Hibernation

[Gwest44]

If it was meant to stay in over the winter it wouldn't have heated seats - lovely day to get out it the sun today even if i did end up in IKEA carpark for a hot dog lunch
I definitely don't have the discipline to keep it garaged over winter - to much fun to be had

 

[Argenta]

Mine was put to sleep yesterday - I like it too much to have it in the salt slush, with signs of rust already below the rearwindow.

 

[RedUn]

I use mine in winter only on dry days after its rained, don't want salt anywhere near it if I can help it.

 

[wspohn]

I store mine over the winter. It has high performance summer only tires and the rubber doesn't grab very well at lower temperatures, nor do I want to expose it to possibly salty conditions.

I keep a battery maintainer on it, but somehow last winter it lost contact resulting in a dead flat battery (a pain to bring up again with some modern chargers) so I now disconnect the battery over the winter.

 

[SiJar]

Does anyone use a dehumidifier to store there cars and if so can you recommend one for a unheated double garage which can be left on 24/7 365?

 

[buzyg]

I can't be without mine all winter long. Those rare crisp dry winter days and nights under a star laden clear winters skys are simply too good to miss.

 

[Papa_Zee]

I store mine over the winter. It has high performance summer only tires and the rubber doesn't grab very well at lower temperatures, nor do I want to expose it to possibly salty conditions.

I keep a battery maintainer on it, but somehow last winter it lost contact resulting in a dead flat battery (a pain to bring up again with some modern chargers) so I now disconnect the battery over the winter.

The trickle charger works a treat. My MR was laid up in late October. I have unsorned and started it last weekend (Endurance limit). It started one time and driving easily for an hour, it was back to form.

 

[exdos]

Does anyone use a dehumidifier to store there cars and if so can you recommend one for a unheated double garage which can be left on 24/7 365?

If you've got an unheated garage make sure that you've got ventilation to allow airflow around the car to prevent moisture lying on the surface at temperatures below the dew-point.

Here's trick for keeping the moisture level down inside the vehicle: shut the vents and leave an open container with salt crystals inside it which will pull the moisture out of the atmosphere inside the car. I use an aluminium tray (the sort you get from Chinese takeaways) and spread salt pellets for water softeners inside it, thus giving the largest surface area of salt. The salt will absorb most of the moisture and when saturated you'll see a little bit of free water in the tray which can be emptied. You can heat the salt to dry it off and it can be reused over and over again.