My car started right up today
03-13-2016, 04:28 PM
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Vehicle: 2011 Gen Coupe V6
My car started right up today
I store my car in the garage for the winter months. Usually I leave the battery in the car all winter but I disconnect the cable from the negative terminal. In the past, the car has always needed to be jumped to get it started in the spring but this year I just reconnected the negative side and it fired right up without any jumper cables needed. This is the first year that I have disconnected the negative side. In the other years I've left everything attached. Could not having the negative side attached kept the battery from dying over the winter?
03-14-2016, 05:58 AM
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I always take the battery completely out in mine and keep it on a shelf next to my workbench in the basement all winter. 
Never had to jump the car after I put it back in in the spring.
Never had to jump the car after I put it back in in the spring.
03-14-2016, 07:02 AM
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There is parasitic loss as well as things like the ECU, radio, and clock that use the battery full time. There may be more items.