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Old 12-12-2010, 02:50 AM   #1
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48 plus inches in four days, another four day storm starts tonight with the dire predictions of 40 more to the lucky county that wins. The closest I got to the Porsche was to watch the guy shovel the drifts off the garage its in. I completely agree with the "leave it in hibernation" advise. Besides, the rust below my intake vent, (which makes no sense to any of us who have it), is accelerating, I can just imagine what some salt treatments would do for it....
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Old 12-12-2010, 03:06 AM   #2
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Always store with a full tank. Add fuel stabile and its fine in the spring. My tires call for a max 44 PSI. I run them up to about 50 PSI for storge. Am I damaging them, or is the 44 PSI max meant for actually road use?
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Old 12-12-2010, 04:10 AM   #3
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For those concerned about flatspotting and tire damage due to overinflation, it clearly states in your Owner's Manual, for long term storage to overinflate your tires. For example, it is recommended to overinflate my 2006 987S to 58 PSI.

I've done this now for 4 winters, with excellent results (I also take one step further, and use nitrogen).
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Old 12-12-2010, 06:26 AM   #4
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I lift the car and turn the wheels a quarter turn once a month. I don't have lot of front to back room where I store it so moving it to rotate the tires really isn't an option. Also, it's -29C here right now - you wanna try rolling a car that's been sitting at that temperature for a while - you'll think it's been welded to the floor.
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