Does anyone have any recommendations on things to do to your car before storing for the winter months?
Storing a car in a garage with a gravel floor, is that a really bad idea? Just curious as I don't want to wreck anything over the winter months.
Thanks

 

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Thanks...I should have figured this topic has been covered to death...
How about the gravel floor question. Do you think that is a real problem or not to worry about it?

 

Just drive it in and park. Thats what I do.

 

Gravel means that if your car leaks oil you won't leave a stain behind like you would if you were on concrete or asphalt...


Gravel bad for the car? How? Unless it's a heated space (and who heats an area that they haven't bothered to put a floor into?) the ground will be frozen, right? Frozen = solid. The top inch of stones may be loose, but try putting a shovel into it. I can't see it hurting anything.

 

I was thinking since we have rather warm winters that a gravel/dirt kind of floor will be prone to letting off high humidity and would rust the car out from underneath. Maybe it is just me thinking to much but I thought I had heard that once or twice before.

 

Park it on a tarp.....then some old carpet under your tires for seperation from the ground.....

 

Check the 2nd gen FAQ.

 

i'm looking for indoor storage or someone that has extra space in their garage..(no barns!)...if I can't find anything I'm gonna put a diaper on it and rent a room at the old age home!..Or park it in my aprtment!.heh heh!

 

I do think that the humidity from a gravel floor can certainly take its toll. I agree to park it on a tarp or on a sheet of plastic. Not that it's a big deal, but it doesn't take much effort and certainly won't hurt anything...

 

there is something about parking over dirt that seems to promote rust.
not sure what it is but i wouldnt store any of my cars over dirt or gravel again
my mazda truck really rusted the winter i stored it in the boat shed.
matt

 

Winter storage tips (scroll down):

http://www.porschenet.com/winter.html


Nothing about storing over gravel. And I don't know what to tell you about gravel except that it's humidity will vary with the moisture it's exposed to. If you park the car over a spot that has been rained on all autumn, and then throw a tarp over it, I'd expect the gravel to release at least some of its moisture back into the air under that tarp. A sub-zero sauna, if you will.

 

A lil helper from the old classic cars........
when parking on a gravel lot (yes it will have moisture) throw a nice layer of hay down. the hay will help in drawing the moisture into itself then in your car!!

 

and the hay will also feed the mice

 

Gravel and dirt are generally bad. Moisture rises from the surface and condenses on the cool underside of the car. On some winter days, you can actually see the drops forming.

I can even see some of this effect on my concrete garage floor.

Easy solution is to park the car on a tarp or plastic.

 

Sand is recommended also. One of the largest winter parking facilities in the GTA is just north of me and parking on sand instead of concrete is more expensive because it reduces the transmission of moisture to the undercarriage.

 

Thats what rat poisening is for. Doesnt matter if you park on hay or concrete, mice are always gonna be where its warmer. ANY storage facility should have poisen anyways to prevent the mice from being in there.