Here's a low-battery prevention device I thought about buying but never did.
I kept having my battery run down after 6 or 7 days in the long-term parking
lot at the airport.

http://www.teammiata.com/prioritystart.htm

David P.

"Bill" > wrote in message
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> BRUCE HASKIN wrote:
>> Bill,
>> Yes your "stupid lojack" system is always on and so is your clock in the
>> radio, so some power is also going to the radio. (be sure to check your
>> radio for the "theft code" if it has one) Westco is one batt. that will
>> work. (some people have had results with other makes.)
>>
>
> Thank you- do you mean that the Lojack is broadcasting all the
> time? I bought the car with a brand-new-that-day Mazda brand battery,
> and it never held a charge for more than a week during the winter, or
> overnight in subzero weather. Hell of a way to run an airline! I was
> wondering if the Lojack, like a cell phone, will communicate with a
> cell every now and then like it or not. (Old analog phones, anyway.)
> I say 'stupid' Lojack because it is worthless here in Maine, and
> I cannot get anybody to buy it, take it out for free, or even tell me
> how to disable it, JIC it is the trouble with the battery.
> It sat at the repair shop for six days, and was dead as a
> doornail- at least it reset the ECU, which makes the car idle too
> slowly at first- just what you want with a dead battery.
> Anyway, thanks for the help. I'm just gonna call up the local
> indie foregn car place and take their advice on batteries, the cheapest
> the best.
>
> -Bill
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