what to do on vacation?
 

I just was thinking randomly, what is the best thing to do for the X when you go away on Vacation? I remember seeing a thread about it in the past but I can't seem to find it now..

Is there anything special to do when you are going to leave a 4.8is parked for a week? How about a month?

Thanks!

I'm not that keen on cars but I think if it's made to stay for 10 or so years, it can handle a week's rest.

So a simple man's advice, park it away from the sun?

You're going on vacation?!?!?! Do you have someone lined up to report all of the spam posts in your absence? ;)

A week nothing, a month or more, gas stabilizer and a charger for the battery.

Haha not for a month or two, and I just happen to be awake at odd hours so it has become a hobby :)

What kind of charger would work? I have seen those ones that plug into the cigarette adapter advertised for trickle charging but I some reason I wasn't convinced.. Maybe its because I saw it advertised on a late night infomercial..

I parked my X in garage for more than 2 months a couple times in the past and it always started right up after I'm back. I think you probably don't need to do anything unless you leave the car used for a full season.

get the one at the dealer ($60-$80) - it's worked for me - given how bad an electrical hog the X5 is, I would not trust the battery to survive over a month - maybe if it's new, but definitely not if it is 3+yrs old - but then I err on the side of caution

for a week just leave it, unless you think that the battery is old and needs a trickle charger.

If you don't trust it to hold a charge, get one of these, they're THE charger to get:

http://batterytender.com/default.php...88292d7d2f256b