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G61LE · 01-19-2021, 05:37 PM

My 19 ZLE is not a daily driver. I bought it in Jan. of 2020. I do use it for occasional HPDE's, and running to the store, every now and then. I put 1700 miles on the car in a year if that is any indication of how often I drive the car. About 6 months ago, went to start the car and the battery was dead, so I jumped it, and it seemed okay. I took it for a long drive to charge the battery and started back up when I got back home. Long story short, if the car sat for any amount of time the battery would die. I initially thought I had an electrical draw, but found nothing. Keep in mind I only had 1700 miles on the car. I ended up putting a new battery in it, and I now keep it on a trickle charger and have no more problems. I have read that once these gel batteries go dead, there is no recovering them. My .02 cents for what its worth. Get a good trickle charger (I have the Optima), and plug it in if the car is going to sit up any longer than a few days.

01-19-2021, 05:37 PM	#19
G61LE Drives: 2019 Camaro ZL1 // 1LE Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 152	My 19 ZLE is not a daily driver. I bought it in Jan. of 2020. I do use it for occasional HPDE's, and running to the store, every now and then. I put 1700 miles on the car in a year if that is any indication of how often I drive the car. About 6 months ago, went to start the car and the battery was dead, so I jumped it, and it seemed okay. I took it for a long drive to charge the battery and started back up when I got back home. Long story short, if the car sat for any amount of time the battery would die. I initially thought I had an electrical draw, but found nothing. Keep in mind I only had 1700 miles on the car. I ended up putting a new battery in it, and I now keep it on a trickle charger and have no more problems. I have read that once these gel batteries go dead, there is no recovering them. My .02 cents for what its worth. Get a good trickle charger (I have the Optima), and plug it in if the car is going to sit up any longer than a few days.