Car sitting for 2 weeks what should I do.
Car sitting for 2 weeks what should I do.
My car will be sitting in my garage for 2 weeks while I am on vacation. what should I do in terms of keeping it in good condition. Should I disconnect the battery? I have an optima red. However, even though it's sitting in an enclosed garage I still would like to have my alarm activated so meaning leaving the battery connected?
Anytime I should do?
Anytime I should do?
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i doubt leaving a car sitting for 2 weeks should a problem. if ur leaving it in ur garage, maybe just lock the garage door and any entrances into the garage would be enough secuirty. ur choice
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two weeks is too short for anything to happen imo. esp with the weather, it isnt cold or hot enough to have any real effect. just put it into the garage, lock it and close the doors, the biggest risk would be someone taking it, not the battery dying, mold, or tires flatspotting.
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Originally Posted by gmodc7
no, but ull hafta reset your clock and your stereo. thats reason enough not to.
lol
I used to leave my turbo Z parked for ~6mos at a time when I lived in the UK and would come back for holiday. I did a few things to it but nothing crazy - battery tender, fresh oil when I got back, and leave it sitting on the old rims/tires that didn't matter so my nice ones would not get flat spotted.. My sister drove it once a month for me and only hit one wall.
