I couldn't take it any longer!!! Took the car out of storage....

[AndyA6]

Maybe "flatspot" is the wrong word but even Goodyear is using this term when talking about storage of tires. Last time I flaspotted a tire was on my bike since all of our cars have ABS.
And trust me, modern tires do flatspot from extended periods of standing still, learned my lesson some time ago (boat trailer....), I thought the tires on my car do not do this but.... here we go! Luckily the tires seem "to come back" into shape when driven and warmed up.

You are right, a maintainer would be nice, maybe for Christmas ? Meanwhile I charge the battery once a month or so, no problem!

And the remote is just not a problem per se, it just does not unlock the car, I do it manually and it's done. Looks like I am not the only one.

[Mark_T]

Read your owners manual (why does no-one do this?)

Page 193, Storing Your Porsche, it says that you should

Clean the car
Fill the tank with gas
Change oil and filter
Inflate tires to 58 psi
Move vehicle occasionally to avoid flat-spotting the tires

In addition to this I add fuel stabilizer to the tank as my car can be stored for up to 5 or 6 months.

[JTP]

I agree with Mark, but one thing Charles Navarro recommended when storing your car is to use Stabil but only put about a quarter tank of gas in. Gasoline will degrade in about a month or two, so after you fire it up in the spring go fill it with fresh gas.

[urban_legend]

Hey Andy - I use to live on the bench in Bountiful. No winters better than UT winters...snow and warm sunshine in the same day. I didn't have a convertible then but many days were ski / then golf. Now in MI - and it is perma-grey. I have a slate grey box - so I just disappear in the horizon.

btw - my winter drive is an A6 2.7T. Want to swap repair stories

[AndyA6]

Yeah! Seems we all know everything including me not even reading the manual.. ..!!!

Let's see:-

-Clean car, check.
-Fresh gas, check. not full tank but maybe half.
-Stabil, check
-Fresh oil and filter, check
-Overinflate tires, fail! I usually go a bit higher than recommended anyways.

Urban, you miss Utah? We're here for 16 years plus and looks like we get stuck here, not a bad thing. My Audi served me flawless for many years now (knocks on wood).

My conclusion, drive the thing on a regular basis!

Later,
Andy

[Jaxonalden]

I do not agree with half a tank of gas. Add Stabil fuel stabilizer, fill the tank and run the car to insure the treated fuel is completely through the fuel system. A partially filled tank will "sweat" with temp changes and condensation will form on the inside exposed metal causing corrosion after time. If you do start your car during the winter, remember to allow it to run for at least 20 minutes to completely come up to temp to burn off contaminant's (moister, fuel) in the oil. During initial start-up the fuel is enriched and excess fuel is washed passed the rings and into the oil, a lengthy warm-up will rid it. You can imagine if this took place multiple times and not burned off how contaminated the oil can get.

[Lil bastard]

Temptation or not, it's best to store the car and leave it.

Full tank w/ stabil. No corrosion issues, but a full tank does not allow oxygen to get to the fuel and degrade it.

Over-inflate tires to 59 PSI.

Get a battery tender, pull battery and leave on the bench.

Or, forget everything I just wrote if you don't care about treating your car the best.

But, trying to drive in winter is an excercise in frustration, I mean, if you can't drive it like a Porsche, what's the point?

My '90 964 is asleep under it's cover, fresh oil, clean, battery pulled, keeping my '76 2002 company, and waiting for Spring.

We got 15" of snow here today and it's heading to -15°F for the next couple days. There's no point in taking it out before Spring, I like my cars.



Cheers!