jasons0147

Im here for the free beer....

sooz

same for me. Darn it anyhow.

DevilDog II

I put my car away on October 25, 2006 and won't start it until the first or second week in April. I had a very minor oil leak a couple of years ago that I attribute to the car sitting for so long. Once I drove it for a day or two, the leak stopped. When I take it out of storage, I let it warm up for about 25-30 minutes before I drive it.

leadfoot4

I don't understand why this gets discussed over and over.....

Joe C

BudgetPlan1

Only start it if we're gonna take it out on the road for a bit. Which ain't much these days in NE Ohio.

Tigershark3

I won't start mine unless I'm going to drive it. All I need are clear roads - not much of that lately here in Indiana though.

HIVLCTY

My coupe has been stuck in the garage since December 22 . . . and I still have about 6 inches of ice and huge ruts in the street. I've pulled it out about every 2 weeks and let it run for about 1/2 hour and that's been doing it so far.

patrickboyle

I start mine in the spring. Battery Tender all winter. I uncovered her last night to take a peak.. It's minus 5 degrees here but my car sit's in the heated garage. I never, ever started my old GTO after storing it for winter & never had a problem with that car so, same for the C5.

R Devil

Well, lets see:
Short term memory loss?
Search function? What's that?
Lots of new members? (that's a good thing)
It's really cold outside? (most places)
Post count?
Etc, Etc, Etc.

Wait a minute......what am I doing back in this thread? :o

j84buick

Since you brought it up I did not ask for opinions, just a poll to see what everyone else does. Why it turns into a "I am right" argument is beyond me. To me anything is better than another "look at my car after I washed it" thread.

BUBBAS 01Z06

Boggles my mind why some have to throw in their negative .02 at times. Its a poll...ya dont like it ?? move the _uck on !! Its too easy....

and btw...once a month for me

BERGN8R

I run mine once a month for about 1/2 hour, let it idle until the coolant is up to temp then vary the RPM's to get the oil over 212 to boil off any possible condensation. Or maybe I just do it because I'd go nuts waiting until spring to drive it!

Vetteman Jack

I don't start mine up unless I can take it out on the road for a few miles.

highdesert

I wait for spring......Is it here yet?

Cobra4B

If I lived up in the great white north I'd have a seperate set of skinny wheels w/ snow tires.

rws.1

Mobil is either wrong, or did not understand the question correctly.
While starting once a month during storage in warm climates is recommended, in cold climates, Starting it without letting the whole system come up to operating temperature only results in condensation that crated corrsion. It is absolutely the worst thing that you can do short of running with no oil.

If one is worried about a dry start, one can disconnect the coil packs and let the engine turn over a few times to build oil pressure and lubricate the cylinders.

C6NRED

I start mine almost every week, and let it idle until the oil gets to 100 degrees. Then I hold it at 2000 rpm for another fifteen minutes -- coolant gets hot enough to turn on the fans, and the oil always gets to 205 to 210 before I shut her down.
I also, as mentioned above, move the car back and forth to unflat spot the tires.....

xwing

I don't ever start it, but I try to plug in the battery charger about once a month.

j84buick

It is my understanding that if you chose to start your car in the winter this is very important. Getting the oil temp up....