:iagree: its fun driving around in winter with the snow coming down..with the top down.....I just dress like I'm, going skiing...man the looks I get..:rofl:

What type of winter cover do you use?
 

I was curious. What type of winter cover do you use? And does it work well preserving the finish of your Corvette. I may be storing a pristine MR2 outside (My C4 gets the garage space) and am evaluating winter storage covers.

Thank you.

John

just bought one of these:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-p...available.html
and I'm thinking of getting a small car tent for about $200.00 from Grizzly..they only last about a year but are much cheaper than a car port..at least until I get a house with a garage...

:iagree: Geez, that's 3 of us agreeing with you in a thread - I predict a cooling trend in h3ll soon... :lol:

65psi and mine have been fine

I think parking on the soft mats or parking on old tires are the best ideas.
2 bad experiences =
1. Put my car on stands for about 6 months while being worked on. When it came back down on the ground, the springs took weeks to flatten out again. The car looked ridiculously jacked up!
2. While my Son was out in Calif for a year, I let his car sit on cement for 6 or 7 months with new tires pumped to about 40lb. Then, I thought I'd switch tires and run them on my car for a week or so to keep them "exercised". Too late...I thought the windshield was going to vibrate out of my car:willy:!

As far as the car cover goes, I used to store the C-3 outside. I covered the car in old blankets first, then a quality car cover, then bungeed tarps down over everything. The three layers allows it to breath, but the tarps keep ALL moisture out. The car was black and even after months of storage, the paint was clean and scuff free. ...and that's in Missouri with ice and snow several times during the winter months.

As far as the tires go, if you use jack stands, you place them under the CONTROL ARMS, not the frame rails. You'll spin the bushings leaving the suspension droop like that for that long. My car sat for a long time while being put together. The tires had good tread when I got it, but I swear they were triangle-shaped. Talk about flat spots! We bought very good tires for it and even sitting for a few weeks in my Dad's garage, they started to flatten out. (of course they were under inflated, though) The 1,300 mile drive to my house straightened them back out. I've had good luck with over inflating tires for the winter, but for what it's worth, I'm getting the car off the ground this winter. I sold my Chevelle so I have an empty spot in the garage for the 'Vette.

Jack stands.

The easiest fix, plus you can crawl under & check things out when you have nothing to do

I am sooooo glad I left that S***