[KevinH1990]

I added a garage to my house this fall and I had to store the car from early October to mid-February to keep it out of the way of construction. I was able to drive it a couple of times, but it basically sat from November to about two weeks ago. I thought I would be able to use it more frequently, but the construction activity was more disruptive than I planned.

After the car was in storage for about two weeks, the 5-year old battery died. There was no electric outlet in the storage unit, so I couldn't use a battery tender. If I had to do it over again, I would have removed the battery and put it on a tender at home.

Some of our friends from the frozen north appear to go through more elaborate preparations, but they store their cars each year for extended periods.