Not driving my truck as much any more

Hey guys So I just bought a Honda Civic because I started commuting far to work and Dont drive my truck daily anymore . How often should I drive my truck so it doesn't rot from just sitting there ?

 

Drive it on the weekends...

 

Thanks. that should be enough , right ?

 

every day, life is too short to drive a civic.

 

This.

 

Also make sure, if you have 4WD, to exercise the system at least once a month for a few miles on some straight roads with fairly loose surfaces.

 

Fill it with fresh gas, over inflate the tires a bit, put a battery tender on it, and you should have no problems for 2-3 months at a time.

If you want to park it longer periods, use 'winter storage' techniques. You can Google that up for any vehicle.

When you do drive it, make sure you do it long enough that every system has time to come up to full operating temperature before you shut it down. Short runs are the worst for any vehicle.

So if 'driving it on weekends' to you means 3 miles to HD, don't bother. Give it at least a nice 25 mile run. Maybe drive it to work one day a week if your commute is long enough?

Enjoy the Civic. They are fine vehicles and serve many purposes quite well.

 

Yep. Just be sure to change fluids by the calendar interval specified in the owner's manual. (e.g. change engine oil and filter every 6 mo., regrease driveshafts every year, even if you rack up fewer miles).

You are not the first one to relegate the Taco to weekend toy status. Some builds here have become too impractical as a daily long-distance driver.

 

Drive it to work once a week.
Or consider selling it, park the money in something else.

It will only continue to depreciate.

 

x2 I would use fresh ethanol free gas and a smart temperature compensating charger, for example, Battery Tender Plus, BatteryMinder, Solar Pro-Logix, etc.

 

I Dont Want to sell it . I need a reliable truck because I do a lot of camping and hunting and use the 4 wheel drive a lot (when I have time ). Thanks for all the help guys .

 

That's cool!

Just I have made the mistake of occasionally holding on to equipment too long because of lack of when I have time, and then, it turns into more hassle than it was worth.
Esp mechanical stuff. Not being run is the worst thing for it.
jmho.

 

Now that it stopped raining. I'll be riding my Harley as much as possible.