boxsters been parked since l8 nov

[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,