VVG

Yup. Same here. I drive until the first salting. Then into storage she goes. I bought a set of Michelin Pilot Alpin N-spec on aftermarket wheels, not for snow, but so I can drive without fear in colder temps.

Bxstr

No issue with parking it right after you get it. I store before it salts until after a heavy rain in the spring. While you can definitely drive on dry days, there’s always lots of residual salt and I prefer to not have to wash when It’s in the 30s/40s. Personal preference. No right or wrong answer.

Zhao

That's how I do it with cars I plan to keep 'forever'. That salt takes a good rainstorm or 2 to get rid of and it gets everywhere in a car so just washing it doesn't really work imo.

I do about half of that Porsche storage list, but a lot of it IMO is not necessary for my house, or only storing for 8 months. I fill the tank full, and I remove the battery (had a battery leak over winter once and ruined the car in my eyes so while a trickle charger should be fine, removing the battery is better). I don't worry about rodents and I keep the car sealed instead of cracking a window to prevent dust build up in it (I have no worries about moisture in my garage). I also take the wheels off and store those in the house, and put an extra set of rims with winter tires or allseasons on it for parking, which IMO is necessary if you want michelins to last more than a winter, but I generally end up with a huge selection of rims and tires for each car I own so why not.


As for problems storing a new car, some people have issues. Lot rot was a real thing at dealerships. cars 'broke' just sitting, but that was only noticeable because you have hundreds of cars on the lot so it may have seemed common but in reality it wasn't. And it was usually something electronic, or just a code in the computer, and often was probably a result of some salesman boosting it wrong.