You should take your car out for a spin at least once a week. Don't forget that you still have to change your oil even if you're not running it.
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&ei=UlVfS_miMcTT8QbwwrWbDA&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CA4QBSgA&q=oil+change+infrequently+used+cars&spell=1&fp=ba0a4630ce98f7da Your tires will also develop a flat-spot for sitting there so long. I would also hook it up to a charger like Jean recommended to keep the battery fresh. I have an antique car sitting in my parents house for 20 years unmaintained. It will now require a complete rebuild. --- On Tue, 1/26/10, Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ed Leafe <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT]: How often do I start my car? > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 2:56 PM > On Jan 26, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Joel N. > Fischoff wrote: > > > So I'm wondering if anyone can give me an opinion on > how often the car > > should be started just to upkeep the battery. > And, once started, how long > > it should run for? I live in suburbia, so crime > isn't that big of a > > problem, but I tend to get paranoid about leaving a > car running for too > > long unattended... even if the car is blocked in in > such a way that it > > can't be driven out anyway. > > > The battery is the least of your > worries. If a car sits without being run regularly, the oil > drains to the bottom, and the various seals around the > engine parts can dry out and crack; if that happens, the car > will always leak oil terribly and its MUCH more expensive to > fix than a new battery will ever cost. > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
