Hey guys,

my 06 is 350 has only 24k miles (bought it with 18k). I am away at school during the week and come home on weekends so my car does not get much use, in fact I do not even have it with me at school. my question is, is the 200 miles I put on it on saturdays a bad thing for it? I love having low miles but i have heard numerous people say that low mileage is a bad thing for the car. May explain the clunking noises i hear every time i make a slow turn or move in my driveway.

 

Shouldn't be a bad thing, as long as you start up the car after every so while. This will get the oil running through the system to keep everything lubed and it will be fine and don't have to drive long, just a quick one.

 

With such a new car I'd not worry about it.

 

I wouldn't worry about as long as you start her up and I'd probably use synthetic oil since conventional oil can go bad just sitting from what I was told.

 

My IS is only used on weekends in nice weather.
Sometimes she may sit in the garage for 2 weeks or more but I keep her on a Battery Tender to keep the battery tip top fresh and fully charged.
If you use the car on a weekend,give it a longer drive and not a short trip.

 

u wanna trade..i have 07 IS 250 97K...let me know...j/k..

 

If you only use it on the weekend's, be sure to drive it for at least a half an hour, or to full operating temperature. This will make sure all of the moisture in the oil will be burned off.

 

+1 for taking it out on a nice 30+ mile drive at least twice a month. if you leave it unused in your garage for too long, you might end up with a rat's nest like this guy:

 

^ thats gross

 

im in the same situation w/ op. my 06 only has 33k miles and i commute 100 miles a day with my beater. i try to fill fresh gasoline whenever the tank hits 1/2, dont know if that is necessary

 

thanks for the help guys. When you say start my car periodically, how often is tihs? once a week like i do or more?

 

^ I think once every other week should be fine, as long as you take it out for a good run.

 

It will be fine but adding synthetic oil might not be a bad thing given the infrequent use.

 

I got an 08 with 21k miles on it, I know how ya feel about it, should be just fine, I let my car warm up anyways since I gotta select the right tunes :-D

 

**** horsepower, I got me some super duper rodent power!