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Old May 6, 2005
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if u never started your car and gave the alternator a chance to kick in how long would the battery last
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If the car is parked inside a garage, get a battery tender, it will trickle charge (then shut off when fully charged).

Othewise, disconnect the negative terminal, and usually it will be fine for a couple of months. From my experience with my boats and jet skis, 3 months was usually okay if they were fully charged, but I bought the tenders to make the batteries last.
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kinda depends on how old the battery is, but like rickinthescv said, a few months if its disconected

not going to be driving your car for a while?
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do you mean this as in, how long would it last if i left a dome light on at night or if i started the car and the alternator didnt kick in or if i garaged the car or if you just sat in it with the radio blairing outside
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there are batterys you can buy that come without electrolytes in them so then once your ready to drive it you just poor them in and your ready to go.
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