boxsters been parked since l8 nov

[sb01box]

Battery Tender - Lighter socket.
I have lots of cell phone chargers so I took one, removed the guts and connected the battery tender terminals.
now I just plug into the lighter socket to maintain battery.
floating battery tender $30 at motorcycle shop,
old cell phone charger - $0.
1/2 hour to do the soldering.

[t2-bxtrs]

Gregash,
we're in the same boat... though my box is sitting on cardboard boxes underneath just to minimize moisture, and my garage though secure, is not heated. in storage since October, just once did i started it and took it out for a drive for about 20min,when the road was clear of snow/salt.. otherwise i just put it on trickle charge of (2amp) every two/three weeks, and keep the front hood latch slightly ajar, just in case batt. goes dead.
Overinflate my tires... and oh, a car cover keeps it's body in concours shape.
good luck and hopefully can take her out by April.

[mylamb]

I have never stored mine, but do keep it in a garage. I usually start it twice a week when the weather is bad & let it run for 15 minutes or so. I have never had a problem when doing this, but I'm wondering if this a bad thing to do? So many of you disconnect everything. I wonder if that's the way to go? I drive it during the winter as long as the roads are clear. In Chicago, the roads are usually only unusable 5-10 days out of the year, except of course, for THIS year...

[Lil bastard]

Don't start it if you want to do the best for the car.

Starting the car, to idle up to temp, or a short drive, does way more for your anxiety than it does for the car.

Also, pull the battery and put it on a tender! It will leach hydrogen gas.

Normally, this is vented by the vent tube, but since the car is stationary, the tube won't extract and dispel the gas. It poses a slight risk of expolsion/fire, but more likely will combine with moisture in the air and make a mild acid which can mar the paint and start corrosion in out-of-the-way places - several important electrical connections in the enclosed area surrounding the battery.

The DME will reset itself within the first few miles of driving in the spring, and a reset, once in a while isn't a bad thing at all.

[turbo23dog]

Have you written down your radio code and saved it in at least several different places?

[90red]

I don't think that an 03 has a radio code... it just "knows" that it is plugged into the correct car (they have to be paired if you replace the radio).

[GREGASH]

Thanks alot guys, i appreciate all the feed back, i think ill go to canadian tire this weekend and buy a trickle charger, hopefully i can get in the frunk, i would rather find the kind that plugs into the cig lighter,