Suggest you replace the cables (cheap insurance) and you may want to price out the EEC computer. Did you get the code scanner?
If this thing was having problems and was parked it may be that the codes of the fault(s) are still in the computer. Might reduce your easter egging. You're an IT 'spurt, you might be able to find the way to trip the diagnostic beeps, bleeps, creeps, and flashes (it shows on the check engine light) and then break the codes from internet sources. That might reduce your easter egging. I mentioned pricing the EEC computer - have had some that had an intermittent fault in the non-serviceable module of the computer. Car would get warm and that was enough to trip the computer to overheat and it would shut down. The only fix for that issue is to replace the EEC Computer.
Suppose I should have mentioned that if/when you trip the diagnostics be careful about how you flash your pud around... don't do anything that might damage it...
It took close to a year to close the deal.................so I figure 1/2 that is fair for a return of overpayment.........
That's cool, great start to the day. SF, I have never had a fuel injected car run with a batt cable disconnected, carb cars no problem. I guess the alternator can't handle the fuel pump and computer let alone run any accy's.
The pojnt wasn't me asking if it will run, the point was to start a discussion here while I'm at work and unable to test anything myself. I wanted to see, and still want to see, if a more modern EFI car can have an intermittent dying problem while at idle due to loose battery cables.