Might be a silly question, but... How often do you start or drive your car(s) to keep the insides lubed up and circulated? Myself, I do my best to drive 10-20 miles every 2 weeks and start it up to idle and mid-rev every 1 week for about 5 mins.
Summer it gets regular use. Winter if it’s dry and sunny-any excuse. But I’d suggest a 5minute “run” is insufficient to get the oil hot. Personally I never run it up stationary but just drive it up the road and back-about 15 miles.
Similar deal here, I drive pretty regularly in the warm months and will take the car out during the winter when I have a nice few days. Otherwise I let it sit on a battery tender throughout most of winter without starting it. Seems fine
I used to run it regularly every 2 weeks all year round (except when it was wet or snowing!) when I first got it 26 years ago, but that went by the wayside a long time back & it doesn't seem to have done it any harm. It can go for months without moving. It rarely gets started at all in the winter & there is no point in doing so unless you are going to run everything right up to temperature. It lives connected to a Ctek though & there is a dehumidifier in the garage.
Pretty much the same here: go for a drive every week or two in the Spring/Summer/Fall - making sure everything gets up to operating temp - then sparingly in the Winter as weather permits (I live in the PNWet ). I do not just start the engine to start the engine while stationary. - Dave
Mine sits for 6+ months every year (May-Oct) with the battery disconnected/Stabil in the fuel. Then, when back in town I drive it as my daily driver for the other 6 months. Although in different locations/different series of months, I've been essentially doing that since I bought the car in '08.
Try to run them as often as I can .I have have 4 classics in 2 Ferrari , one Porsche and Austin Healey but weather permitting and the fact I live at two locations , they often sit on there trickle chargers for a weeks , summer and winter . Tend to take one in the summer to Switzerland, CH , which means the others sit until I rtn to the U.K. . In May we took a Porsche ( it circumnavigated Italy ) , June a month in CH with the 208 Dino to do the “ Dino rallye “ , this Sept planning taking the 348 SP is off for a month which will inc a jaunt to the Italian lakes and Cote d Azur . We will be accompanied by friends in a 488 for some of this trip . Tend to winter in CH for 3 months sking with the family wagon new car so they all just sit in the U.K. on trickle chargers . Dehumidified and heated . I have used fuel stabilisers in the past if I remember , but read mixed reports . They seem ok with or with out . When I do run them up I do get them fully hot . They seem ok left for a few weeks at a time . Don’t take them out on salted roads in the winter . Not bothered by summer rain as with the summer temps be it uk or europe they dry off .
I drive my 328 usually 2 times a week. Fall, Spring, Winter -- maybe 3. Summer maybe 1. Unless I'm traveling that week it always gets some exercise. We don't get rain or snow to worry about. I fill it when the gas gets to 1/2 tank. I'm more worried about fuel condition than oil and water circulation. And the condition of the battery of course. Unlike modern cars, the standby battery drain is very low. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I drive mine a couple of times a month, weather permitting, when I can do 40-50 mile (or longer) drives, long enough to get the oil fully hot to boil off any accumulated moisture. Am averaging about 1000 miles/year so far. I would never start and rev it for just a few minutes. More harm than good, IMHO.
