Originally Posted by
MacClyver
When I parked my 1995 Metro from September '17 until April '19 I tried to be sure to start it every 4-5 months for 20 minutes. Keeping the battery charged is #1 priority. After storage it ran just like it did before
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If parking for two months or more consider to put a dryer sheet in the air intake and several throughout the cabin to deter mice. Give it a wash before storing, and vacuum the interior well too.
From what I was reading if your not using it every other week the oil film drains away. So whether you start every month or every 5 or for the first time after 5 years it doesn't make much difference. Starting without driving too often is probably just going to end up trashing the oil with water and fuel, and that you definitely don't want. It takes 20 km or so to fully heat oil while driving, just idling getting the oil to burn off cold start contaminants every few weeks. That's just wanton pollution.
I intended to start my Mirage around Christmas to circulate the oil but forgot to bring the chip key. I left my all metal one with my parents in case they had to roll it around but that's a no go to start. If I have problems in two weeks I'll update this with a warning not to leave a Mirage sit for 9 months.
You don't need a key to roll a Mirage around. They don't have a steering wheel lock.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)