How often do you start your XJ?
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What are your concerns?
1. Battery - get a CTEK battery maintainer.
2. Fuel - use STA-BIL fuel stabilizer
3. Tires - increase pressure to 45 lbs.
4. Engine lubrication - I wouldn't start it unless it ran for several minutes after reaching normal operating temperature. You're in Chicago and winter will be over soon.
1. Battery - get a CTEK battery maintainer.
2. Fuel - use STA-BIL fuel stabilizer
3. Tires - increase pressure to 45 lbs.
4. Engine lubrication - I wouldn't start it unless it ran for several minutes after reaching normal operating temperature. You're in Chicago and winter will be over soon.
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My wife doesn't drive and we own three late model vehicles, of which the XJL is the oldest. I drive them interchangeably, depending on where I'm going and what I'm doing. The Jaguar seldom sits neglected for more than three days at a time, nor do the others although the 2015 Mustang convertible is driven a bit less this time of year but more frequently in summer, and vice-versa for the 4WD 2017 Lincoln Navigator. Stuart pretty much nailed it with his list of concerns and remedies above.
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I've got collector cars and more cars than I need and unfortunately not enough time as I am not retired. I try to drive each about once every month to two months at the longest. I once went six months after a back surgery and had some serious flat-spotting of tires, but that was the only ill effect.
I can't say how long you can go before bad things happen, but it will have more to do with where and how the car is stored than anything, and maybe a little to do with the engineering of the car itself, the materials and quality, etc. If its just parked outside, things will deteriorate and corrode a lot quicker than if its parked inside a nice, dark, insulated garage. But Stuart and Mikey give great advice for cars that will be parked for an extended period.
I can't say how long you can go before bad things happen, but it will have more to do with where and how the car is stored than anything, and maybe a little to do with the engineering of the car itself, the materials and quality, etc. If its just parked outside, things will deteriorate and corrode a lot quicker than if its parked inside a nice, dark, insulated garage. But Stuart and Mikey give great advice for cars that will be parked for an extended period.
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