Frequency of starting a car

What’s the longest amount of time you can leave a car without starting it, and still have it start when you need it to?

Depends on the car. I had an old 80’s Mitsubishi truck with no electronics - not even a radio. Only used it for gardening stuff. That thing would sit outside all winter and start right up in the spring.

A modern car? Sometimes only a couple-three weeks. There’s a lot of stuff in today’s cars that drain the battery.

If you’re worried, get a battery maintainer. Shouldn’t cost much more than 50 bucks. It’ll keep the battery charged until you’re ready to use it again.

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If you don’t park in reach of an electrical outlet (like on a city street) get a 10 watt solar charger and sit it on the dashboard.
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Thanks for the information

But see the other discussion on this to see if you need a new plug in or not. I’ve had a car discharge in 3 days sitting at the airport with the trunk light on and going a month or so with no problem.

It’s been a month for me, going to try starting it tomorrow

So if it starts you will have the answer for your vehicle.