i have seen some ppl just leave the car parked for a month or so....
use once in a while only

there is a crv in my place also the same... very seldom use

is it okay to just leave the car like that??

no need to start or warm up the engine?

old car will have problem even a few days ...

Good la. No need to waste fuel. Better than my previous neighbour. Always over rev motorcycle without taking it out. Bising & stink at 7am on the morning

This post has been edited by alpha0201: Jul 12 2008, 12:24 PM

If u stop exercising for 5-6 months and suddenly you go for a marathon i bet your gonna die str8 away..

This post has been edited by dkcc87: Jul 12 2008, 12:24 PM

if leave like that start once a week let it warm up

so its not good for the car?

even one week also some cars will have probs starting.

If dun start 4 a month, battery surely kong.... Plus, juz start n warm up at least twice a week.... Let da engine oil circulate n move around da engine once in a while...

take off the battery leh..sure u can park for a year

if u plan not to use ur vehicle for few months (eg:vacation), then plug out 1 of the battery terminal to preserve current.. then when u wan to start up, plug it back..

bye bye battery oni

Try to warm up your engine at least once a week.
Everytime I warm up, I'll wait till my water temp stable at half, then only I stop the engine.

I read somewhere that now modern cars don't need to warm up so much. When start, just drive normally and don't over-rev engine is enough.

if 1 week ok not? coz i will go oversea for 1 weeks.

1 week shouldnt be any problem la unless ur car got alot electronics that still activate although the engine is shut down.. that 1 diffrent story
my house perodua rusa, no electronics, no radio, no alarm.. never touch for 1 month still can start

So in a nutshell, it's not good to leave your car unattended for more than a week. Better start the engine and rev/or wait for few minutes (or just drive around your area) to make sure the car is in working condition.

But mine is a 16 years old car.

open up the battery connector b4 leave it for long time.. shouldnt be problem there after..

Well because nowaday car's ECU is setup to do that...
But best is that you warm your car up for 3mins before you start driving..That's what I've been doing ever since I got my car.
It's reason is to pressurize enough oil pressure to make sure the oil is ready to lubricate and cooling your engine.

but for my experience.. park there dont warm up.. ur battery will die