and reparked it.
Other stuff gets driven enough I'm not worried
Other stuff gets driven enough I'm not worried
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