Maybe a stupid question, maybe not

Sli(ks · 11-09-2006, 09:13 PM

so I just found out that my lx coupe will be sitting in an airport parking garage over christmas break. Yep, for three weeks I'll be three states away from my baby. Not sure if I'll be to handle it, to tell you the truth. Not too concerned about it being stolen, I mean it has those chips in the keys right? I think there's a least a fence around the garage also, heh. The only real thing I'm worried about is the stuff under the hood crapping out over the three weeks, like my brother didn't use his old saturn for a while and all kinds of things went wrong with it. So I can sleep tonight, I just want to know if anything could really be ****** up over the three weeks. If I have to do something under the hood to keep everything fine, keep in mind that I'll be in a parking garage when I do it so it won't really be able to get under it. And that I don't know much of anything about what's under my hood except where the windsheld washer fluid goes and where the dipstick is, heh.

**ethlar** · 11-09-2006, 09:21 PM

you shouldnt have a problem, its a honda. I left my old accord in an airport parking lot for an extended time and nothing went wrong.

mort · 11-09-2006, 10:55 PM

Don't leave anything visible in the car. Even something cheap like a shirt, pack of cigs, or paperwork etc..

Eric'sFG2 · 11-09-2006, 11:41 PM

car should be ok for just 3 weeks without being driven

and yeah having nothing of use visible is the best way to avoid car theft
most wont bother if they don't KNOW something is in the car

***Special Ringpop*** · 11-10-2006, 01:55 AM

Literally. Leave NOTHING IN YOUR INTERIOR.

My friend's car was broken into for 10 cents sitting in her coin holder.

Sli(ks · 11-10-2006, 06:30 PM

I've got a few CDs and some loose change out, never really thought about it but now I'm gonna shove all of it into either the glove box or the little deal under the center armrest, lol. Also have one of those ice scraper/brush things lying on my backseat, shove that into the trunk probly. I'll probly end up taking my extra set of keys and a few other things with me, they supposedly go through our dorms looking for pot/booze over break and tbh I was missing a few Road and Tracks last year when I got back, so yeah I'm taking what I can with me,lol.

I was hoping the car would hold up alright, now all I have to worry about is getting a good spot. Like preferably not on the roof, I mean I don't want to have to dig my car out of 3 feet of snow when I get back, heh.

***CaliGuy*** · 11-10-2006, 06:41 PM

If your worried just disconnect the battery cable...that way the battery won't drain...which is unlikey anyway

tucamote · 11-10-2006, 06:47 PM

Hey man i left my civic parked for over a year didnt move at all or start. I disconected the battery when I came back hooked it up started right up.

Kakashi · 11-10-2006, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliGuy

If your worried just disconnect the battery cable...that way the battery won't drain...which is unlikey anyway

+1

just make sure you still have your radio anti-theft card..

_cargirl · 11-10-2006, 06:55 PM

Wow, I thought I would be worried about mine. I'm going on a cruise in December and we are deciding on whether to leave my car at the port or not. We'll be gone for five days.

AutoXfire · 11-10-2006, 07:05 PM

There shouldn't be a problem with leaving it for 3 weeks, but to be safe you might want to have a set of jumper cables in the trunk just in case. The battery would be my only concern.

Sli(ks · 11-10-2006, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kakashi

+1

just make sure you still have your radio anti-theft card..

Yeah I have that in my wallet

Disconnecting the battery sounds like something I could do, even if it wouldn't do anything but keep me from worrying it'd probably still be worth the 5 minutes it would take.

djd84 · 11-10-2006, 09:48 PM

i dont see it as a problem...i recently left mine at my grandpas house for 2 weeks while i was away for work and i havent had any problems with it.....started right up and ran fine.....it did use more gas than usual for the first few days however

mort · 11-13-2006, 07:55 PM

The battery won't go dead just by leaving it sitting for a few weeks.

Sli(ks · 01-07-2007, 05:55 PM

Sorry to bump an old thread, but if anyone wanted to know I just got back and the car started up fine after the three weeks. But, the radio/cd player wouldn't start at first. So I'm thinking the battery was close to dead and that it wouldn't have lasted for much longer. After about an hour on the road it came on fine though.

11-09-2006, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sli(ks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BG, Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 510 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Maybe a stupid question, maybe not so I just found out that my lx coupe will be sitting in an airport parking garage over christmas break. Yep, for three weeks I'll be three states away from my baby. Not sure if I'll be to handle it, to tell you the truth. Not too concerned about it being stolen, I mean it has those chips in the keys right? I think there's a least a fence around the garage also, heh. The only real thing I'm worried about is the stuff under the hood crapping out over the three weeks, like my brother didn't use his old saturn for a while and all kinds of things went wrong with it. So I can sleep tonight, I just want to know if anything could really be ****** up over the three weeks. If I have to do something under the hood to keep everything fine, keep in mind that I'll be in a parking garage when I do it so it won't really be able to get under it. And that I don't know much of anything about what's under my hood except where the windsheld washer fluid goes and where the dipstick is, heh.

11-09-2006, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
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mort Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Age: 29 Posts: 10,754 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Don't leave anything visible in the car. Even something cheap like a shirt, pack of cigs, or paperwork etc..

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Eric'sFG2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 148 iTrader: 1 / 100%	car should be ok for just 3 weeks without being driven and yeah having nothing of use visible is the best way to avoid car theft most wont bother if they don't KNOW something is in the car

11-10-2006, 06:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sli(ks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BG, Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 510 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I've got a few CDs and some loose change out, never really thought about it but now I'm gonna shove all of it into either the glove box or the little deal under the center armrest, lol. Also have one of those ice scraper/brush things lying on my backseat, shove that into the trunk probly. I'll probly end up taking my extra set of keys and a few other things with me, they supposedly go through our dorms looking for pot/booze over break and tbh I was missing a few Road and Tracks last year when I got back, so yeah I'm taking what I can with me,lol. I was hoping the car would hold up alright, now all I have to worry about is getting a good spot. Like preferably not on the roof, I mean I don't want to have to dig my car out of 3 feet of snow when I get back, heh.

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tucamote Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 170 iTrader: 2 / 75%	Hey man i left my civic parked for over a year didnt move at all or start. I disconected the battery when I came back hooked it up started right up.

11-10-2006, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
_cargirl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Straight up MIA, TX. Age: 23 Posts: 703 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Wow, I thought I would be worried about mine. I'm going on a cruise in December and we are deciding on whether to leave my car at the port or not. We'll be gone for five days.

11-10-2006, 07:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
AutoXfire Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 48 iTrader: 0 / 0%	There shouldn't be a problem with leaving it for 3 weeks, but to be safe you might want to have a set of jumper cables in the trunk just in case. The battery would be my only concern.

11-10-2006, 09:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
djd84 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 165 iTrader: 2 / 100%	i dont see it as a problem...i recently left mine at my grandpas house for 2 weeks while i was away for work and i havent had any problems with it.....started right up and ran fine.....it did use more gas than usual for the first few days however

11-13-2006, 07:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
mort Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Age: 29 Posts: 10,754 iTrader: 2 / 100%	The battery won't go dead just by leaving it sitting for a few weeks.

01-07-2007, 05:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sli(ks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BG, Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 510 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sorry to bump an old thread, but if anyone wanted to know I just got back and the car started up fine after the three weeks. But, the radio/cd player wouldn't start at first. So I'm thinking the battery was close to dead and that it wouldn't have lasted for much longer. After about an hour on the road it came on fine though.