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Leaving the G for a Year (advice)

Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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Leaving the G for a Year (advice)

Hi I am going to Korea for 1 year to teach English there and I was wondering what I should do before I leave. I heard I'm suppose to drive it once a week but no one in my family know's how to drive a stick.


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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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or you could put it on jacks, take the rims off and disconnect the battery.... but that's usually for like a winter hibernation....lol.....dunno if it's good for a whole year.

definitely need someone to drive it once a month...at least start it up
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Fill the tank
Add Stabil
Disconnect Battery + Put Tender
Raise the car on jacks
Zip in Pocket
De-humidifier
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by G37Sam
Fill the tank
Add Stabil
Disconnect Battery + Put Tender
Raise the car on jacks
Zip in Pocket
De-humidifier
take rims off
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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You may want to think about selling it and save the insurance as well. I'm not a fan of car hibernations.
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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over here you can tell the drivers office that you will be storing for a year and they will not charge registration fees.....
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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If you jack the car up, you don't have to take the wheels off. Oh, and change the oil.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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cool thanks for the help. Well I am going to cancel my insurance and get it back when I come back.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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Find a friend or someone you trust to take the car out for a 15 minute drive twice a month. Then you wont have to bother with any of that other stuff.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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+1 to what Betty said.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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give it to me, ill drive it for you everyday until you come back.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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jst burn it, btt the insurance figures it out your good. you have the perfect alaby.in another country,nothing better than that. you could grab a better one when you get back .
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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^ That sounds too RISKY


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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DashKid
Well I am going to cancel my insurance and get it back when I come back.
I wouldnt do that If I'm keeping the car. Someone figures where you've "hibernated" and you can kiss your wheels goodbye to start with.
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Old Aug 21, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Gamedog
^ That sounds too RISKY


Should I have mentioned I was not serious.insurance is a good thing.(good hard couch)
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