Can you drive your car too little??

[Top Cat]

To answer the ops question i honestly think if you service the car annually then you should not have any problems. Manufactures build cars with massive tolerances to cover all circumstance from temperature extremes to driving styles. your petrol probably wont be holding it's octane rating if it is only filled occasionally but i cant see anything else that should give you much grief. 

[Mikee]

To answer the ops question i honestly think if you service the car annually then you should not have any problems. Manufactures build cars with massive tolerances to cover all circumstance from temperature extremes to driving styles. your petrol probably wont be holding it's octane rating if it is only filled occasionally but i cant see anything else that should give you much grief. 

Thanks mate.

It gets a full tank of v power every month.

Didn't want to cause an argument about it tbh but a bit of healthy discussion is what forums are all about!

[rich83]

So everything you own you use frequently? I certainly don't..........

Why should a car be any different? Is J Leno weird because he collects cars and couldn't possibly drive them all frequently? Or am I being weird/retarded? 

True.  

Ahh touché  

[rich83]

Mikee... what your audi? Is it a TDI?

[Mikee]

Mikee... what your audi? Is it a TDI?

Leon is a fr tfsi




A3 is a 140 tdi

[ukdub]

I'm in this position at the minute the S3 hasn't moved for 3 weeks its hard to justify keeping it 

I thought you would give it a run out to Broughton now and again. Presuming your still at Airbus 

[rahat118]

drive it al least 2 times a week

[andrewparker]

What is the optimum operating oil temperature?

[gizmo68]

Once fully warm it should be around 90° - 95°

note when your coolant has reached 90° (normal) the oil will still be pretty cold

[andrewparker]

It's daft that cars don't have oil temperature gauges. Of what relevance is the coolant being at the right temperature?

[gazbutS3]

I'm in this position at the minute the S3 hasn't moved for 3 weeks its hard to justify keeping it 

I thought you would give it a run out to Broughton now and again. Presuming your still at Airbus 

Only when the weathers nice 

It's daft that cars don't have oil temperature gauges. Of what relevance is the coolant being at the right temperature?

The S3 does and it still suprises me how long it take the oil temerature to stabilise, can be 12miles at motorway speeds, even though the water temp is normal after a few miles

[Gene Hunt]

I saw this thread title and knew exactly the way it would go!! 

If the guy wants to do 5 miles a year in the damn thing then good for him!! It'll certainly be losing less money than the next car doing 20k per year!!

Even if I used my car twice a year it would be worth having, as I would be miserable as sin on those two occasions I was bored and didn't have it to use! Plus if you don't drive the thing day in day out it makes it more special on the rare occasion you do get to enjoy it!!

But I suppose, haters will always be haters!! If people don't do things the same way I do then they are weird and have to justify themselves to a bunch of strangers!! 

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[andrewparker]

It's daft that cars don't have oil temperature gauges. Of what relevance is the coolant being at the right temperature?

The S3 does and it still suprises me how long it take the oil temerature to stabilise, can be 12miles at motorway speeds, even though the water temp is normal after a few miles

I think I might get one for my GTI. Anyone know how easy they are to fit?

[Greeners]

RS4 has one too and restricts revs to 7k until the oil is up to operating temp!  

Doesn't Rich sell the additional loom that gives loads more info on the Highline display?

EDIT: This.....http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,32206.0.html

[Saintsteve]

I'm lucky if I do 20-30 miles a week in mine. If it was gone I would be pine'ing for another... Driving it/cleaning/on my days off is so good to look foward to..

Its my hobby , guess I'm sad for not using it daily, but to sell it because I don't use it regular is laughable!!!