Question: Car Storage Procedure?

ages944 · 08-25-2007, 05:39 PM

Going to the EU for two weeks, and I don't want to come home to a dead battery. Will the battery drain in two weeks, or will I be fine?

Tag · 08-25-2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ages944

Going to the EU for two weeks, and I don't want to come home to a dead battery. Will the battery drain in two weeks, or will I be fine?

You'll be fine

booforty · 08-25-2007, 05:50 PM

I've left mine a whole month once and it was outside and started first time, no delay, stuttering or anything.

LEDZEP · 08-25-2007, 05:58 PM

Two weeks is no problem. It will be fine.

GregL · 08-25-2007, 05:59 PM

Like the others have said, two weeks is perfectly fine.

achien · 08-25-2007, 07:45 PM

I left my car in long-term parking at the airport for three (3) weeks and it still starts up.

Make sure you turn everything off in the car though.

thegeneral101 · 08-25-2007, 08:47 PM

cover it up if you can so when you get back its all clean with no dust on it!

halB · 08-25-2007, 08:47 PM

You don't have to do anything if you are leaving it for less than 2 or 3 months. Just lock it up and put away the keys (or give them to me!).

ages944 · 08-26-2007, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by thegeneral101

cover it up if you can so when you get back its all clean with no dust on it!

it'll be in my garage. Just it and the spiders, lol.

Thanks a lot guys, I feel better.

Chowbow · 08-27-2007, 02:33 AM

I bought a car which sat for 7 years in the same spot. It was a 73 new yorker... The battery had to be charged but it did crank once. Jumped it and added some fresher gas to mix in with the 7+ year old gas, and drove it home. The tires were super old (at least 15 years) and were flat-spotted like mad, but it got me home.

You'll be fine at 2 weeks.

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GregL Brigadier General 100 Rep 3,618 Posts Drives: 2016 CLA45 AMG Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: GTA iTrader: (4)	Like the others have said, two weeks is perfectly fine. __________________ 2016 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 2013 Mercedes-Benz B250 - Gone 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic - Gone 2006 BMW 330xi - Gone 2001 Infiniti QX4 - Gone
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