Should I drain the fuel?

Without stabilizer E10 fuel should last for 3 months and E0 fuel should last for 6.

My brother just started driving his '00 Civic again after letting it sit for a year. Similar situation - poured stabilizer in the tank before parking it. He dumped a few bottles of octane booster in the tank then topped it off to mix it and it was fine.

You could always siphon the fuel or get an electric pump.

I all honesty, I would be more worried about the accessory/aux battery and hybrid battery pack after letting it sit for a year.

 

The easiest way to assess the condition of gas is to pour a small amount of your stored gas and freshly pumped gas of the same type into two clear glass vessels and do a side-by-side comparison. If the gasoline is only slightly darker than the fresh gas or smells sour, it’s merely old and has probably lost efficacy, but isn’t contaminated.

If you observe separate layers of gas and ethanol in an ethanol-blended gas (generally, the gas layer will be darker and positioned above the lighter ethanol layer if the fuel has separated), or if the gas is significantly discolored (i.e., the color of milk chocolate or rust) or contains sediment or sludge, it has been contaminated by moisture or the solid by-products of oxidation, respectively.

Contaminated gas should never be used to power equipment or vehicles; it can promote corrosion or leave sludge or varnish deposits (a thin, transparent brown or orange film) on fuel system components that can irreparably damage them. Dispose of contaminated gasoline at the earliest opportunity because, poor combustibility aside, both the gas and the vapors it emits are still flammable and could cause a fire or explosion if the storage container were to become damaged over time and the gas were to leak into its surroundings.


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Old gas can be used when freshened up with new fuel.
Old gas is still reusable if combined with fresh gasoline, although the fuel mixture will have lower combustibility, so you might experience engine sputtering or non-starting. To use old gas in gas-powered lawn equipment, fill the fuel tank with one-part fresh gas per one-part old gas. Starting a car will require more horsepower, so if you recently filled the gas tank three-quarters of the way with fresh gas, top it off with old gas and then try starting the car.

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YOu are making this MUCH too hard.
Just register it, get insurance and DRIVE it part time.

The batteries will like that too.
Your 12 V probably is DEAD now unless you've had it on a tender.
That mistake likely has already cost you $150 or more.

It is likely that:
The DMV will charge you "back registration" fees when you do get the plates renewed, which might total MORE that just keeping it current would have cost.
And many insurance companies will not refund any unused premium that is less than a minimum interval........often 6 months.

Once you do start driving it again, the old OIL should be replaced after a few miles though.

 

You need to be starting it up every other week or so. Doesn't have to be driven...

 

BUT it has to be in the READY mode for a while to charge the 12 V battery back up.
And by "starting up" the gas engine should run long enough to get heated up too.

Might as well just drive it to the store and back.

What you said is too brief to be correct.