Up here in the great Canadian North we have some pretty S****y winters. Also id rather not drive my car int he winter for insurance and just becaus i would feel bad doing it lol. Ill be driving my moms car for the winter. Anyways i know Jefferson puts his car away for the winter... can someone tell me what i have to do to store it... So like my engine wont corrode or get flat spots on my tires etc etc. Any imput would be awesome. Thanks guys.

 

Find a shed or garage and park it. Your tires arent going to go bad, nor your engine, in a few months unless its already abused...

 

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 woould change the oil before and after i put it in. i dont have experience w/ puttin a car away but that is just what i would do.

 

they make special oil for cars that are going to be stored for along time dont they? i dont remember who makes it tho.

 

Put some "HEET" in your stang.....It can be found at any local car shop...It's in a yellow bottle...it will help your car through the winter...i put it in my stang

 

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.

 

I sure do! Infact I'm storing her this weekend.

• get an oil changed, sitting contaminated oil is hard on your valve seals. Get it changed again in the spring.

• Fill your tank to avoid moisture

• put down a tarp under your car to keep moisture from the concrete from attacking the underside

• I put on my stock rims and tires as to not ruin my good ones. I've also been told that putting down a couple wood planks or peices wide enough to drive on to is a good idea...keeps the tires off the concrete.

• I like to wash and wax before I put it away

• A car cover (or to a lesser extent, soft blankets) is a must to keep junk off the car. I got mine at Canadian tire for like $100

Any more suggestions? something I missed?

Note: This spring I noticed she was kinda musty when I took her out. This year I want to crack the windows VERY slightly and put in one of those air sponges to keep her smelling nice.

 

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

 

Awesome... thanx alot guys that definately helped me out alot. ONE MORE QUESTION... Im really worried abou this one lately ive been noticing my steering wheel "Crack" or "Click" randomly especially when im parking or doing random small manouvers... what could this be?