Toryboy it doesn't have to be a summer day. As the weather here is lovely right now, I just popped down to the airfield (20 mins away) pushed the old Auster out and did circuits for 30 mins. Quick wipe down with a clean rag (the Auster not me) and back home for a bit of Ppruning
Don't let the bad experience of the Cub put you off, they really are delightful, if grossly overpriced, machines and most of them are well maintained. Austers do the same as a Cub (or even more) for a lot less dosh. The only reason I'm thinking of selling mine is the recently increased hangarage costs. However, if a certain person sells his Falcon (keep your hair on, hee hee hee) then I'll have somewhere cheaper to park the Auster.