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I would be cautious about buying a "performance car" with that kind of mileage on it.

check the Vette owner demographics

https://hedgescompany.com/blog/2024/12/corvette-demographics/

I hope you said, "no, hell no, that can wait"

I hope you said, "no, hell no, that can wait"

I got the oil changed and traded it in on the Hyundai.

Our Hyundai was expectedly "dead" yesterday and we needed groceries.  It turns itself "off" when not driven for 5-6 days to save the battery, I mean dead completely.  Last time I called "service", but I learned about this feature and how to fix it.  Popping off the doorhandle cover was not the easiest thing to do but I managed, then you insert key and unlock the car and hit a button somewhat hidden to perk up the battery.  This is the hybrid battery, not the starter battery.

Anyway, it all worked.  The alarm went off when I opened it, very noisy in a basement garage.

Wait, are you saying if you don't drive it for 5-6 days it won't start without a process that requires removing the door handle?  

I have an old Hyundai that fortunately turns itself off only when I take my key out of the ignition.  

Vette only has 3500 miles, first oil change is free
planning at 5,000 miles
after sitting in storage all winter it tells me I need an immediate oil change
it's 13 months since I drove it away from the dealership

Wait, are you saying if you don't drive it for 5-6 days it won't start without a process that requires removing the door handle? 

Not the door handle, just the cover over the physical key slot that is part of the door handle, a piece of plastic.  It's a hybrid, so it has two batteries, one to start the car, and one to motivate it, a larger lithium battery that runs the car at times and adds more power when needed.  This second battery apparently needs to be protected.


The Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, like other modern hybrid vehicles, has a battery management system (BMS) that includes protection features to prevent over-discharge and battery damage. This system can go into a "protection mode" if it detects an unsafe condition, such as low voltage, and will shut off the battery to prevent damage. This protection mode is designed to ensure the safety and longevity of the hybrid battery. 

I'm sure it all makes sense, engineering-wise, and I probably wouldn't run into that situation much these days.  But I've certainly had times where my car sat for many days at a time, and I wouldn't have ever wanted any extra hoops to jump through when I was ready to drive it again. 

Yep. Hell, I have this issue now with my Jeep. It's my "toy", not my daily driver, and I don't drive much anyway. 

I keep a battery tender on it when I know I might not drive it for a few weeks. Did that after an event where it started fine one morning (but a bit weak) and I was going to play golf with my FIL who was in town. It apparently wasn't a long enough drive for the alternator to charge the battery enough to start it a second time, so after the round of golf I had to flag him down in the parking lot as he was about to leave and jump start it lol...

That said, it's a lot easier for me to simply throw the battery tender at it since I have a garage with power--not so easy for CD in a shared garage space.