So today my battery is dead. Woe is me. And so...

[Houston]

There I was. Sh*t outta luck. It wasn't my Vibe. It was my Grand Prix. Listen up, my friends, 'cause it might happen to you. I went out there to start up the car, as I hadn't done it in about two weeks. No nothin' happened. Some of the interior lights came on a little, but that was it. I turned off the ignition, but it wouldn't turn far enough for the key to be retrieved. There it was. Stayed right there. And then the burgler alarm went off. Not loud... kind of whimpy, if you get my drift. There it was, draining what little was left of the battery. I grabbed the remote from the key-ring that refused to be removed from the ignition and clicked off the burglar alarm. Tried a few other things, but nothing worked. Called AAA. They came out and couldn't get the starter to move, either. The guy told me to call them back in the morning (it's now Sunday) and have it towed to the dealer so they can check it out. He said that he's seen this with lots of cars with burglar alarms.Word to the wise (according to him): Any car with a burglar alarm should be started at least every two days and kept going for several minutes after warming up. because modern-day cars with clocks and burglar alarms drain the battery without mercy.In other words, this is a heads up!

[Jahntassa]

Any car should be started once a week if not more, especially any 90's + cars, as they all have computers and memories and such. Alarms really don't pull much power unless they're going off...but in the cold, batteries are much less efficient, and much more prone to this sort of issue.