Re: How long can an average car idle for on a tank of fuel? Re: WRX battery question.

"RainbowWarrior" <anemailaddress@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Daryl Walford" <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> 1000mg wrote:
>>>> I'm going overseas, with previous cars I'd just disconnect the
battery 
>>>> but I now have a 2007 WRX and I'm not sure what that does to the
alarm 
>>>> and anti-theft system? More so when I power it back up? I'm only gone

>>>> 12 days so I'm wondering if I should just bother a friend to start it

>>>> once a week instead?
>>>
>>> 12 days or 12 months?
>>> If you are only going to be away for 12 days your question is 
>>> ridiculous.
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>> Ok, thanks. Idle it is.
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> Hmm if the fuel tanks big enough it might idle for near a week.
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For the iron block V6 Commodores, average fuel consumption at idle in 
neutral is1.9L per hour. Tank is 75 litres so it should last around
40hours 
(give or take).