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18-05-2011, 07:58 PM
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More harm than good??
as some may of you may be aware... i tend to keep my imprezas garaged.. and they rarely come out to play... due to work hours and lack of sunshine(bit anul i know
 )when they do its usally every other weekend.. im wondering to my self if this could end up doing more harm than good in the long run and was intrested in what people thought really,i do try and run it up to temprature every few days, but doesnt move from its cave  intrested in your views ta
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18-05-2011, 08:02 PM
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My Ra was lucky to move more than once each month
The trooper only covered 4000 miles last year and 1700ish of that was Germany and back
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18-05-2011, 08:13 PM
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When mine was only used once a week from Jan to March, it would always smell like it had a oil leak.
Now its doing 60 miles a day again, nothing.
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18-05-2011, 08:14 PM
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I find with mine unless you take it on a run at least once a month.
The battery will be flat. I have to top up the battery with a trickle charge. Dont park it with the handbrake on.
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Keep it on the black stuff and leave the pit boards alone 
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18-05-2011, 08:18 PM
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18-05-2011, 08:43 PM
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Shhhh, dont say that. 
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#7
18-05-2011, 09:19 PM
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So obviously no real worries as it I's then I feel... I leave hand brake off and always have a Matt under it to see if it's dripped... Shouldn't be a problem with this one thou.... fingers crossed!
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18-05-2011, 09:32 PM
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I dont like warming a car up on idle..
start it up and drive off.. idling it will take longer to warm up therefore in the maxximum wear situation for longer.. cold engine.. just drive off and stay below 3000rpm.. imho Simon
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#9
18-05-2011, 09:34 PM
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Most years mine covers between 1 and 2k miles a year.
The only issue i had with mine was replacing tyres with 90% of wear left because they had cracked and perished. As Big E said battery goes flat if left for more than a month. In winter mine gets sorn and sits for 4 or 5 months.
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19-05-2011, 07:11 AM
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19-05-2011, 07:56 AM
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I guess idling it every couple of weeks if not going to drive it maybe better than leabing it untouched for four months.
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#12
19-05-2011, 08:14 AM
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Mine only does 4 to 5000 a year too and its not in a garage and its been ok for 7 year, it would be good to put it in my one but thats got my other passion in it .
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19-05-2011, 08:56 AM
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 I sit on my drive for about 15 seconds after starting, enough time to get the seat belt on and check my chisled good looks in the mirror , then set off. Never getting on boost until warmed up.
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#14
19-05-2011, 11:13 AM
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Our sits on the drive for about 2-4 weeks at a time and then I take it for a run usually to a meet, never had an issue.
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19-05-2011, 12:25 PM
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19-05-2011, 01:13 PM
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The only thing I would add is, when I get where I'm going, I do always give it at least 30 secs at rest before I turn it off.
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19-05-2011, 04:15 PM
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I normally turn the key, have a fag
then jump in when finished (fag) and pop off but dont blow her out until engine is mid warm on the dash. Then when I stop, I leave it running for a little bit and turn her off.Problem is if I pop in and out I go though 40 fags per day  lolOn a fuel note, I must use 1/4 of a tank a day just sitting about hahahahhhahhahah
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