Winter Storage Blues

[BusterB]

2 days ago I washed and dried the car. I took the long way to a couple of last minute errands then pulled into the garage for winter storage. After wiping it down and vacuuming one last time, I plugged in the battery maintainer and tucked it in with a cozy cover. Not sure how all of you cope but I'm already missing the upcoming opportunities to drive. Trying to keep this sweet ride in mint condition as it is a 2002 S with only 31K and the winter conditions with all of the salt on the roads has taken its toll on other vehicles I've owned. Wondering...What's the best medicine for these winter blues?

[thstone]

Go for a weekly sporting drive indoors...

[newcider]

Originally Posted by thstone

Go for a weekly sporting drive indoors...

Great Idea!

[kk2002s]

Got a better idea, drive your car. It's not a million dollar classic, it's a 2002 boxster. What exactly are you saving it for? After a nice winter salt ride, I try and take my 2002 S to a DIY pressure wash car wash and wash the salt off until the next winter drive. These cars come with a heater

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

Got a better idea, drive your car. It's not a million dollar classic, it's a 2002 boxster. What exactly are you saving it for? After a nice winter salt ride, I try and take my 2002 S to a DIY pressure wash car wash and wash the salt off until the next winter drive. These cars come with a heater

Found this on another post.

[Oldcarguy]

Whheee! Some misc winter pics from the web.










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[dghii]

Although I can use my car year around, I get it!

My older brother lives in south Florida, loves cars but has a tough time enjoying driving his two pride and joy corvettes. The cars are immaculate, covered, garage kept and low mileage. His enjoyment comes from the the cars looking like they just came out of the showroom.

To each his own!

[kirkandorules]

Originally Posted by dghii

corvettes

immaculate, covered, garage kept and low mileage

sounds about right

It's funny, when I bought my 986, a C4 Corvette was one of the other cars I was considering. One of the things I had researched was winter capability...on the Corvette forums, everyone pretty much said "you're an idiot if you drive in the winter." On the Porsche forums, the consensus was more along the lines of "get some snow tires and drive, do donuts in the parking lot, it'll be awesome!" I suspect the Corvette would have been totally fine, but I found the difference in attitudes pretty amusing.

[Boxstard]

I'm committed to daily driving year around, just scored a set of 17" wheels on eBay and ordered new snow tires. Driving on icy road is kinda fun in a different way, controlling the car sensing its limit without going really fast...

[Bootlegger]

Buy a snowmobile.... The cure for the winter speed itch at 10 inches off the ground with zero visibility and no depth perception.

[Ciao]

I owned a VW Beetle as an Air Force member and drove from Spain to Germany during the winter and while stationed in Germany, I drove it year round to Netherlands and all around Germany with no issues in the Winter. Rear/mid-engine cars make winter driving a non-issue

[boxfix]

WINTER storage in MD???

to each his own. I lived in Quebec for a few years and drove my 2002 Tii all winter with snow tires.

I don't have winter anymore here but I love to put miles on my Boxster and 911.

I remember reading a story in the Santa Barbara PCA mag about a Sunday drive/rally.......it rained in Southern Ca and everyone was upset that their Porsches got wet and dirty!!1

[Twin headlight Ernie]

I have a new to me Subaru that is as fun in the winter as the 986S is in the summer.
It pulls better in the snow than some cars do on pavement. It's fun to blow the doors off the 4x4 trucks at the stoplights. I drove a Jeep CJ5 for 24 years that was a blast to drive in the deep snow. It was really tough to get stuck and had a 5.0 V8 for lots of torque.

[stephen wilson]

I drove my 987 in 19° weather yesterday... my 5-speed did not like it until it warmed up ! Very notchy, and the tires were flat-spotted. I have a truck for winter, but I never actually put the Boxster away. I just try and avoid salty roads and snow, I don't have winter tires.

[Porsche9]

Move either permanently or for the winter to somewhere with nice driving weather. We have 70 plus degrees day in the forecast for the next 10 days.

[Geof3]

I used to drive my 911 year ‘round here in CO. It’s all about tires. The Boxster would be great. I have a Jeep so I don’t need to drive mine in the winter nasty. But, we do get plenty of cold but nice days, and the car comes out any chance I get. Honestly, I don’t drive mine in the nasty conditions because I’m lazy and don’t really like to wash my car. So, I drive it on the shiny days. Fortunately, we have plenty of them here.

[stephen wilson]

The main issue I see is ground clearance, if there's more than 5-6" of snow you're going to start plowing with the front spoiler. Not to mention the damage an icy chunk or ridge could do !

[rick3000]

Under most circumstances with a good set of snow tires the 986 is a perfectly capable winter car. It's at least the same as any 2WD sedan or coupe with snow tires, which is to say pretty good on plowed to lightly covered roads.