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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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In the Pacific Northwest I am torn between driving it and storing it. How often do I need to drive it each week to avoid the classic storage routine?
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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In the Pacific Northwest I am torn between driving it and storing it. How often do I need to drive it each week to avoid the classic storage routine?

Good grief. Don't people ever go on vacation? I leave my cars at the AIRPORT for two weeks plus at a time and they always fire up. That includes all the times I lived in the Northeast and had to spend an hour digging the car out of snow when I returned. Recently, my Denali was dead in the gargage after two weeks bceause I left the radar detector on. Other than that, 2-3 weeks between driving or starting never seems to hurt my cars. Just give them a break and allow them to warm up slowly. Just my .02.

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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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My job puts me on the road for a month at time and I leave my car in the garage and it starts fine
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What they all said, ;>)
Here in the Mtns of western NC, I may drive it any given week between Jan-April, or any given month, depending on snow/ice and our 4 mile road down the mtn. I use a Batt Tender once a month. It fires every time. These things are Cars, not fragile creatures. Drive it when you can; park it when you have to,imo.
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