Y’all, I’ve put my car away for the winter (so sad) and am wondering if I should pull the battery or invest in a portable power station. Something like a jackery. I have the GM battery conditioner/tender/maintainer (whatever it’s called) but the storage facility does not have power. Would you bother with a portable power station or just pull the battery? I can’t think of any issues with pulling the battery other than the possible pain of having to manually unlock the door and frunk.
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Since that is what to do when you want to reset the car I see no other issues rather than it getting all your settings reset.
Oh ya, all my personalized settings will be lost if I pull the battery. Maybe that will remind me of the excitement I felt when I first got the car!
I know, that’s why I was thinking of purchasing a portable power station. I’m hoping I can just recharge the power station once every 4 to 6 weeks.
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Personally, I'd just disconnect or pull the battery and forego the expense/worry about a power station. Up to you of course.
See other threads for advice on what else to do to properly park your C8.
If your storage area isn't heated, I'd remove the battery and keep it in a warm/dry spot. Do NOT store it in a hot environment. Good luck!
See other threads for advice on what else to do to properly park your C8.
If your storage area isn't heated, I'd remove the battery and keep it in a warm/dry spot. Do NOT store it in a hot environment. Good luck!
Thanks, I have experience with storage. I always pulled the battery in my 911. I guess I’ll continue to do the same with the Vette. I was thinking maybe it would be easier with a power station and was wondering if anyone else went this route.
I store a number of vehicles for the winter (and one for the summer LOL). I just disconnect the batteries on these vehicles. My vehicles are stored in a garage that is heated to 50 degrees F in the winter. Then in the spring, I put the battery charger on each vehicle for a couple of hours. So, a few things to reset on the C8, but other than that should be good to go.
lol.... I have two 8000 watt generators Don and they are anything but portable... anytime I need to move them or put one in the truck I have to use the skid steer.... Now. My little 1000 watt is actually portable... can carry that with one hand...
Well, its got 2 wheels. I can haul it around but not very far, damn thing weighs a half tonne, good thing my house plug in is only 30 feet from the garage or I would need a skid steer as well.
Could the car be placed back in transportation mode to limit the electronic draw in the back ground ? Not sure if that is a helpful solution but someone smarter than I, shall know
I use to pull the battery in my 911, but it was an older model with no where near the electronics the C8 has. Anyhow, I forgot that I had an 12 volt inverter I bought at bestbuy. I think it was about $100. I plugged it into the 12 volt of my daily. Then plugged the the GM battery conditioner into that. Worked like a charm! Only drawback, had to sit around for an hour or so. I have no life anyway
. A better option might be the Jackery power station from Amazon $260.00.
Close to what I was gonna suggest. Another battery in parallel for a month and then another battery to replace it for another month until your sick and fed up and just disconnect the battery! lolI use to pull the battery in my 911, but it was an older model with no where near the electronics the C8 has. Anyhow, I forgot that I had an 12 volt inverter I bought at bestbuy. I think it was about $100. I plugged it into the 12 volt of my daily. Then plugged the the GM battery conditioner into that. Worked like a charm! Only drawback, had to sit around for an hour or so. I have no life anyway
I am old school and like to fire the beast up once a month just to keep all the seals lubricated. Let it run up to operating temp.
And take it up and down the driveway. That seems to give me the least surprises in the spring !
And take it up and down the driveway. That seems to give me the least surprises in the spring !