mgordon18

I had some surgery a few weeks ago and can't drive for about 6-8 weeks. I originally thought it would be more like 3 weeks, but alas, I've been told it'll be longer than that...

Is there anything I should do before firing it up again next month? Should I try to get a neighbor to drive it a few times a week until I can get back behind the wheel?

Thanks in advance.

uurx

What is your address, I'll take her around the block for you a few times!!!

2 months should not be a problem what so ever. Warm her up proper and go flog the throttle, she will be happy you're back in the saddle.

Speedy recovery! and totally will drive it if you need !!!!!!

r_32

I would get a battery charger and plug her in. These batteries fail pretty quickly. I have always put an extra couple of pounds pressure in the tires too to prevent flat spotting tires.

Jake951

Keep the battery on a battery tender that trickle charges it as needed to maintain full charge. Otherwise there's a good chance of a dead battery after 6-8 weeks, especially in cold weather.

Para82

Use this.. http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/95504490054.html

6 weeks is nothing - but on the safe side wouldn't hurt to have a neighbor start it up a few times and get the oil up to operating temp.

Swoody

I work away from home and sometimes away for 3 months at a time...Battery tender for sure. My wife will drive them for 45 mins or so, every other weekend. I have had this schedule with many different (higher end) cars for 20+ years and never had an issue (or a dead battery!).

workhurts

I'm sure this has been discussed but why not just unplug the battery?

I've always wondered about that. Batteries stay on store shelves for at least a couple of months if not more. Plugging and unplugging our batteries isn't exactly difficult.

AlexKeyWest

You will lose all stored data and settings, such as radio stations. Also if you are in a cold climate unheated garage the battery may freeze.

Para82

Same here - My first 3 years of ownership with this 911 I was doing 6 month overseas tours on a regular basis.

On one of those 6 months tours I DIDN'T leave the battery trickler in and when I came home the car not only had a dead battery but I had to replace the front end electrical at a cost of 900USD (dealer rate). That's the only issue i've ever had with my car in over 5 years. So if you do let it sit for months make sure you do take the proper maintenence precautions and save yourself a headache. 6 weeks is nothing, but 6 months you definitely need to maintain.

malexgcab

Speedy recovery!

mgordon18

Thanks all. I'll throw it on the trickle charger if I can't get someone to take it out for a spin. My garage does not have any outlets in it, so I have to run the cord under the door and into the kitchen, so it's kind of a pain, but I think I'll have to do it.

Thanks for the well wishes too. Nothing life-threatening, just some leg surgery and a longer recovery than I expected.

LexVan

As said, a battery maintainer. Porsches or a C-Tek.

Full tank of gas. If more than 2 months, add some Sta-Bil. 1 ounce per 2.5 gallons fuel.

stefang

No you won't. Just did it for 3 months. Filled up the tank, put Stabil in, put an extra 8 psi in the tires and unplugged the battery. Just make sure you have a jumber battery available to reopen the frunk. Fired up just fine, absolutely no issues.

Macster

No.

The car and engine will be fine.

A family member's car sat months (from Jan. to July) unused and when I went to use the car the engine started up up and ran just fine. The gas (premium) was stale but the engine did not misfire, or stumble and idle was ok. However the engine's performance perked up considerably when after I ran the stale gas out of the tank and filled it up with fresh gasoline. Wowsa!

Then after nearly 2 weeks of use, the car was parked on her driveway where it sat another 6 months. When the family member finally was able to drive her car again the battery was dead but we had a roadside battery replacement done and that was that.

Edgy01

Trickle charger and fill the tires up to about 48 psi.

Do not bother to lock the car (if you can avoid it and it is in your garage). I think they do better that way.