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Love07RX350

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  1. Chris, Did you have any luck fixing this? I am in a similar position having a battery prematurely stop holding a charge, possibly due to parasitic drain combined with driving less. Anyone have any other tips for reducing the drain? I am definitely going to try turning off the remote. I will try to make longer trips, but I wonder if you found any ways of reducing the drain. I am considering replacing with an AGM battery as those have a lower internal resistance and therefore recharge a little faster, meaning that where if it takes 30 minutes to recharge a flooded cell battery, the AGM might do it in 20? Don't take my word for it.. I'm just learning on the internet. 🙂 Downside is, twice as expensive. They also do not suffer being undercharged or overcharged. So while they may be easier to recharge, they will get ruined just as fast as the flooded cell battery by depletion. Some sites say the AGM batteries are better with extreme temps, but others say they fare worse in extreme heat. Not sure if 100-110F is extreme, but we do see that in the summer. An Interstate battery (3 year warranty) for this car is $90 at Costco. They do not have AGM in stock. An AGM battery starts around ~$200 from O'Reillys (3 year warranty) or Pepboys (4 year warranty).
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