winter storage

[kmead]

I would add that over inflating ones tires is worth considering to minimize flat spots. I would also try to have the fuel tank as full as possible to minimize the build up of moisture due to condensation.

[ITA124]

Move to Australia

[markpink]

I think California or Florida might be quicker and cheaper... I am told that Driving to Australia is complicated....

[DUCeditor]

I think California or Florida might be quicker and cheaper... I am told that Driving to Australia is complicated....

Not with a talking GPS. Just follow instructions until the voice starts to gurgle. Then hold your breath.

-nod

[ITA124]

until the voice starts to gurgle

There is a new invention. A buoyant vessel able to transport vast masses of freight. Apparently it works by displacing a greater mass of water than what the vessel weighs.

A even newer invention is a contraption that is able to propel itself across the sky. It works off the principles of some guy named Bernoulli. I've been working the Aviation industry for 19 years and bugger me, it's still impressive seeing them get off the ground.

Speaking of the US, hope to be up there in October. Buttering up my employer. Preparing my shopping list.

I congratulate you guys who live in snow prone regions. Its really cold
As for storage I would definitely put it in a garage. The body has a good ability to absorb and displace heat. This is why your car so damn hot in summer and covered in ice on a winters morning. Over the course of the day, especially on cooler days, the body heats up and the moisture on the inside of the panels condenses and runs into those nooks and crannies. This is where corrosion begins.
This is the same for your engine and exhaust. At any time, there is at least once cylinder exposed to the climates, either through the exhaust or inlet valve. This can be the source of surface corrosion on you cylinder bores and in extreme cases seize the rings. This has happened to me. Its not so much a factor of cool climate, but time between usage.
So there is a two fold problem.
1st Cold weather storage
2nd Extended storage

[Gunsmith]

For our Winter ritual we finally start driving with the top down during daylight hours and pack a coat in the trunk for those frigid days when the temps drop below 75.

[johndemar]

For our Winter ritual we finally start driving with the top down during daylight hours and pack a coat in the trunk for those frigid days when the temps drop below 75.

You bet! I'm looking forward to fall so it's cool enough to drive. When I lived north of Pittsburgh, I stuffed the spider in the corner of the garage, put it up on jack stands to avoid flat spots, and covered it until spring. Or sometimes later in the spring depending on the snow fall that year.

[DUCeditor]

FWIW, I think the concern with long-lasting flat spots on the tires if the car rests in one place for a period of time ended with the age of the modern radial. I never any longer lift my car's or bike's wheels of thfe ground during storage and never have a problem that doesn't disappear once the tire again reach running temperature for the first time. Indeed there is usually nothing noticeable even before then.
-don