Re: Show your vehicle some love

handygal2 · ‎01-19-2015

@I am still oxox : Good advice. I need to take "Tina" for a spin-- haven't used her in over a week.

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iwrite · ‎01-11-2019

@I am still oxox wrote:
Most of us are not going any where so it might be a good idea to at least start your car every few days, otherwise road side service might be swamped when this is all over

@I am still oxox

before this virus, i didn't drive much because i work from home. years ago, i bought a trickle (sp) battery charger and keep my car plugged in, so to speak. i did this because i knew good and well that i would not do what you suggested.

Caligurll · ‎07-20-2014

@SeaMaiden wrote:
unless your battery is old and needs replacing.... having your car sit for a long time is really not an issue. .

I'm here to second this about having an old battery! A week ago this past Monday I was going to go out for what I thought at the time was one last grocery run, but my battery was dead (I had last used my car 3 days earlier), and totally my fault. I was waiting for the perfect moment at Sam's Club when there wasn't much going on in the service department, but I kept putting it off. Lesson learned.

I called my car insurance road assistance, and they had someone there within 15 minutes, so off to Sam's Club. I was the only customer for car service so was able to get in immediately and got a new battery and four new tires, on sale, with one tire being free.

So the bad news was, shame on me for procrastinating, but the good news is I have a new battery and new tires, and hopefully learned a lesson.