# 2016 Subaru Forester - How often and how far to run

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [March 29, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-how-often-and-how-far-to-run/162053 "2020-03-29T18:20:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![BryanFlemming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BryanFlemming](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BryanFlemming)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-how-often-and-how-far-to-run/162053/1 "2020-03-29T18:20:55Z")

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How often and how far should my Subaru be driven to keep it in good shape during this time of self containment?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-how-often-and-how-far-to-run/162053/2 "2020-03-29T19:32:52Z")

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If you have a battery tender it could easily sit for four months. If not, my preference would be for once a week for at least five miles, others will have different opinions.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-subaru-forester-how-often-and-how-far-to-run/162053/3 "2020-03-29T19:43:34Z")

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Vehicles set on used car lots for weeks and months all the time. Sometimes a battery pack is needed to start them and the battery charged but no harm done.