Not my daily driver.
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I like to drive enough to:-
Remove any tarnish on the brake discs (she lives outside)
Top up the battery, but it has to be long enough journey to compensate for the startup! Otherwise it's the CTEK charger.
Moisten the A/C seals, stop them drying out.
Dehumidify and warm the interior.
I've heard that the fuel pump doesn't like inactivity but not sure about that.
Expel any condensation from under the bonnet.
Stop 'square tyre' syndrome
I do a minimum of perhaps 30miles a week if possible - not much but enough to get things hot. It's never a chore
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it is wintertime here already
I contacted my insurer on Nov.23 to remove liability coverage until Spring arrives. Both the Jag and the Miata are resting in our heated garage, each with its own trickle-charger, conditioner in the full fuel tanks, all tires inflated to 41 psi, and liberally sprinkled with anti-static laundry softening dryer sheets. Also, three different types of mousetrap are on the floor between the cars. This is my second winter for the Jaguar, and last year I chose to start it occasionally and back it out of the garage to rotate the tires, letting it run up to operating temperature before returning it to its place in the garage. I may or may not choose to do that again this year if presented with a nice enough sunny warm day.
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Its interesting reading about others "putting away for the winter".
Mines a daily driver. I only leave it on the drive when the snow is deep enough to stop the gritter on my main road and that's probably less than 20 days in 5 years.
Only mods needed are a retrofitted heated screen and under seal.
Nothing wakes you up better on a work day than than the top down on a crisp cold morning.
The owner before me was a dry sundays only driver and it took 2 years to get the car back in shape after that lack of use and in his case lack of required maintenance.
So drive it as much as you can, life's too short as it is without wasting winters.😊
Mines a daily driver. I only leave it on the drive when the snow is deep enough to stop the gritter on my main road and that's probably less than 20 days in 5 years.
Only mods needed are a retrofitted heated screen and under seal.
Nothing wakes you up better on a work day than than the top down on a crisp cold morning.
The owner before me was a dry sundays only driver and it took 2 years to get the car back in shape after that lack of use and in his case lack of required maintenance.
So drive it as much as you can, life's too short as it is without wasting winters.😊
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