Not Driving Much? 3 Tips for Minimizing Car Expenses during COVID

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Our best recommendation: if you have a parking spot where you can access an electrical outlet, consider investing in a $30 battery trickle charger, like this one from NOCO. If plugging it in isn’t an option, we recommend taking it out for a longer drive (15-20 minutes on the freeway) once a week to give it plenty of time to charge up. In fact, short trip driving is harder on engine oil than putting a lot of highway miles on it. Every time the engine is started cold, a bit of fuel gets past the piston rings, and ends up in the oil, which causes it to break down. That also gives our technicians an opportunity to check other items, like tire pressure and battery health, to make sure the car will be safe and run when you do need it.

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