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Old 11-17-2009, 02:20 AM   #5 (permalink)
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The problem becomes the age and not the mileage. Even if the IMA battery was already replaced, if the car still sits without being driven, that battery will soon fail soon as well (according to comments in this forum).
No. The problem with sitting is the uneven self-discharge rates of the cells due to wear. This battery has less than 5000 miles so it will have discharged uniformly and should therefore be like new.
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