To Start or not To Start while in Winter Storage?

[Franco]

Hi, I start the car every week letting it run for about 15 minutes.

Fill Tank and add Stabilizer

Inflate Tires to 70 psi.

Put stoppers in front and rear of wheels, No handbrake

Fresh oil and filter

Fully charge battery every 2 weeks

Wax once a month

[d18mike]

Those of you who park on foam -- where do you get it? What type/density? Thanks.

I've never started mine in the winter: Fill Tank. Stabilize gas. Tires to 45-50. Porsche Battery Maintainer. Great results.

[jaykay]

I got it at home depot; enough for pads at each wheel; it was pink and very dense...it took the weight of the car....an tire impression was made half way through its thickness over the course of the winter; so it looks like it did its job....no flats spots with 50psi. Too soft will be useless

make you make pieces big enough to drive onto!

[Lil bastard]

As JFP said, flat-spotting tires is a holdover wives tale from bygone days.

When tires were exclusively steel belted, flat-spotting was an issue. But, tires today use synthetic cords such as nylon, polyesther and kevlar. These materials (in this application) do not have a permanent memory and the tires will come around (no pun intended) as soon as they are up to temp.

I wish I was the guy who came up with tire pads. If I was, I'd be driving a Lambo instead of a Porsche.

[cvhs18472]

If you live anywhere in or near the country you should also put mothballs under the engine, in the car and in both trunks. It takes only a little while to get the odor of the moth balls out in the spring but it stops little rodents from chewing on the wires and hoses. The moth balls can be put in just about anything as long as it is not closed , such as coffee cans, old dishes, etc. Ed

[oriley]

I, too, store mine end of October to begining of May in Toronto.
I fill tank with Ultra 94, increase tire pressure to 60, remove battery; and cover. And WAIT and WAIT!!
I've been storing this way for 5 years with Boxster and probably 5 years before that with Miata.
Have had no issues, whatsoever.