Very dead car advice
Hey gents, quick question.
My father-in-law died about 6 months ago and left my wife and I his vehicle. It's a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe, nice little SUV. My wife's car is older so it'll be a good upgrade for her.
Due to the laws/estate rules up here, it took me quite a while to gain the ability to insure the vehicle so we could start driving it again. Unfortunately I'm an idiot and didn't start it often enough, and now it's very very dead. Like, doors-won't-unlock-with-the-FOB dead.
I tried jump-starting and even left my car running to juice the Sante Fe's battery for a good 10 minutes, but the lights just barely started coming on on the dash, and it was definitely not going to turn over (literally no sound when I turned ignition). Next time I'll definitely buy a trickle charger or something, I feel pretty stupid for letting this slip.
Anyways my question is: Should I just buy a new battery, slap it in and hope for the best? Or should I get it towed to have it serviced and have someone who knows shit about cars get it started?
I don't want to waste money having it towed if a new battery should do the trick.. but on the other hand maybe there are other concerns with a car sitting for so long... is the oil and gasoline okay after that much time (we've had a very mild year so it's not like it got very cold or hot)?
Thanks in advance!!
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