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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
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This is my personal opinion, and others will disagree, but depending on the car you have, particularly if it is fuel injected, you will not need fuel stabilizer. I personally do not believe modern fuel injected vehicles require fuel stabilizer, and I've stored most of my cars without using it.
I think you have the right idea of filling up on Chevron 94 or Shell 91 (if it is still ethanol-free in Western Canada - check to be sure.) I've only ever used fuel stabilizer on my Alfa Romeo Spider (mechanical fuel injected/carbureted,) carbureted motorcycles, and Honda lawn mower that isn't used for months at a time (no VTEC, sorry.)
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Originally Posted by Akinari
Does anyone know of a battery tender that works without needing to be plugged in? Like a battery for a battery? I'm sure they exist, just not too sure where to look/what to look for.
I'm in a condo and my parking space is not next to a column-mounted outlet, and I generally don't drive my car in the rain so difficult to keep the battery topped up.
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I think your options are limited as I was in the same position for four years living in a condo. There aren't many options, if any, that exist on the market. Someone in my previous building with a Dodge Challenger bought a battery pack/computer-type UPS system and connected a Noco battery tender to it every two weeks, and it seemed to work for him, but I don't know how I feel about leaving a big battery pack in my car with a battery tender's cable running out the window and into the engine bay like that. He was okay (so far) and there are surveillance cameras everywhere in that lot, so do this at your own risk. I think in general, you should be okay. Just fire it up and drive it for 30 mins or so every now and then. A little rain isn't going to melt you car.
