Letting my car sit for 2 yrs.

[lewisp]

Hi all,
So this isn't really a Century-specific question, but this seems like one of the most active boards so I'll post here. Do you guys have any specific recommendations for what to do when I'm going to let my car (a 2000 Century, 78K miles) sit idle for about 2 years?
(Reasoning: going to graduate school this fall in Canada in a city with really good public transport, so I'm planning to not have to worry about parking, licensing, insuring, passing inspection, etc. up there where I'll hardly ever use it anyway, so I'm leaving it sit back at my parents' house.)
Other than starting it up every 6 (or so?) weeks to keep the battery alive, what else needs to be done to ensure it's in good running condition when I come back to it? Dad is planning to just drive it around the block once every 3 months or so to get the oil circulating a little. Is it important to make the tranny shift through all gears (i.e. drive at higher speed) to keep seals from drying out or something? I won't have insurance on it though so I'm kinda scared to have it driven out on the busy highway or anything.
It will be garaged and is in a quite dry climate, so no concern about critters or rust. What else might I be overlooking?
Thanks in advance!

[GTP Dad]

If I were you I wouldn't have anyone drive the car. I would put some Stabil or other type of fuel stabilizer in the fuel tank, disconnect the battery and remove it from the vehicle. Purchase a battery tender to keep it charged. Also remove the plugs and spray a small amount of oil in the cylinders. This will keep the rings lubricated. Leaving the oil in the pan won't hurt anything but make sure you change it before you drive it again. As for the suspension, lift the car off the ground and place blocks under the frame and allow the wheels to remain off the ground. This will keep the weight off the suspension. The tranny should be ok for the storage period but you may want to change the fluid before driving it and then once you start using the vehicle once the new fluid is put in, run it through all the gears before trying to move the vehicle. A can of Seafoam for transmissions will be a good additive once the fluid is changed to clean any gunk that may accumulate in the tranny while it is sitting. Also, cover the car, if it is parked outside but let the air circulate under the car to make sure everything stays dry. Good luck with school!

[Satellite]

if pops takes it for a chew around the block, I would do it at least once a month, that 2 month thing is a long time for the oil to seep down to the pan and pappy is just wearing the vehicle out with cold and dry starts, least I am a fanatic about going out all the way on Maintanace.. if t was me I would demand a start once a week