71pest

I think winter is on it's way, I would prefer to keep my car running through the winter instead of completely putting it "away". I wouldn't drive it if it snows but it would be nice on cool fall day to take it out and start her up once a week so the battery doesn't die.

My concern is it has summer tires, how cold does it have to be before they are rendered too dangerous!?!?

Would also be interested in knowing what everyone else does with thier cars when winter hits?

LastMezger

I've driven all my 911s through the winter. They are meant for it with great traction and fully galvanized body shells (though I don't think your generation was;-)

Christien

What year is your car? Your avatar looks like an SC or Carrera, but looking at your username it could be an early car with updated panels. 1976 and earlier weren't galvanized, which means salt will destroy them very quickly. You really have to store these cars. If later, then it's possible to drive them in winter, but I wouldn't really recommend it. My rule is drive until the salt trucks come out, then not again until a really good rain to clean the streets.

But why you'd think about putting it away now is beyond me! This is prime driving season! Hell, our annual fall rennlist drive is still a month away! I don't think I've ever seen the salt trucks before mid-November. We should still have a solid 6 weeks of driving weather left.

boman993

I wouldn't trust summer performance tires in temps below +10C...

Mumbles

Come beginning of November and mine will be away for the Winter, remove the battery and cover her over.


One important detail I missed last year I didn't leave the drivers window down 1/2" so when I removed the battery I had to be real careful in opening the door as the glass didn't drop when the door handle was pulled.

Sciloh

I drove mine it clear winter weather last year with summer tires....just don't mash the throttle

71pest

Mine is 1986, I will drive it untill the salt comes out but was wondering about cold weather and summer tires.

Imo000

Summer only tires, under +10C and high torque engine will make things really interesting, really fast. Most summer tures turn into hockey pucks, when the temps are in the single digits.

Cosmo Kramer

Ah yes remember our drive a few years ago in March when I put the supercharger on Imre?? Good times...

Revn29k00

I have heard of some owners putting snow tires on when the temps dip below +10C. If you store the car is this even worth it or do what sciloh mentioned and take it easy on the throttle (which I find hard to do )

MidnightCayman

Get a CTEK charger and plug it in. Problem solved.

71pest

No where to plug it into in my garage!!!

Christien

Personally I wouldn't bother with winter tires if you're going to store it once winter really hits. Like I said, I drive it until the salt trucks come out, so I'll regularly see single digit temps, and I'm on R-compounds. Just take it easy and remember that your traction won't be what you're used to.

Richard930

If it's built before 1998 store it (fuel stabilizer, battery tender, fresh oil change, pump up tires), if built after that just keep driving it (with winter performance tires of course).

In storage it would be ideal to actually get it up to proper operating temps and exercise it through the winter once in a while, but once salt is on the road even the dry clear days will put salt dust all over everything which you don't want. It's a short storage season if you put it away in late Nov / early December, so while periodically exercising it would be nice, it's not away that long anyway.

Be super careful on summer tires once the temps get below +10

71pest

Is it enough to just start her up for a bit through out the winter to keep it going without driving it?
I used to do that with my beetle and it seemed to work.