Winterizing the stang
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RE: Winterizing the stang
lol am i the only person that drives their stang in the winter? up here we just got our first snowfall n granted if u hit the gas in a corner it will get away from u but other then that its just like any other car.. and im sure that its just as gud in the snow as all the pickups around here that r 2wd...
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 15,865
From: Ludlow, Mass
RE: Winterizing the stang
ORIGINAL: blueV6
lol am i the only person that drives their stang in the winter? up here we just got our first snowfall n granted if u hit the gas in a corner it will get away from u but other then that its just like any other car.. and im sure that its just as gud in the snow as all the pickups around here that r 2wd...
lol am i the only person that drives their stang in the winter? up here we just got our first snowfall n granted if u hit the gas in a corner it will get away from u but other then that its just like any other car.. and im sure that its just as gud in the snow as all the pickups around here that r 2wd...
Joined: Sep 2006
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RE: Winterizing the stang
I'll be driving minehere in the great Northeast this winter. 
no choice, only car I have and can't afford to buy another. I'm going to try and cut back on my driving as much as possible though. And car wash will be a very very very frequent expense..lol.
no choice, only car I have and can't afford to buy another. I'm going to try and cut back on my driving as much as possible though. And car wash will be a very very very frequent expense..lol.
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Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 828
From: Cleveland
RE: Winterizing the stang
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! its worse to let the car sit and idle then to not start it at all, and not idleing doesnt mean keeping it at 2000 rpms for 5 min
wash and wax your car, completely detail it
get a cover from covercraft.com, one that is of breathable material and water tight
fill the gas tank up
get a batter TENDER
get some foam pads (i think they are from tirerack.com) to park on. DO NOT USE JACK STANDS unless you want it to look even more like an explorer
ORIGINAL: JoJo96Vert
Definitely at least run the engine for a few minutes when you get a chance. And driving it around for a little bit on nice days will help it too. I did this with a couple of cars that Ive stored and my uncle does it with his '67 Camaro and we never had any problems come spring time.
ORIGINAL: Deepenough
I have a garage so yeah its definately gonna be in there. Would it be a good idea to just drive it up and down my street every once in a while when the snow clears up just to make sure it dusnt corrode or get a flat spot? I know that cold starting it isnt very good either so maybe its just better i let it sit there the whole winter until its time to take it out again?
I have a garage so yeah its definately gonna be in there. Would it be a good idea to just drive it up and down my street every once in a while when the snow clears up just to make sure it dusnt corrode or get a flat spot? I know that cold starting it isnt very good either so maybe its just better i let it sit there the whole winter until its time to take it out again?
wash and wax your car, completely detail it
get a cover from covercraft.com, one that is of breathable material and water tight
fill the gas tank up
get a batter TENDER
get some foam pads (i think they are from tirerack.com) to park on. DO NOT USE JACK STANDS unless you want it to look even more like an explorer
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 15,865
From: Ludlow, Mass
RE: Winterizing the stang
ORIGINAL: JoJo96Vert
Why is this? Ive never heard that before. And my uncle has been storing his camaro every wintersince he's owned it (20+ years now) and has never had a single problem from doing this. He is the one that I learned that from and not only his camaro, but the firebird that me and my dad used to store never had any problems come spring time and we'd run em for a little while every week or two. I'm not just coming up with random stuff, this is from personal experience. And this also isnt from an uncle that just tells me this stuff randomly, he lives a street away and we are close to that side of the family. Plus he has been a car guy for longer than Ive been alive, and the camaro that Im referring to is a 425-450 hp car, not just some piece of crap. So I trust his insight on this.
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! its worse to let the car sit and idle then to not start it at all, and not idleing doesnt mean keeping it at 2000 rpms for 5 min
wash and wax your car, completely detail it
get a cover from covercraft.com, one that is of breathable material and water tight
fill the gas tank up
get a batter TENDER
get some foam pads (i think they are from tirerack.com) to park on. DO NOT USE JACK STANDS unless you want it to look even more like an explorer
ORIGINAL: JoJo96Vert
Definitely at least run the engine for a few minutes when you get a chance. And driving it around for a little bit on nice days will help it too. I did this with a couple of cars that Ive stored and my uncle does it with his '67 Camaro and we never had any problems come spring time.
ORIGINAL: Deepenough
I have a garage so yeah its definately gonna be in there. Would it be a good idea to just drive it up and down my street every once in a while when the snow clears up just to make sure it dusnt corrode or get a flat spot? I know that cold starting it isnt very good either so maybe its just better i let it sit there the whole winter until its time to take it out again?
I have a garage so yeah its definately gonna be in there. Would it be a good idea to just drive it up and down my street every once in a while when the snow clears up just to make sure it dusnt corrode or get a flat spot? I know that cold starting it isnt very good either so maybe its just better i let it sit there the whole winter until its time to take it out again?
wash and wax your car, completely detail it
get a cover from covercraft.com, one that is of breathable material and water tight
fill the gas tank up
get a batter TENDER
get some foam pads (i think they are from tirerack.com) to park on. DO NOT USE JACK STANDS unless you want it to look even more like an explorer
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