Train of thought: I drove =/< 200 miles between my 1/13/20 oil change and the 6/15/20 garage visit for various electrical maladies. (My daughter returned in March and added 900 miles before she departed mid-September; total between us of ~1,060 miles in 9 months.) The main reason for such small mileage is that I ride my bikes for errands. My bikes are all either Rivendells or built upon Rivendell models. QED.
Question is: how often ought one to drive a car to keep the battery charged and the fluids minimally circulating? The car had been sitting for 3 weeks since Catie left, and it was only today that I took it out and drove small detours to the nearby bike shop to get a bike box -- total out 'n' back of under 7 miles. All worked well; new battery and new alternator. Online expert advice ranges from weekly to every few months, and "let it idle for 5 minutes" to "get it out in traffic and really drive it for some miles." I know some of you know cars; what's the best minimum practice, and I emphasize "minimum"? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtn-DZbz%3Dj5PZewSoX70OVGWxFfAYzMvRFMsyVL-CHh3A%40mail.gmail.com.
