how often do i have to drive my car
05-31-2004, 02:57 PM
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how often do i have to drive my car due to high gas prices i'm planning on putting my car away and riding my bike 99 percent of the time this summer so i was wondering how often i should take her out so i dont have to put stabile in the gas tank or do any of the other storage procedures (i was thinkin a 10 min drive once a sunday or somethin like that)
05-31-2004, 03:04 PM
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well I that is kind of an extreme measure to take due to high gas prices! your still paying for full coverage insurance on it? It is only like an extra $5-10 per fill up! drive your car and enjoy it!
but to answer your question I would say you should take it out at least once a week for at least 20 minutes.
but to answer your question I would say you should take it out at least once a week for at least 20 minutes.
05-31-2004, 07:46 PM
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once or twice a week is all my hugger hits the road...maybe 10-30 miles a week!
but its not to save gas its because when i bought it 10 months ago it only had 17K miles on it and the first owner was the same way... covered and garaged mon-fri...
so the car looks BRAND NEW still!!! and i want to keep it that way....the car now has 18.8K miles and looks and drives awsome! not 1 problem at all. ive been doing the weekend only thing since i first got it and have had no problems....somtimes 8-10 between driving! no problem....
so ya! once a week for 20-30 min is fine!
but its not to save gas its because when i bought it 10 months ago it only had 17K miles on it and the first owner was the same way... covered and garaged mon-fri...
so the car looks BRAND NEW still!!! and i want to keep it that way....the car now has 18.8K miles and looks and drives awsome! not 1 problem at all. ive been doing the weekend only thing since i first got it and have had no problems....somtimes 8-10 between driving! no problem....
so ya! once a week for 20-30 min is fine!
05-31-2004, 09:41 PM
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CAR IS A CAR...DRIVE IT~!~!~! i dont understand ppl who pampers F-body... why??? itz not classic.....or rare car..nor itz hella expensive...why did u buy it if you are not ganna drive it?? hell if itz highly modified.then i can understand it.. i drive at least 30miles a day...and still runs strong..love ls1z....
05-31-2004, 11:33 PM
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i drive my baby at least 30 miles a day 2. most the time way more.. the only problems i have is the window sumtimes gets stuck.. but getting 12 miles to the gallon does bother me... i never checked how big is the gas tank in a 99 ss.. is it 13 or 14 cuz i never go over 11.5 gallons when i fill up.. on empty..
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Originally Posted by TX_SS
CAR IS A CAR...DRIVE IT~!~!~! i dont understand ppl who pampers F-body... why??? itz not classic.....or rare car..nor itz hella expensive...why did u buy it if you are not ganna drive it?? hell if itz highly modified.then i can understand it.. i drive at least 30miles a day...and still runs strong..love ls1z....
06-01-2004, 01:17 AM
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Just because it isn't classic now doesn't mean it won't be. I am there are people who bought Thirdgens, parked them in a garage w/ all of 20 miles on it. Now people totally drool over those cars. Personally, my car is 31k on it now, and I don't expect it to ever go over 35k for as long as I own it... which is a planned forever.
