Bedtime
 

The season-ending oil change is done. One last drive scheduled for the weekend, then she goes to bed for her winter's sleep.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5730/...d3612448_b.jpgIMGL7083 Bedtime for the Porsche by Ian Murray, on Flickr

That is beautiful. According to Google maps, you are only 3,516 miles and 50 hours away. It is also 40 degrees colder which means the car will run stronger the closer I get. Maybe I can do it in 48?

Nice photo. Having to put her away for such a long time is a bummer. I'd have some serious withdrawal issues.

Nice photo. That time of year has arrived. Mine heads into hibernation this weekend as well.

Yeah I will be putting my car away for the winter in 1 more week's time sadly.... the season for driving seems to be so short but I love the car more each Spring !!

Feel (kind of) sorry for you guys. But feel sorry for me too. Its been so hot here in Miami that I haven't really had a chance to drive with the top down.

I know what you mean. I just took my hard top off a few weeks ago as summer is long and too hot for top down driving.

I figure I have around 2 more weeks until I put here to sleep for the winter. I'll be taking a trip to the Catskills this weekend. I hope there are still still leaves left on the trees :)

Haha, tell you what, we can switch homes. You can have the Nova Scotia winter and I'll take California :P
Yea it happens.
Thanks. I need one more good day!
If next spring was as easy to get her out as this spring, them I'm already waiting for it .
LOL, my car came from down there, I think it's still going into culture shock with our winters.
Know what u mean, the leaves are falling fast here. I was hoping for a weekend trip up around the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, but sadly I don't think it's going to happen.

Great photo and beautiful scene. But there is no way that i could ever put away my Porsche's for months at a time. It would be too painful. Now that the temps have cooled down a bit, the fall and winter track season is just starting to ramp up down here!

Hoping to get a few more weeks in here in Ontario. A friend in PEI is putting his Boxster S away this weekend.

I have an idea... Everyone with Boxsters move to Santa Barbara. Then you can drive them every day with the top down.

I feel your pain.
I'm getting ready to put mine in storage too, probably until next april. At least during that will give me time to plan my next upgrades :)

I don't mean to hijack, but what are the advantages of putting the car away for the winter?? I live in Colorado and drive the box at least once a month during the winter on warmer dry days.

Well, here we have winter tire laws, so if you're running on summer tires you would have to buy another set to drive on a few mild days.

In upstate NY they put enough salt down to eat thru your car in a month. I don't take the car back out in the spring until it rains enough to turn the roads back to a black color. They use so much salt the roads actually turn white.

Same here in Ontario!

I just drive in winter on the same all season tires I use all summer, except when it's really icy or deep snow. And yes, we get winter in Jackson Hole WY ;)!

The roads in Montreal are covered in salt. They use so much of it, it's crazy.
We also have the obligation to have winter tires. All in all, it's easier for me to put the car in storage

You know folks, if this was actually true, there would be rust buckets all over the place. Yet, in reality - you see very few rusted out cars anymore.

I just ordered all of the stuff to properly put my car to sleep for the winter. I could probably drive it most of the winter in Seattle, but not the best option on UHP summer tires. Plus, why add that much more wear and tear to the paint and top when I have a perfectly entertaining daily driver for the rainy season...

My 2007 VW Rabbit winter car with the 12 year rust warranty so far has had the rear hatch, two front fenders, and hood replaced due to rust and rear quarter panel fixed and roof fixed for the same.
Yes, it's true cars are getting better at staying rust free but also how many old cars do you see on the road. I'm betting the majority of cars we see on the road are either under five years old or haven't seen a whole lot of winter driving in the rust belt. Rust proofing does work for the body but doesn't do anything for the rest of the car.

Winter driving also means that the undercarriage and lower body panels are often in direct contact with ice blocks and frozen slosh from wheel wells that dent up fenders and rocker panels. Getting over/through snow banks at intersections and driveways does in bumper covers and underbody trays. All hardware under the care rusts to ****************. Exhaust takes a hit from all this as well.
Ice buildup in door jams, window weatherstripping, freezing rain, door locks, frozen gass lines, batteries struggling with -30 to -40C. It's all great for cars:D

Why do I live here again:chicken:

Here, a brine solution is applied before snow. Then salting is kept to a minimum. Chains or snow tires only required in the canyons.

Interesting, I'm not sure if they use salt here in Colorado or not. I know they use that goopy de-icer stuff.

Do you guys think there are any benefits to the engines/ transmissions/ etc being driven periodically rather than sitting for months at a time.

I know I won't be finding out! All winter, baby! (Unless it's under the wrench)

I agree totally. You will see plenty of rusted out older cars around here. Plus the amount of snow we get here is nuts. Over 120 inches a year. Hell it didn't get above freezing here for the whole month of February, so none of it melted. There were towns near me that still had piles in parking lots until June lol. Down south they get 3 inches of snow and shut the whole city down for a few days. Here we get two feet in a day and nothing closes. I'll just drive the Jeep all winter and keep my baby safe in the garage.

No, no benefits at all. Just keep the battery charged and change the oil before storage.