Letting the Car Sit...
Originally Posted by Mark350GT
when my car was in the shop for 8 months gettting paint job engine work etc... dropped right in, and started first time.
Do you have any more pics from different angles of your car with that orange paint? It looks pretty cool from that back shot and rear valence/bumper.
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Thanks guys! I never really do anything... just pull it int he garage and let her sit. I'll start disconnecting the battery from now on- I have the UTEC... You think it could ever erase my tune?
2004 and about to break 20,000miles... I CANT LET IT HAPPEN! lol
2004 and about to break 20,000miles... I CANT LET IT HAPPEN! lol
I have put a total of 2,000 miles on my car since April 06. In the last two months I doubt if my car has been out/started two times.......
I never had any problems with letting the car sit.....seems to work fine. I try to keep the tank full, and make sure when I start it up for the first time, I let it idle to get the oil circulating, then I go on my way......
If you were to leave the car idle for a year or so, I would take precautions and prepare it for storage..... just my $.02
I never had any problems with letting the car sit.....seems to work fine. I try to keep the tank full, and make sure when I start it up for the first time, I let it idle to get the oil circulating, then I go on my way......
If you were to leave the car idle for a year or so, I would take precautions and prepare it for storage..... just my $.02
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From: Columbia, MD
Originally Posted by Mark350GT
damn and i thought i was doing pretty well on mileage. 2003 28,000 miles. your car is practically brand new for an 04 
I picked-up my Coupe 1 Dec 2002...just turned 22,500 - - not too far behind you!
gas and iol your fine, if you want to worry about anything with your sitting for extended amounts of time, its the tires. your tires are sitting in the same place for extended amounts of time which can result in warpd wheels. what you should do, and what I do as well over the winter, it start the car about every week and a half and move the car a little buit so the car is sitting on the same spot of tire the whole time. its always good to keep the car moving and on rather than letting it sit for long periods of time.
Originally Posted by Rphillips6487
gas and iol your fine, if you want to worry about anything with your sitting for extended amounts of time, its the tires. your tires are sitting in the same place for extended amounts of time which can result in warpd wheels. what you should do, and what I do as well over the winter, it start the car about every week and a half and move the car a little buit so the car is sitting on the same spot of tire the whole time. its always good to keep the car moving and on rather than letting it sit for long periods of time.
My G often goes a week or two without being driven, since I drive my old 300ZX to work and around town for errands. No issues here (the G is 2 years old now with 21,000 miles), and no issues have been found by Blackstone when they have analyzed the oil.
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Originally Posted by waterp7
i find if u let the car sit for a few days to rest...it actually feels better when u drive it again. Maybe something with heat and the lubricants breaking down??
Unless someone has a precious classic, I would make an effort to 'drive' any car that sits for prolonged times. Just warming the engine does nothing for the rest of the drivetrain. You want to circulate the lubricants now and then.
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Stored my G during winter for the last 3 years. I ended up with a dead battery the first year, since then I use a trickle charger and have not had any issues. She starts up just fine during spring time. I also put my Sirius radio account on hold, and take off liability and collision insurance to save some $$.
Originally Posted by Mark350GT
yeah, gotta hate the square wheels phenomena
quite the comedian over here..
but as I was saying, you dont want the wheels to sit for too long in one spot. thats what mechanics have told me..