When do you put your 997 away for winter?
10-16-2020, 07:43 AM
#16
Not to hijack the thread, I also live in the northeast and am getting ready to finish my season with my 911. Any good sources for winter checklists or a decent trickle charger?
10-16-2020, 08:56 AM
#17
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Fellow NNJ resident here too, and I don’t put it away for winter. I bought the car to enjoy driving it, not store it. It’s not like it’s a Ferrari. 😁
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10-16-2020, 11:56 AM
#18
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I lived in MN for 10 years - with a Porsche. I would keep a close eye on the forecasts and would look to put the car away prior to the first snow of the season. In that part of the country, it would usually be around the end of October or so. I would try to time it so that the oil was changed just prior to putting the car away.
I also lived here for 10 years. Had a 944S2 Cab, which sat in a heated garage for 6 months every year.
Also recall a Halloween blizzard that dumped 3 feet back in the 90's. Really put a damper on the trick or treaters.
My present home is occasionally 100 degrees warmer than Minnesnowta.
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10-16-2020, 12:32 PM
#19
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I am visiting MN right now, luckily drove my Macan here, rather than my 911, as it just snowed for the first time this season.
I also lived here for 10 years. Had a 944S2 Cab, which sat in a heated garage for 6 months every year.
Also recall a Halloween blizzard that dumped 3 feet back in the 90's. Really put a damper on the trick or treaters.
My present home is occasionally 100 degrees warmer than Minnesnowta.
I also lived here for 10 years. Had a 944S2 Cab, which sat in a heated garage for 6 months every year.
Also recall a Halloween blizzard that dumped 3 feet back in the 90's. Really put a damper on the trick or treaters.
My present home is occasionally 100 degrees warmer than Minnesnowta.
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10-16-2020, 12:40 PM
#20
Utah, summer tires - we get enough days at or above 40 that I never "put it away." As long as the roads are dry(ish) and have not been recently salted I'll take it out, I'll usually spray it off when I get home. The most important thing to remember is those summer tires don't like cold temps!
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10-16-2020, 01:32 PM
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but the coverage on that soap is impressive! What brand is that and how are you applying it?
10-16-2020, 06:27 PM
#22
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Mine is in garage ready to go year round up here on the Olympic peninsula. When the sun comes out in winter so goes the 911 unless there is snow or frost
10-16-2020, 07:35 PM
#23
I live in Colorado. Last year I prepped my 911 for winter storage (oil change, wash, fuel stabilizer, battery tender, indoor car cover, and tires inflated to 50psi), but ended up putting close to 1k miles on it between the time I prepped it for storage in October, and when the weather is consistently warm enough to drive it regularly in April.
We can get some pretty big temperature swings in the Denver area. It can snow one day, and be in the 60's and sunny a few days later. I should have known better being born and raised in Colorado, but I wanted to be prepared last year none the less.
With all of that said, I still did the following last week in preparation for this upcoming winter, knowing I'll still be driving the car periodically.
- Start running fuel stabilizer. While I'll burn through a few tanks of gas over the winter, I won't be going through it fast enough to keep it as fresh as it should be. We could catch a weather pattern that keeps me off the road for several weeks or even a month, so I'll keep fuel stabilizer in the tank through next Spring.
- I'll put it on a battery tender if I don't think I'll be driving it for more than a week.
- I still do the oil change in the Fall, because it will have the freshest, lowest mileage oil for the months it sees the least use.
I'll likely not worry about the tires flat-spotting this winter. I would air them up last winter, only to let air out within a week or two to go drive the car. It's not worth the hassle anymore.
If you run summer tires year round and still plan to drive your car in the winter, just be cognizant of the temps you're driving your car at in the winter.
Other than that, I'm like @Carreralicious . I drive it as much as I can year-round.
We can get some pretty big temperature swings in the Denver area. It can snow one day, and be in the 60's and sunny a few days later. I should have known better being born and raised in Colorado, but I wanted to be prepared last year none the less.
With all of that said, I still did the following last week in preparation for this upcoming winter, knowing I'll still be driving the car periodically.
- Start running fuel stabilizer. While I'll burn through a few tanks of gas over the winter, I won't be going through it fast enough to keep it as fresh as it should be. We could catch a weather pattern that keeps me off the road for several weeks or even a month, so I'll keep fuel stabilizer in the tank through next Spring.
- I'll put it on a battery tender if I don't think I'll be driving it for more than a week.
- I still do the oil change in the Fall, because it will have the freshest, lowest mileage oil for the months it sees the least use.
I'll likely not worry about the tires flat-spotting this winter. I would air them up last winter, only to let air out within a week or two to go drive the car. It's not worth the hassle anymore.
If you run summer tires year round and still plan to drive your car in the winter, just be cognizant of the temps you're driving your car at in the winter.
Other than that, I'm like @Carreralicious . I drive it as much as I can year-round.
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10-17-2020, 12:48 PM
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As a California native, I will refrain from comment but the coverage on that soap is impressive! What brand is that and how are you applying it?
but the coverage on that soap is impressive! What brand is that and how are you applying it?
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10-17-2020, 10:35 PM
#26
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I've owned my '05 997 for about two years meaning that I've dealt with the frustration of putting it away for the past two winters with: increased tire pressure, trickle charger, full tank with Sta-bil, worrying about rodents, indoor car cover from time to time, and overall reluctance to venture out with my 19" wheels and summer (Michelin Pilot Sport) tires. Last spring I sprang for a set of 18" wheels and Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 all season tires. Wow! The new set of wheels and tires have made a significant difference in driving enjoyment over the summer with a couple of two-day solo trips of 1000 miles each through western Montana and central and northern Idaho, true social distancing.. (I just wish the bugs could fly faster than 80+ mph.) Today, snow in Southwest Montana started to accumulate (3-4 inches) and I was tempted to head out and see how the car and tires would handle the conditions. Having grown up in western Pennsylvania and learning to drive in the winter (VWs with Michelin X tires) winter driving has always been fun (only one bent wheel in the process) so I'm not as concerned as I probably should be about the winter driving challenges. My only reluctance today way the fact that the car would be caked with snow and ice when I returned. Oh, well. Tomorrow will be a new day. It will still be cold but hopefully not with ice on the road. I vacillate between: "keep the Garage Queen pristine" and "just drive it." Life is short. It will probably out live me. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Wish me luck.
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10-18-2020, 03:38 PM
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I just make sure that I've done a relatively fresh oil change, fluids are all at proper levels, tires to 45+PSI, full tank of Shell 91, fresh car wash and hook it up to the Porsche trickle charger then cover it with the indoor cover (stored in the garage).
It's not rocket science. This year I may get some soft mats to put below each tire to relieve some of the stress of being on the concrete slab but i've never had any issues with flatspotting.
It's not rocket science. This year I may get some soft mats to put below each tire to relieve some of the stress of being on the concrete slab but i've never had any issues with flatspotting.
10-19-2020, 02:28 PM
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10-20-2020, 02:30 AM
#30
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Living in Las Vegas, where it was still 91 degrees today, I haven't even considered winter. Hopefully you'll be able to drive it at least sometime over the winter. I hate to not drive mine for that long. I'd miss it for sure. Would be frustrating to see it in garage and not be able to go have fun! Hopefully the winter is short and you get back to driving sooner than expected.
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