Paul L

Fourth week in October. The temps are a little frosty then as seen by the exhaust. Time for storage.

Derrick Reynolds

Car still looks great Paul! Hope you are still enjoying it!

I am with the "no salt" crowd. The Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend (end of November) is normally when I will fill the tank for the winter as dry roads and temps warm enough to make cruising fun become much less common. Some years the weather has allowed a cruise or two in December, and I will take them if no salt has been used yet. I have a few times gotten the car out in late February, and once got a short ride in January, so I wouldn't really say I "store" it, just drive it much less frequently from December to March due to the salt on the roads.

Ibanez540r

Hi from Brunswick fellow neighbor.

Paul L

My car is gone from late October until April in commercial storage. I mean gone. Dead storage. I do not see it for that time.

Anyone wonder why?

Cool95vette

I can't wait for winter. October through April is when I enjoy driving in my cars the most. It's too damn hot in the summer.

jdunfee

Trumbull county. Not to far away

Logan176

I live in southeastern New York and I put my baby to bed towards the end of October for several reasons. Like someone else said, wet leaves and twisties are not a great combo. I also have a convertible without a working heater. I know C3s run hot, but not hot enough when he temps drop to 50. However, the biggest reason I put my baby away is sand. In my area, municipalities drop down a combo of salt and sand in the winter. The sand can do some nasty damage to a paint job. I don't take my C3 out of the garage until the sweepers come around in April to pick up the sand.

7T1vette

But, Paul.... You could stick some wire reindeer in front of your car, remove the top and stick a big bag of toys in it....

Well, you get the idea. At least, your house looks like a winter post card scene!

rmichael63

What side of town? I live near w130th & 303 ...

corvetteed

When I lived in SW Pa., from the beginning of November to the middle of March; but, now am in SE NC, and can & do, drive 'em year round.

LS4 PILOT

Don't ever put it away .....no need


Move to where there is warmer weather .


Plenty of warm place on earth to live ...no need to freeze or be miserable 4-6 months a year.

69bones

Same for me here in Tampa Fl. ( just up the road from you ).

In the heat here I still get in a about a 30 minute drive each week but I make it before 9am in the morning on the weekends....

couperdecar

I thumb my nose at winter. I stick on winter tires.
Coldest I've driven was -40. That's where I draw the line.
Any colder I take the 4x4

LS4 PILOT

Dat place too cold for even dem big foots

68/70Vette

Currently, I don't have a garage for my 68 Convertible. It's covered by a car cover and underneath a canopy. The problem I have is that it's only about 4 inches above the ground. During the rainy season, the underneath of the car tends to be wet and the humidity corrodes components in the engine compartment, suspension, etc. This winter's El Nino is projected to be rainy. I've been thinking about jacking the car up a couple of feet or so, such that the underneath water layer will evaporate faster. l'm also thinking about a Public Storage garage for the Winter...not really keen about this since the last time I stored two Corvettes in Public Storage units, one was stolen. ...If you have a physical item that is valuable to you...sooner or later, it will deteriorate or be stolen.

Paul L

Not really with that salt and sand dirt. I must admit I can't shovel that nonsense anymore. Shortly after the pic my laneway contractor came by and blew it away. My DD (Cruze) is in the garage. My Corvette was sleeping in 60*F dry commercial storage.

Paul L

You are not serious? You drive a Corvette at -40. That is where *F and *C meet. That is serious cold that we saw here a lot of last winter. I can't see a Corvette out in those temps.

derekderek

Well there is no or very little salt used. Too cold for salt to work.

76vette1

The winter is when I start driving it regularly. Except for maybe two weeks when a heater core might be needed, the engine compartment generates enough heat to be very comfortable.And salt is never an issue unless you drive on the beach.

Doughan

I get to drive mine year round...we only have icy weather just a few days out of the year...