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<blockquote data-quote="bilbo" data-source="post: 339786" data-attributes="member: 6965"><p>I do think newer vehicles use a bit more electricity at rest than older ones do. Though I'm not sure what you've experienced would be 'normal.' Around the time my Mom passed and just after her car sat unused in the garage for a long time, about 3 months. When my Dad tried to start it up the battery was flat dead. He recharged and it looked ok, started right up. After a month of rest it was dead again. The dealer said the battery tested fine, but it would not tolerate sitting longer than about two weeks. This was in the summer. He ended up replacing the battery, and it seems ok now, but it could be that the newer battery has just enough additional capacity over the old one that it handles the parasitic drain longer. It's in another rest period now for a couple of months to see how it behaves.</p><p></p><p>On the subject of tires, narrower ones tend to be better in snow. The ground pressure is higher so it finds its way through the snow to the ground better. That's my theory anyway. Also, I'm a believer in snow tires in the winter. I have a set on a 2wd F250 and the snow tires take it from almost completely unusable to not half bad in winter time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bilbo, post: 339786, member: 6965"] I do think newer vehicles use a bit more electricity at rest than older ones do. Though I'm not sure what you've experienced would be 'normal.' Around the time my Mom passed and just after her car sat unused in the garage for a long time, about 3 months. When my Dad tried to start it up the battery was flat dead. He recharged and it looked ok, started right up. After a month of rest it was dead again. The dealer said the battery tested fine, but it would not tolerate sitting longer than about two weeks. This was in the summer. He ended up replacing the battery, and it seems ok now, but it could be that the newer battery has just enough additional capacity over the old one that it handles the parasitic drain longer. It's in another rest period now for a couple of months to see how it behaves. On the subject of tires, narrower ones tend to be better in snow. The ground pressure is higher so it finds its way through the snow to the ground better. That's my theory anyway. Also, I'm a believer in snow tires in the winter. I have a set on a 2wd F250 and the snow tires take it from almost completely unusable to not half bad in winter time. [/QUOTE]
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