Leaving car parked up long-term

Hope · 01-22-2013, 07:59 AM

Any tips please?

Long term means 2-8 weeks in my case

xenon · 01-22-2013, 08:10 AM

Nothing. I've left mine for three months without doing anything special. A lay-up for much longer and you'd might want to consider over-inflating the tyres and using a battery conditioner, but 2 -8 weeks is nowt.

Ste133 · 01-22-2013, 09:14 AM

My girlfriend's car usually stands for 4-6 weeks at a time.

We always leave the handbrake off and leave the car in gear.

We always try and park the car away from any trees as we once did this and there was a slimey layer over the bonnet which took some time to remove..

Alternatively, a nice heated garage...

xenon · 01-22-2013, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ste133

We always leave the handbrake off and leave the car in gear.

Good advice.

creepy coupe · 01-22-2013, 09:49 AM

As per Xenon. I bought one of these for the Porsche as the battery was fairly small. It has a condition monitor and you can leave it connected as long as you want.

http://www.ctekchargers.co.uk/ctek-mxs-10.php

Rudz · 01-22-2013, 03:21 PM

This is useful, have a read mate

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/laying_up.html

also is the reason for not using parking brake in winter "brake cable freeze?"

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