Leaving the Car at the Airport for 1 Month over Xmas & NY
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I will be away for one Month over Xmas/New year.
I have a Mercedes SL that is perfect for the task due to it having two Batteries (the starter one and the electronics one), however I live in the Pennines and have to get to Manchester Airport.
At this time of the year the snow can be a major airport inconvenience so the SL may not get me there and even if it does it may not get me home.
So the second option is to take the wife's X1 with 4x4, the only problem is that the battery may go flat after 2-3 weeks, I have considered....
Taking the SL and chancing the Snow.
Getting a Taxi.
Taking the X1...With a fully charged spare Battery in the boot with Jump Leads....or what about a Solar Charger ???
I would appreciate any experience and advise.
I have a Mercedes SL that is perfect for the task due to it having two Batteries (the starter one and the electronics one), however I live in the Pennines and have to get to Manchester Airport.
At this time of the year the snow can be a major airport inconvenience so the SL may not get me there and even if it does it may not get me home.
So the second option is to take the wife's X1 with 4x4, the only problem is that the battery may go flat after 2-3 weeks, I have considered....
Taking the SL and chancing the Snow.
Getting a Taxi.
Taking the X1...With a fully charged spare Battery in the boot with Jump Leads....or what about a Solar Charger ???
I would appreciate any experience and advise.
Whichever time of year depends which car I have but in total they spend about 9 months per year sat in airports.
My Tuscan is always flat after three weeks. The car park used to have a jump start service but got fed up of me.
My MB CLS is now 4 weeks in with two more weeks to go before I get to it and I am fully confident it will start. (famous last words).
My Tuscan is always flat after three weeks. The car park used to have a jump start service but got fed up of me.
My MB CLS is now 4 weeks in with two more weeks to go before I get to it and I am fully confident it will start. (famous last words).
Thank you all for the very helpful input.
Thank you very much to the MAN Car Parks employee for the PM....
"Go downstairs to the Meet and Greet office and ask them for assistance or press the help button on one of the pay machines. We're quite a helpful bunch. We have an AA service 7 days a week, office hours and out of these hours we have a forecourts service that is extremely efficient. Both free of charge if parking in an official Manchester Airport car park"
This has really reassured me and I hope it helps others too.
Thank you very much to the MAN Car Parks employee for the PM....
"Go downstairs to the Meet and Greet office and ask them for assistance or press the help button on one of the pay machines. We're quite a helpful bunch. We have an AA service 7 days a week, office hours and out of these hours we have a forecourts service that is extremely efficient. Both free of charge if parking in an official Manchester Airport car park"
This has really reassured me and I hope it helps others too.
oap750 said:
I will be away for one Month over Xmas/New year.
I have a Mercedes SL that is perfect for the task due to it having two Batteries (the starter one and the electronics one), however I live in the Pennines and have to get to Manchester Airport.
At this time of the year the snow can be a major airport inconvenience so the SL may not get me there and even if it does it may not get me home.
I'd take the SL. There was hardly any snow last year, and if you want peace of mind buy some snow socks. For a RWD car they suggest four but a pair on the rear wheels saw me all right. I have a Mercedes SL that is perfect for the task due to it having two Batteries (the starter one and the electronics one), however I live in the Pennines and have to get to Manchester Airport.
At this time of the year the snow can be a major airport inconvenience so the SL may not get me there and even if it does it may not get me home.
http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/
Been there and done that!!!
Just hire a taxi firm local to you, most do airport run deals which will probably be cheaper than parking the car up for a month with all the accompanied worries about the car not starting, been stolen, dented, rusting away, thoroughly cold and damp, etc, plus you may well be knackered when you return home from your flight, so the last thing on your mind will be driving home in possibly colder icy snowy weather!
More so if you are flying long-distance and/or to a hotter climate I would highly recommend you book a taxi airport run. You give them the flight number and landing date and time and they check in realtime for the ETA and collect you outside the airport terminal.
Just hire a taxi firm local to you, most do airport run deals which will probably be cheaper than parking the car up for a month with all the accompanied worries about the car not starting, been stolen, dented, rusting away, thoroughly cold and damp, etc, plus you may well be knackered when you return home from your flight, so the last thing on your mind will be driving home in possibly colder icy snowy weather!
More so if you are flying long-distance and/or to a hotter climate I would highly recommend you book a taxi airport run. You give them the flight number and landing date and time and they check in realtime for the ETA and collect you outside the airport terminal.
oap750 said:
Yes it is the BMW X1 X-Drive (2011 and it also has snow/winter tyres fitted)
So whatever the weather it will get us home.
The only question is will it start after 4 weeks, would a £40.00 Solar Charger work? or what about buying a second battery?
Of course it will start, this is a complete non issue. My 530i started first time once after 2 months...So whatever the weather it will get us home.
The only question is will it start after 4 weeks, would a £40.00 Solar Charger work? or what about buying a second battery?
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