Hey it's snowing in Alberta so I have to park the car inside the garage. Probably won't drive it for 4 to 5 month until spring again. Any idea on how to store the car. Should I remove the battery from the car? What steps should I do to keep the car in good shape?
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The best way to keep it in good shape would be to loan it to the wife of a forum member in a warm dry place like Australia
Hi Eos Up - Thanks for your idea. But I will drive the car around the block a few minutes at least once a month to run the oil through the engine and roll the tires so they don't sit on the same spot all the time.
Hey geoffa 1 - If I loan the car to your wife or girl friend, she has to sit next to me topless. Deal?
Hey geoffa 1 - If I loan the car to your wife or girl friend, she has to sit next to me topless. Deal?
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It doesn't do the car any good at all to start it from cold regularly and not warm it through properly - i.e. by driving it.
If you do leave a car for an extended period you really need to drain all the fluids out and remove the wheels.
I have a car in the garage all the winter but frankly don't do any of the above. I connect a battery conditioner to keep the battery fully-charged then take the car out when a dry salt-free day presents itself. I've been doing this with the car for nearly 20 years and it survives every winter unscathed!
If you do leave a car for an extended period you really need to drain all the fluids out and remove the wheels.
I have a car in the garage all the winter but frankly don't do any of the above. I connect a battery conditioner to keep the battery fully-charged then take the car out when a dry salt-free day presents itself. I've been doing this with the car for nearly 20 years and it survives every winter unscathed!
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Hi neh321 - you confuse me: you said I sreally need to drain the oil and remove the tires, or drive it through properly. Then you siad you never did any of that at all. All you did is get a battery conditioner to keep the battery charged and that's ok for the last 20 years? What car is it? Which is the right way? Can anyone in this forum tell the truth? No kidding around please.
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That's right - to do it the right way you have to do as I said (plus disconnecting the battery). But I'm too idle to do it so I don't bother and have never had any consequences! But if you read the classic car mags it tells you you must drain the liquids etc etc.
I prefer the 'drive it once a month' method and it saves an awful lot of hassle draining everything.
It's a 1965 TVR.
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Unless you live in Norway, Alaska or a similar location with snow/ice on the road nearly 100% of the time, I would venture to say there are several days a month that the Eos can be driven during the winter.
In fact, I would recommend it as it's a lot easier that putting a car in "storage mode". Before I got my Eos, I had a '95 Mustang convertible and it "sat" in the garage most of the winter, mostly because it just wasn't that comfortable to drive. Sometimes it would sit there for a month or more and then when I would take it out, the flat spots on the tires would go "clippty clop" for maybe 10 miles or so. Annoying.
In fact, I would recommend it as it's a lot easier that putting a car in "storage mode". Before I got my Eos, I had a '95 Mustang convertible and it "sat" in the garage most of the winter, mostly because it just wasn't that comfortable to drive. Sometimes it would sit there for a month or more and then when I would take it out, the flat spots on the tires would go "clippty clop" for maybe 10 miles or so. Annoying.
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