car must sit for a week - how to prepare?
08-05-2016, 02:40 PM
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His next post will be, "Where do you put your phone/sunglasses/weed?" Or "What kind of watch should I wear when driving the Porsche?" Or "Plannng on driving my car 300 miles...should I worry?" Or "If I tape spatulas to my bumper, would that make me look cool?"
I'm really just waiting for, "How do you start this thing?"...
I'm really just waiting for, "How do you start this thing?"...
08-05-2016, 04:58 PM
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His next post will be, "Where do you put your phone/sunglasses/weed?" Or "What kind of watch should I wear when driving the Porsche?" Or "Plannng on driving my car 300 miles...should I worry?" Or "If I tape spatulas to my bumper, would that make me look cool?"
I'm really just waiting for, "How do you start this thing?"...
I'm really just waiting for, "How do you start this thing?"...
08-05-2016, 05:50 PM
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Damn, pedobear won't like the 16-year-old part.
In all seriousness, get one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tende...battery+tender
You didn't mention if you're storing it indoors or if it will be outdoors (say, parked at the airport) - obviously, that makes a difference.
Jacking the car up, using tire cradles, etc. is not necessary for modern tires. The only people who advise this any more are the people who sell tire cradles.
In all seriousness, get one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tende...battery+tender
You didn't mention if you're storing it indoors or if it will be outdoors (say, parked at the airport) - obviously, that makes a difference.
Jacking the car up, using tire cradles, etc. is not necessary for modern tires. The only people who advise this any more are the people who sell tire cradles.
08-05-2016, 08:28 PM
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The depreciation curve on these cars is brutal. Sell it now. Then, buy it back the next week. Win-win.
08-05-2016, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by happyclam
Any suggestions? I don't want a dead battery. I never would have worried.
Thanks!
Thanks!
08-05-2016, 08:58 PM
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If your battery is one week old you have bigger things to worry about.
If it's your original battery, might as well part the car right now. PM me your interior pics, I've got a few things I want to get for cheap i.e. free.
Everything else in between? Roll the dice, buddy.
If it's your original battery, might as well part the car right now. PM me your interior pics, I've got a few things I want to get for cheap i.e. free.
Everything else in between? Roll the dice, buddy.
08-05-2016, 10:19 PM
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I week ago Thursday, I went into the garage, turned the key and...nada. Drove the wife's car to Autozone. Bought a battery. Put it in. Drove away. With the heat here a battery lasts about 2 years. You get used to it.
Of course, you better be more worried about the mice that will be spending that week vacationing in your Porsche, and eating your IMS for breakfast...
Of course, you better be more worried about the mice that will be spending that week vacationing in your Porsche, and eating your IMS for breakfast...