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Lads, I have never stored a vehicle before and just wondering what you would recommend, for those who have done so with this car. I have the trickle charger, the car cover from Chevy and my car is a 2LZ so I have the MPSS runflats. I called TireRack for any tips as what I have researched was some concern about the Michelins cracking on the sidewalls in very cold weather. I am in Ottawa, Canada so it does get to 0 F, however the garage is insulated but not heated. Nothing freezes in there but certainly it gets to near freezing.
He advised me to pump up the tires to 45psi (max is 51) and also stated that the cracking has to do with the Cup 2 tires, not the MPSS runflats. If I can jack it up then do so but he thinks I should be fine as the sidewalls are more durable than typical tires. I am going to try and drive to the end of November.
I don't have , or haven't seen any evidence of critters. Have any of you guys put the car on Styrofoam?
2500 trouble free miles and the car is still tight and well put together since I picked it up in May 2016. So many compliments, genuinely surprised by that! The car is so much fun and truly a sad day to have it sit...
can't offer anything else - some folks will put a piece of carpet or cardboard something along those lines underneath the tires to get them off the concrete
I am in the greater Boston, MA area, and the car is in an unheated, non-insulated garage. Things do freeze in the garage. Last year folks advised to leave the car in the garage AND NOT TO MOVE IT AT ALL to avoid the tire cracking. I also over inflated the tires by 5-8 lbs; put the battery tender on; put Bounce dryer sheets under the hood (3-5), and on top of and under each tire; covered the exhaust pipes with some of that black landscaping stuff that prevents weeds in flower beds, etc. and tied it on covering the openings; put another Bounce dryer sheet resting on top of that; and then covered the car with its blankets.
I had no problems with the tires cracking or anything else. Will do the same this year----just have to over inflate the tires and I will be done.
Had the car out about 2 weeks ago and even after letting the car sit in the sun for an hour or so before we headed out, I had to be extremely careful because of the lack of traction. Back end kicked over to the left about ten feet and into the other lane when I gave it a little punch in front of the house showing off a little bit-----and I did not give it a ton of gas--just a little more than normal and it could not hold the road.
Washed it and put it away that weekend for the season. Would love it if they sold all season tires that fit our cars.
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No heroics are necessary really. I top off the gas tank, change the oil and that's it. Been doing it that way with my Corvettes for 45 years with no negative effects.
She still looks good after 2 winters and 32k miles.
Sorry...back to snow storage.
Do you keep your car in a garage when not in use or leave it outside? I plan to leave mine in the driveway all winter and drive it on occasion (I work from home) with Sotto Zeroes on. It is very unlikely I will be driving it with any snow on the ground though, but you never know what you might get caught in. Hopefully, all will turn out well. My garage is taken up by my wife's car so she does not have to scrape ice off the windows each morning and my '15 Z28 which will not have winter tires.
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Do you keep your car in a garage when not in use or leave it outside? I plan to leave mine in the driveway all winter and drive it on occasion (I work from home) with Sotto Zeroes on. It is very unlikely I will be driving it with any snow on the ground though, but you never know what you might get caught in. Hopefully, all will turn out well. My garage is taken up by my wife's car so she does not have to scrape ice off the windows each morning and my '15 Z28 which will not have winter tires.
I daily drive the car. The first winter it was stored outside. Last winter it was stored in a heated garage as will it be this winter and all moving forward. The Sottos would have traction right away when stored outside. They literally work like magic. I dead hook with those tires in 30F. It's crazy.
Z outside and wife's car in the garage. You're a smart man!
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Originally Posted by Zjoe6
Latest is to store with 1/4 tank of gas. Something about sulfur in gas destroying parts inside tank at higher levels.
The idea behind storing with a full tank of gas is to avoid moisture in the tank. I know that sulfation played havoc with some of the C5 and C6 fuel senders. Maybe the best answer is to fill it and add a bottle of Techron.
The idea behind storing with a full tank of gas is to avoid moisture in the tank. I know that sulfation played havoc with some of the C5 and C6 fuel senders. Maybe the best answer is to fill it and add a bottle of Techron.
I thought this advice came from a GM engineer but I don't recall exactly. I thought it affected C5,C6, and C7. Your idea may work just fine.
10-27-2016, 01:48 PM
Z06 Winter Storage tips
