Recommended Maintenance on a car not Driven Much

pokemonyouandme123_193319
Wed, 14 May 2025 01:19:44 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a 2005 Camry that I don’t plan on driving much. First time I have had to consider time recommendations over mileage. Should all time constrained maintenance, such as changing your oil once every 6 months (even if you don’t go 5000 miles in that time) be strictly followed? Opinions seem to vary from person to person. I can see how if you just let your car sit, that it could cause some problems. But I figured if I start it monthly and get up to operating temperature, I should be ok? Moisture can find it’s way into the engine and transmission, bringing it up to operating temperature might help remove some of the moisture, so don’t have to worry about oxidization?

Not entirely sure. Even if I take the stance that time doesn’t matter, I see the argument that it would likely matter, if we are talking years upon years. Perhaps 20 year old sitting in a car is likely not a good idea, even if it has only driven less than 100 miles on it in 20 years.

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