[JohnnyT]

Originally Posted by FFlank

As a relatively new snowbird, I'll be leaving for the summer soon and leaving my car and golf cart behind in the garage. I've been told that I should poor some stuff into the golf cart's gas tank, pump up the tires and maybe put some cardboard under the tires for the summer.

Should I be doing anything similar for the car? I'll be gone from June to probably November, and both vehicles will be on a battery tender.

Thanks for everyone's words of wisdom, and may I say that my first few months as a Villager have been a blast!

I’m usually gone for 5 months & this is what I do with my car & cart.
Add fuel stabilizer to both tanks after filling both up and run them for a while.

Disconnect both batteries.

Golf cart has a mat under it.

I jack the car up and place 4 Jack stands underneath. Pretty inexpensive thru Harbor Freight for Jack & stands.

Jacking the car up is to eliminate tire flat spots that can happen.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I have a mat under the car and golf cart so cardboard wasn’t needed.

We left our cart for up to six months and the only thing I did was disconnect the battery. I use the 87 octane car gas and never bothered with any additive.

Agree.

Have left cart & an old classic car for months and months (short of a year) and did nothing by disconnect the battery. ALL GOOD. Maybe a low tire, but jus fill'r up.

[msilagy]

Probably not necessary but I would turn gas gauge off on my golf cart and run it till the lines were clear of gas. Add stabilizer and Deltran tender plus hook up

[MikeVillages]

I aways fill the gas tank & add some stabilize before north & with the car up north before going south. I always use the eternal free gas from wawa with the golf cart but probably regular gas with stabilize is ok.

I’ve been concerned about the tires but have not been a major issue with the car in the south but has been with the one up north. I’ll try using the matts, thanks.

[Johnsocat]

I add a gas stabilizer and let my insurance company know the car is in covered storage. Great discount!

[CybrSage]

I only use a battery pulse charger for my car (which also can act as a full blown charger) and not one for the golf car. The battery is used to little when the golf car is turned off. I never have issues with the tires after sitting for 6 months in the garages.
My only worry was with the pulse charger having an issue and starting a fire, so I bought a good one with short prevention and a fan in case the charger gets too hot. Worth the extre $10 for a good pulse charger.

[Tustin714]

Originally Posted by Johnsocat

I add a gas stabilizer and let my insurance company know the car is in covered storage. Great discount!

This is a good point -- I remove collision insurance (and if applicable, anything else related to actually driving it) and there is a decent discount.

[justjim]

We have a house watch person. Every two weeks takes golf carts for a ride and same with the car. I never had a problem with carts or car when returned. My best advice - If you are leaving TV for a month or two, get a house watch person. It could be a friend or neighbor or another person who does house watching on a part-time basis. Pay them for their services. From experience, “things”’can happen when you’re not present. House watching service has more than paid for itself.

[FFlank]

Originally Posted by justjim

We have a house watch person. Every two weeks takes golf carts for a ride and same with the car. I never had a problem with carts or car when returned. My best advice - If you are leaving TV for a month or two, get a house watch person. It could be a friend or neighbor or another person who does house watching on a part-time basis. Pay them for their services. From experience, “things”’can happen when you’re not present. House watching service has more than paid for itself.

This is what I’ve ended up doing. Met with a house watch person this morning and I’ll have him drive the vehicles from time to time.

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by FFlank

As a relatively new snowbird, I'll be leaving for the summer soon and leaving my car and golf cart behind in the garage. I've been told that I should poor some stuff into the golf cart's gas tank, pump up the tires and maybe put some cardboard under the tires for the summer.

Should I be doing anything similar for the car? I'll be gone from June to probably November, and both vehicles will be on a battery tender.

Thanks for everyone's words of wisdom, and may I say that my first few months as a Villager have been a blast!

Gone 4 months last summer and did nothing. Car battery was dead but we were able to jump start it(2020 Acura MDX). 2020 Yamaha started without a problem. Both ran great and no issues afterwards

[Vernon Hud]

Don't worry about water in gas , that only happened when we had metal tanks, plastic ones don't sweat. Every year, I fill my tires with about 5 extra pounds of air, I put stabil in gas and leave. It has worked since 2007. I nwver used any special gas. Newer auto with all the electronics, be sure to put on a tender, if the battery goes dead, you will have a hell of a time resetting all the electronics.

[Buckeye Bill]

Heres my two cents, the use of battery tenders are the right thing to do and the use of Stabil is great. Fill both tanks and add stabil then run both engines. Don’t worry about the tires till you come back.
Have a great summer, see ya in the fall

[FFlank]

My thanks to everyone! Closed in January and looking forward to returning later this year. Everyone have a great summer!

[Tustin714]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Bill

Heres my two cents, the use of battery tenders are the right thing to do and the use of Stabil is great. Fill both tanks and add stabil then run both engines. Don’t worry about the tires till you come back.
Have a great summer, see ya in the fall

How much Stabil per gallon?

[MrLonzo]

Originally Posted by Tustin714

This is a good point -- I remove collision insurance (and if applicable, anything else related to actually driving it) and there is a decent discount.

Does "anything else related to actually driving it" include liability? DId you keep only comprehensive?