jstap808

Will be gettin my car soon and unfortunately won’t have access to a garage to utilize a trickle charger. Car isn’t a daily, more likely a weekend driver. Will be waiting 2 months for a spot to open, what would y’all recommend doing to ensure the battery doesn’t fail early in the ownership lifecycle (aside from driving it cause I don’t really need to go anywhere with the car other than the occasional weekend trips for a few days with daily use). The car will likely sit for 5+ days without driving, should I just take it for a lap around the block? Will it be okay to leave for a week?

Porsche_nuts

The car can sit weeks without issue. Don't start the car and let it idle, that does more harm than good. And don't start car and just drive it around the block, that wouldn't help either. I would say a 20+ minute drive whenever you can should do the trick.

shammerman

EXACTLY !!!

jstap808

gotcha thanks for giving some insight. yea i'd never let it just idle and turn it off, would be go for a drive and around the block for me (city life unfortunately) is probably ~20ish minutes so sounds like it would be ok. guess ill try to find a street with a coffee shop and park outside to have a reason to drive within city limits until i take it out for longer weekend haunts.

pbcsd

Would one work fine with a Lithium battery? Having issues with my Porsche one where it just stops charging for no apparent reason.