Hi Y'all, I've given my 94 Corolla to my son whose getting the courage to take his learner's test. They keep showing them scary car crash videos at school, now he's terrified to get behind the wheel. I went to take it for a spin on the weekend to keep battery charged, but too late, it was flat and the alarm went off, nearly taking my head off and what little sanity I have with it. Not to mention my neighbours. Early Sunday morning. So I disconnected battery. Picture this, stressed woman, trying to hold her fingers in her ears while popping the bonnet. Not easy, and I looked like an unshowered idiot. Eventually, after a bit of swearing, I disconnected the battery, found some tools, and took the stupid thing out. Bah. Then I bought a new battery, put it in, but there was still a quiet little residual alarm going off. Did some googling. Went and found the alarm toggle/key thingo that I never used. Then found out the alarm toggle/key thingo was flat. Then I couldn't get the back off to put new battery in. Screws rusty. Dammit. Nearly crying by now. Then after WD40'ing it, like magic, it worked. Went out, pressed it, the residual alarm of car turned off. Yay. It was too early for a wine, but I went for it anyway. Questions...is there any easy way to disconnect the alarm system? I don't want to have to drive it to keep the battery charged. I would rather just disconnect the negative connection on the battery. And..if I take the neg connection off, will it set the alarm off? And will it definitely NOT suck power from the battery? Ie, in my ideal world, I disconnect the neg connection, the battery won't go flat. Then I can sit back, and wait til my son's ready to drive and the $155 for the new battery will be worth it. Is this possible/good idea, or does one of you awesome, smart, friendly, fellas have a cleverer idea? With gratitude, Amber