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Old 06-03-2008, 11:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Required Workout Routine?

Well I broke down and got a commuter car. Since our move, my commute is only 3 miles each way and it didn't make sense to drive the truck anymore to work.

My question is how often I need to get the truck out and work it. I keep hearing it is bad to just let these trucks sit. My plan is to at least once a month get it out for 75-100 miles. Is that enough?
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You should have it running hard once a week, try driving only the truck on the weekends instead of the other cars.
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My question is how often I need to get the truck out and work it. I keep hearing it is bad to just let these trucks sit. My plan is to at least once a month get it out for 75-100 miles. Is that enough?
I think this all depends on the enviroment you live in. The biggest problem is that the Turbo corrodes/rusts in a high humidity corrosive enviroment. If you don,t have that problem, then your probably OK with that time frame. But, that being said its best to get it up to temp as often as possible.
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