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Sep 23, 2018 | 10:50 PM

#21

Time for a C-5

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Originally Posted by BuzC5

I'm not making fun of anyone but man does that suck having to put your car away for months and months at a time..

it's no fun. I also spend more time on the forum picking expensive spring project ideas.

Sep 24, 2018 | 03:25 PM

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mcmjc

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Originally Posted by jamesbii

For those of you who store your C5 during the winter, what do you do? I'm in Minnesota so I will be storing my car. From reading other articles, I've gathered the following:

Battery tender hooked up all winter
Dryer sheets inside to reduce the chance of critters

Anything else? I plan on washing and waxing her before putting a cover on.

Something no one has mentioned is insurance. Since I live in Iowa, I don't drive mine in the winter at all. I drop the liability part of my insurance (State Farm) and save lots of $. In the spring, I just call my agent and ask them to reinstate the full coverage.

Sep 25, 2018 | 09:02 PM

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JR-01

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Originally Posted by mcmjc

Me too.

Sep 25, 2018 | 09:51 PM

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grantv

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From: Kelowna BC

Same on the insurance. Works different here though. I cancel the policy and get storage insurance (even though it is stored in my garage, insure it just in case).

Sep 27, 2018 | 08:40 AM

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jamesbii

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I want to thank everyone for there response in this thread. For those of us that do store our car, I've compiled a list of responses as a quick reference/cheat sheet.

Oil Change
Wash & Wax
Clean Interior
On a near empty tank, add Chevron Techron & Stabil - fill up w/ highest octane (No Ethanol/non-oxy) gas
Park in garage
- Carpet squares/memory foam under each tire
- Chock tires
- Leave car out of gear
- Emergency break off
Over inflate tires 3-5 lbs
Steel Wool/Stainless Steel pot scrubbers in tail pipes, cover with plastic bags
Put battery tender on (some take battery out of car and store inside on battery tender)
Mothballs under hood
Mothballs by each tire
Little blocks of wood to slightly lift the wipers off the windshield
Dryer sheets in truck & interior
Call Insurance to get discount (drop liability/get storage insurance)
Leave a list in the car of what to do in the spring to de-winterize the car (or see how far you can shoot the steel wool out of your exhaust in the spring)
Cover car

Last edited by jamesbii; Sep 27, 2018 at 11:37 AM.

Sep 27, 2018 | 09:42 AM

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jasper1978

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Does anyone start the car, lets say once a month and let it idle for a couple of minutes, or should i do not start it? I keep it in storage for about 6 months...

Sep 27, 2018 | 09:55 AM

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grantv

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Originally Posted by jasper1978

Does anyone start the car, lets say once a month and let it idle for a couple of minutes, or should i do not start it? I keep it in storage for about 6 months...

Hardest time on a motor is generally the cold start period.
Idling for long periods is not good for the motor.
I know of no reason to start it.
Mine is stored for 4-5 months.

Sep 27, 2018 | 10:05 AM

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JR-01

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Originally Posted by grantv

Hardest time on a motor is generally the cold start period.
Idling for long periods is not good for the motor.
I know of no reason to start it.
Mine is stored for 4-5 months.