Not driving car - is it bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:put a lawnchair in your parking spot

How Yinz doin'

Don't be a jagoff and move somebody's chair.

[Anonymous]

My brother when had first kid in 1996 stored his 1967 Firebird in my Moms garage and life happened. In 2003 we had to get it out. Jumped it, used starter fluid and drive it out of garage no problem. First time started in 7 years. I think you are good.

[Anonymous]

I drive mine to the grocery store once a week (10ish minutes away) and to my daughter's dad's house (30 minutes away, including highway) once a week. My car seems ok with that.

[Anonymous]

If you do not drive it on a regular basis, then you may have issues w/it not starting.

Case in point:
I am staying at home now, but go out only 1x/wk. to buy groceries.
I use to drive my car almost every day pre-quarantine.

So I went to start my car this afternoon.
Car didn’t turn on - but the lights worked.

I had just gotten a brand-new starter + battery three months ago, so I thought it was the alternator.
I lifted the hood & found some light blue powder around the top of the battery.

I got a used toothbrush + brushed it off.
Then went to start up the car once more and it started perfectly!

[Anonymous]

^Turns out that when you do not drive your vehicle on a regular basis - corrosion builds on the battery terminal.

So if your car won’t start, try brushing off the (powdered) corrosive powder first!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^Turns out that when you do not drive your vehicle on a regular basis - corrosion builds on the battery terminal.

So if your car won’t start, try brushing off the (powdered) corrosive powder first!

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