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02-03-2005, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Cupcar#12
my question too....heading off to college?
in my case i have been traveling for the past 2 months - I had my wife start the car once for 30 minutes or so. no problems yet.
in my case i have been traveling for the past 2 months - I had my wife start the car once for 30 minutes or so. no problems yet.
02-04-2005, 01:01 AM
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update:
it had been 8 weeks since i last started my GT3. started up, but when it started, the instrument panel flickered a bit.
it seems to have lost my speed gong setting and trip odometer.
besides some of the OBC's settings and numbers (like trip odometer, mpg, etc) is any important data lost?
strange that data was lost, the car started right up, mabye the extra drain while starting was so much that the computer lost power?
it had been 8 weeks since i last started my GT3. started up, but when it started, the instrument panel flickered a bit.
it seems to have lost my speed gong setting and trip odometer.
besides some of the OBC's settings and numbers (like trip odometer, mpg, etc) is any important data lost?
strange that data was lost, the car started right up, mabye the extra drain while starting was so much that the computer lost power?
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02-04-2005, 11:52 AM
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Guys, don't take the Posrche battery for granted. Some may not last 2 years some may last longer. Anyone who doesn't drive their car at least once a week, you're better off with a battery maintainer plugged-in. It's cheap and easy to use. Worth avoiding the hassles involved in getting a new battery.
02-04-2005, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishman
And these things are in all 996s? Does Porsche keep a record of everywhere we drive?
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02-04-2005, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Viken
Guys, don't take the Posrche battery for granted. Some may not last 2 years some may last longer. Anyone who doesn't drive their car at least once a week, you're better off with a battery maintainer plugged-in. It's cheap and easy to use. Worth avoiding the hassles involved in getting a new battery.
Do you know if the GT3 uses the same battery as the regular 996? On the C2 that I have, the stock battery is a "wet" cell battery where there is a vent for acid...thus I am concern it might spill ...
Just wondering why there isnt a dry cell or sealed battery for this?
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02-04-2005, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Fongster
Do you know if the GT3 uses the same battery as the regular 996? On the C2 that I have, the stock battery is a "wet" cell battery where there is a vent for acid...thus I am concern it might spill ... Just wondering why there isnt a dry cell or sealed battery for this?