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Old 07-22-2020, 10:34 PM   #29
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Drives: 2019 ZL1 Riverside
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Originally Posted by KingLT1 View Post
This fact and I do keep all my stuff on Tenders that float charge. Still doesn't mean you won't have a bad battery. I honestly don't think batteries are as good as they use to be. Longest battery I ever had last was a Crown lead Acid from 1998. It lasted over 9yrs in the truck I had at the time. Most batteries I have owned prior to 2015 would last at least 6yrs. Now all of my Vehicles 2015 and newer have needed the battery replaced in less then 3 years.
I average 6-8 years but always use Optimate6, Battery Tenders are junk in my experience and it matters. For a typical ZL1 owner, the car sits for extended periods with no charge then big wallop of juice to fire up a 6.2L, drive it for 20 minutes (barely gets charged from startup event) and repeat - that's tough on a battery.
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