Parked car for just a bit over a year due to family matters.
Renewal of license plate and emission test requirement is coming due in 11 days.
Full tank of gas + Sta-Bil Fuel Stabilizer, battery disconnected before storage.
We put back full insurance on the vehicle and was hoping to at least get the required testing done so we can easily renew license plate online right now instead of going through more tests in the future to put the car back on the road.
As we have not moved the vehicle over this period of time, I will get the battery charged back up, but when I took a look at the rotors, I am a bit worried whether the car will move or brake properly.
Our hope is to at least get it in a fairly drive able state to get to the emission testing facility which is around 4 km one way. If no huge issues arise, we will run through the tank of gas and the put fresh ones in and possibly park it till the summer time.
Do you think if we do a few hard stop + if I have to, I will take apart the caliper/hardware and clean up the ears/sliders to them moving easier. The rotors will clean up to a point where they will not rub excessively with brake pads and generate extreme heat?
I kind of want to delay putting new rotors/brake pads on until we have decided which car in the household we will get rid of.
Any opinion is welcome!
Front
Rear
Renewal of license plate and emission test requirement is coming due in 11 days.
Full tank of gas + Sta-Bil Fuel Stabilizer, battery disconnected before storage.
We put back full insurance on the vehicle and was hoping to at least get the required testing done so we can easily renew license plate online right now instead of going through more tests in the future to put the car back on the road.
As we have not moved the vehicle over this period of time, I will get the battery charged back up, but when I took a look at the rotors, I am a bit worried whether the car will move or brake properly.
Our hope is to at least get it in a fairly drive able state to get to the emission testing facility which is around 4 km one way. If no huge issues arise, we will run through the tank of gas and the put fresh ones in and possibly park it till the summer time.
Do you think if we do a few hard stop + if I have to, I will take apart the caliper/hardware and clean up the ears/sliders to them moving easier. The rotors will clean up to a point where they will not rub excessively with brake pads and generate extreme heat?
I kind of want to delay putting new rotors/brake pads on until we have decided which car in the household we will get rid of.
Any opinion is welcome!
Front
Rear
Last edited: