I don't drive my car very often right now. It doesn't sit for long enough to justify prepping it for storage - plus that wouldn't be feasible for me. It sits outside right now and I'm away from my tools.
From a long term reliability standpoint, how often should I be starting my car? Right now, I start it up once a week and hold it at 1500-1600rpm for 30-40mins, cycle it through the gears, test parking brake operation, run the a/c and run the wipers with some washer fluid. I'm trying to avoid driving it right now as it's icy/snowy out and unless there's somewhere I need to be, I'd like to minimize contact with the salt/gravel on the road (and the idiot drivers).
Should I do it more often? Less often? I noticed when I procrastinated and waited 2 weeks it had the nasty "metal" sound for a moment. That dry start we all know and love.
My concerns here are: moisture and corrosion in things like cylinder linings, alternator brushes, rodents (I check for those when I go out as well), battery charge being that I don't have a power outlet accessible to me.
From a long term reliability standpoint, how often should I be starting my car? Right now, I start it up once a week and hold it at 1500-1600rpm for 30-40mins, cycle it through the gears, test parking brake operation, run the a/c and run the wipers with some washer fluid. I'm trying to avoid driving it right now as it's icy/snowy out and unless there's somewhere I need to be, I'd like to minimize contact with the salt/gravel on the road (and the idiot drivers).
Should I do it more often? Less often? I noticed when I procrastinated and waited 2 weeks it had the nasty "metal" sound for a moment. That dry start we all know and love.
My concerns here are: moisture and corrosion in things like cylinder linings, alternator brushes, rodents (I check for those when I go out as well), battery charge being that I don't have a power outlet accessible to me.