Is it good for a brand new vehicle to just be parked and only be driven once a week to keep mileage down?

Question

Is it good for a brand new vehicle to just be parked and only be driven once a week to keep mileage down?

Answer 1

In my view, it is not good.  Brand new vehicle should  run more. If any defect is in vehicle, that can be come out during the run. Then, the vehicle can be exchanged.  After completion of guarantee period,  vehicle can not be exchanged.

Answer 2

if u park it for a week..a little of fuel gets evaporated...and u get less no of miles..

anyway i dint get ur ques..mileage is miles/gallon..

Depends on ur requirement...i guess..coz walking thru legs is a good thing

Answer 3

I thought the reason for owning a vehicle was too drive it.  If its just a normal car nothing special whats the point in owning the car.  The car is going to depreciate anyway

Answer 4

Once a week is ok, but once a year, and you may be developing some problems, it is somewhat important to run your motor on regular basis.

Answer 5

Technically it is not good to have a car sitting around due to mechanical flaws that will not be seen unless you drive the car while it is still under warranty.  As long as you start it up and drive it for a while it will make it to where the fluids will not gum up as much.  However you might have to do an oil change sooner than normal as well as probably have to put fuel additives in the car so that it will not collect deposits in the gas tank but then again if it's a new car it will not do that as fast.  Bottom line is that it's never good to let a vehicle sit, always fire it up to clear out th gunk.

Answer 6

Define good.  You can buy a car and put it up on blocks and never drive it if that turns you on.

But, let me tell you about my mother's car.  She was afraid hers would break down, so she bought a brand new Buick in 1991.  Mostly it sat in the garage unless I came to see her on vacation, then I would drive it.  When she died, she left me the car.  Because it sat I wound up replacing the belts and hoses, and the battery, then drove it from IL to OK.  About the only effect the low mileage had was the tag office (OK's version of the DMV) questioning the mileage when I got OK tags.  It didn't make it worth more.