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Such a great helpful forum, next question, how to park up a small automatic car for 4 months??

Any definitely do's and don't s

Thanks as ever

Brim the tank with 98octane
Put 40psi in the tyres
Leave the handbrake off, chock wheels if required.
If it's got an alarm you'll need to disconnect the battery

Thanks for that advice

Any idea where I might get chocks??

Thanks again

Chocks , just use paving blocks, bricks or lumps of wood to stop the car rolling though leaving in automatic in park should be fine on a flat surface

https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-g ... -long-term

https://carfromjapan.com/article/car-ma ... o-save-it/

Loads of help if you just Google for it! Don't forget, whatever you do before you leave it and walk away - you will have to "undo" it when you return so that you are sure it is in the same condition as before you left it! A blocked exhaust can be a common thing to forget to unblock!!

https://www.repairsmith.com/blog/starti ... or-months/

What tyre pressure would it best to leave the tyres at over the hot summer months?? Thanks

We had a friend drive ours a few miles once a week.

If a modern vehicle with everything computerised do not disconnect the battery as you'll need to reprogram it on your return at great cost, in a garage that has that facility to do so on your make & model. Buy a cheap battery recharge unit, fully load it before departure and recharge on return.

Got a solar trickle charger, it's a 2019 nissan march, the garage said no problem disconnecting the battery. Key ignition, any other points of view on this!!

Any idea where to buy a good car cover please??

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Thu 26 Oct 2023 2:27 pm

Any idea where to buy a good car cover please??

Pitstop have a good selection (or rather they did just before Covid when I got mine! Presumably they still do.)

We have left our Nissan automatic for several months with the battery disconnected, which also has a key ignition. No major issues other than having to recharge the battery on return, as we have not used a solar trickle charger.