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The cover will mildew and stain your paint. Rodents will nest in your wheels. there is no such thing as properly storing your car outside. These cars need to be driven regularly.. As example, I didn’t drive mine for ~4 months earlier this year due to work. I live in CA. Betty was (is) indoor, under a cover in a garage that never gets below 60 or above 75. 1st drive after that and the clutch pp blew out, the water pump went and I had so many cels that we had to reflash the whole system to clear them. Runs amazing again now....$6,000 later!
If if you are serious about storing, at least find a private self storage you can put her in to get off the street and out of the weather. Or rent a garage from a neighbor. Just my opinion.
I've been going back and forth on this. I don't envision myself driving my 911 much in the winter and could just as well winterize it and walk away for several months. However, here in the Denver area, we can easily get sunny, clear days in the 50's or even low 60's in the winter months where the roads are clear and have great driving weather. I'd hate to limit myself by drawing a line in the sand saying I won't drive my car from X-date to X-date, but if that is better for the car, I would consider it. I realize if I did drive it a handful of time during the winter months, I'd still likely need to change the oil in the Spring.
I'm thinking oil change, fuel stabilizer, battery tender, inflate tires to max allowed PSI, a bath, and my indoor car cover in my garage.
Has anyone here used those tire cradles and if so, are they worth the money and hassle?
I have always washed my car, changed the oil, used an indoor Porsche cover and a Porsche battery tender. I did inflate the tires the first couple of winters but learned that this is not really necessary. I never used tire cradles and never experienced any serious issues with flat spotting. If is does happen they are gone in 20 miles or so. It is more of a problem with track tires. I have been doing this for about 10 years with no problems while it sits in my garage during the winter. Oh, and I put a mouse trap with peanut butter near each tire but never had a problem or caught any mice.
For those who store their 911s in garages without access to an electrical outlet for a battery tender, what do you guys do? Ive stored my 997.2 4S Cab for the last 3 winters in a heated, secured garage (underneath a condo complex 10 min away) without a battery tender with no problems starting back up in the Spring. Am I flirting with disaster each year my battery gets older and my 911 NOT on a tender? Other than pulling the battery and putting it on a battery tender at home, what are my options?
In addition to the very good suggestions above, Google PedrosGarage and click on "Articles" in the menu at the top of the page. He has an excellent list of suggestions in the "Storing Your Porsche" article (It may be "Storing Your Vehicle"). He allows his tech tips to be used in local PCA publications. If you are a PCA member you've probably seen them.
One additional thing, I put pieces of closed cell foam insulation under the tires to help relieve some of the tendency for flat spots.
I stored my Datsun 280ZX LMMNOQ.... for 7 years in a cave in Wampum PA (yep, look it up, an old cement mine). I did nothing... not even fuel stabilizer. Pulled the battery. Darn thing started right up... no chit. Tires were more than flat spotted... got new tires... did a big tune up... blew out the injectors....
These cars are not Faberge Eggs or organic yogurt.
I buy mine at our local dollar store for 3 dollars or so ...Most dollar stores sell them on the cheap...
All of the above and I also put this in the car over the winter.
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