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Can't tell you the do's and don'ts but from personal experience I would advise against it. When I have tried it in the past (not with TVR's but other sports cars) I have found that the problems multiply when you put it back on the road and no matter how much preperation you put in it is difficult to know that parts are not siezing (sp?) or otherwise deteriorating. There are some lovely dry winters mornings so get out there and enjoy it!!!!!
Can you take it out very few weeks for a run?
If not then jack it up or overinflate the tyres to stop them going square (or move it forward a few inches every couple of weeks.
Don't alarm it.
Buy a bettery conditioner.
There are other things, hopefully SteveH will be along in a mo to tell you properly.
It is easier to drive it
D.
If not then jack it up or overinflate the tyres to stop them going square (or move it forward a few inches every couple of weeks.
Don't alarm it.
Buy a bettery conditioner.
There are other things, hopefully SteveH will be along in a mo to tell you properly.
It is easier to drive it
D.
You absolutly must by a battery conditioner - I work away alot and most recently had problems with the car after leaving it for two months tucked up in the garage without the battery conditioner plugged in 
Would the car start? Would it fcuk! Couldn't even get into the thing!!!
Anyway a trip to Halfords for a proper charger sorted it all out, and now? It's got the Battery Conditioner plugged in!!!
Would the car start? Would it fcuk! Couldn't even get into the thing!!!
Anyway a trip to Halfords for a proper charger sorted it all out, and now? It's got the Battery Conditioner plugged in!!!
duncan m said: You absolutly must by a battery conditioner - I work away alot and most recently had problems with the car after leaving it for two months tucked up in the garage without the battery conditioner plugged in
Would the car start? Would it fcuk! Couldn't even get into the thing!!!
Anyway a trip to Halfords for a proper charger sorted it all out, and now? It's got the Battery Conditioner plugged in!!!
Totally agree mine cost nearly two hundred quid to sort out as the dealer had to come out and change the battery.
Best answer is to try use it as much as you can, there are always a few dry days to get the car out.
Why dry days only. Drive it as often as you can. Otherwise you head for problems. It is a fine balancing act between too many miles and too few. But garaging is obviously too few. I use mine 3 or 4 times a week on average. The only problems I have are thatI then need to wash it more often.
gazzab said: Why dry days only. Drive it as often as you can. Otherwise you head for problems. It is a fine balancing act between too many miles and too few. But garaging is obviously too few. I use mine 3 or 4 times a week on average. The only problems I have are thatI then need to wash it more often.
Better on dry days as it keeps some of the salt off the chassis!
gazzab said: I didnt know water contains salt? Crumbs.
When the roads get icy the nice council men sometimes come out and liberally scatter salt all over it.When it rains the salt dissolves and goes into solution.You come a long in your TVR which throws up spray and the chassis gets liberally coated! I remember reading an article about a German banker who ran a Mclaren F1 and he didn't drive it in winter for that reason ( due to all the fancy alloy suspension components)
If you don't have time to buy a battery conditioner, or don't want to drive it - just remember to leave the bonet unlatched ! Close it, fine, but don't latch it. That way in 2/3/4/5 months time when you go to use it (when the battery will be flat), you can just open the bonnet & re-charge the battery - no hassles of trying to remember how you get into the car the "secret" way....
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