Winter Usage/Storage

[tombea]

Unless the weather is so bad where you live that you can't drive it during the winter, I would not store it. Taking the car out once a week for a nice drive will not harm the car any more than taking it out on a daily basis. You need to bring the car up to temperature, however, and drive it. If you store it you lose any chance of driving it on that rare winter day that it is warm enough to go top down( with heater and heated seat naturally).

[JCL12]

Since I have no garage, I plan on driving mine through the winter. Winter storage really does seem like a PITA and made the decision much easier. I won't use it any more than once per week or so, and I have no plans to drive it in the snow or when the roads were recently salted - not that the salt matters that much.

Fortunately, I have all seasons so once a weekish I'll turn her on and give her 20 or so miles.

[pauldee]

I'm in the garage storage camp - all I do is cover the car and maintain the battery. A couple of times last winter I got the itch to "exercise", but here in Pennsylvania they dump rocks and slag and other stuff on the road for traction, and I picked up an alarming number of stone chips just one time out. So, I'll be patient this year and wait until the rain has washed away the beasties.

[racer_d]

Drive it.. Drive it.. Split the middle.. Don't drive it with snow/salt on the ground but do use it a few times a month. Its a nice escape. Heck, down here near DC last winter there were at least 10-15 days of top down driveable weather (ie above 60 degrees) between November and March and another 10-15 of "top up" but still nice driveable weather as well.. Thats 30 days right there! A '99 Boxster won't depriciate much more anyway, so you may as well enjoy it.

[tomk17]

Last year (first year of ownership) I kept mine in the garage, trickle charger on, and did not let it sit more that 2 weeks. Took it on the 35 mile round trip to work or another similiar trip for the "work out". This worked great for me. Started perfectly every time and ran like a top.

[djomlas]

if youre gonna drive it once a week or so, thats sometimes more than what some people drive their boxsters on regular bases, only on Fridays and weekends.
so in reality they all should winterize all year long.
just dont do anything, take it out once in a while and it will be fine, no need for all that random winterizing talk anyways.

also, when its winter, theres snow on the ground only a few days, or hours here in chicago, so i get to drive it year round.
i like to keep my car clean, so it gets washed often, and im not concerned about salt or anything else like that.

im actually lowering my car this weekend, perfect for the upcoming winter
(much better than last years summer only tires experience )

[rick3000]

^ I look forward to seeing the lowered car, but I do not not understand how it help with snow clearance.
Also, a little known fact is that all Boxster have a galvanized body and 10 year rust-free guarantee from Porsche.