Winter storage guys - How often do you start your car?
#41
Le Mans Master
I put it away in November and I dont see it again until April. Battery is disconnected for those wondering.
#42
Safety Car
I start mine when it's in the 40's and drive it between 10 and 15 miles and then put the cover back on for the next few weeks.I have a d/d to drive during the winter because I'm not going to let someone who can't drive in ice or snow hit my VETTE !!!
#43
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13
She was stored in october on a battery tender plus and i will not start her up again until inspection time in the middle of April
#44
Safety Car
Ed
#45
Burning Brakes
I used to just cover it up and leave it alone from December until April. But the weather here in Michigan has been extremely cold these past few weeks, so I have been starting it up every few days, and just let it warm up to operating temperature. Still get a kick out of listening to it with the Corsa Pace car exhaust on it. If there is no snow or salt on the roads, I take it for a spin around the sub-division. Oh yeah! I can hardly wait until Springtime!
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
About five years of storage, three of the years it was stored all winter, roughly 4 months.
And two years it was taken out 2 or 3 times when temperatures hit high 50's or more and the fever got me. I dont start it through the storage time though. This winter it was taken out twice the week before Christmas.
Where's that global warming when ya need it?
And two years it was taken out 2 or 3 times when temperatures hit high 50's or more and the fever got me. I dont start it through the storage time though. This winter it was taken out twice the week before Christmas.
Where's that global warming when ya need it?
#50
Pro
I start it once in the spring just when I am ready to take it out. Fill up the tank in the fall with Stabil and thats it. This has worked on all my motorcycles and cars without a problem for many years.
#51
Drifting
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Interesting results so far. About what I was thinking. Although I wish I would have added one more poll answer as "It's stored away from my home so only in the spring".
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#56
Drifting
I try to start and drive it at least every other week. It is a fair weather ride. The roads must be dry. I enjoy the cold air, with the extra kick it gives you. Mark