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Old May 15, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RawRam2006
Start it once a week for approximately 20 minutes, or however long it takes to fully warm up. Other than that, not much else. Long term storage requires more preventative maintenance.
+1 on that, my dads dodge is a 2 wheel drive in WV???? i still question that purchase..... but anyways, its set threw winters and he just starts it up once a week and lets it run for about an half hour, walks back outside and turns her off till the followin week.
 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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I have a 2006 300c that only gets used for road trips. Just turned 20,000 in 4 years and that was with a 7000 mile trip to the west coast. I just use fuel treatment, sea foam is what I like, and if it doesnt get driven for a couple of weeks put a charger on it to keep the battery toped off. Mobil 1 also since the first 500 miles. Never a single problem.
 
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Old May 16, 2010 | 03:23 AM
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If ur done with the cold weather, a half a tank will do. Otherwise I would suggest more than half a tank.
 
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Old May 16, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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Anybody ask what the op wanted for a price.? I'll take that truck off his hands and work her like she should! Relax guy's i've never ridden anything hard and then put to bed wet. Yet!!
 
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Old May 16, 2010 | 10:33 AM
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Keeping it on a battery tender would be a good thing. My Ram gets driven one day a week and sometimes has truck duty on the weekends, but still only about 3K/yr. I keep a solar charger plugged in to keep the seven-year-old battery charged.
 
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:47 AM
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I just wanted to add that I owned a Z28 for several years. N, in 3 years I only put about 5k miles on it. It's not necessarily how much u drive the car as it is how often u started it. Just start her up once a week n let her get up to normal operating temp, n call it a day.
 
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