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Put the car away for the Winter. The weather has been cold and damp in the Northeast and figured it was time. I had the oil changed yesterday, filled the tires to 38 psi, filled the gas tank with 90 octane non Ethanol, added stabilizer, waxed it, installed battery tender and covered it.All tucked away till Spring.
I never have understood storing the car for winter. I lived in NJ and PA and NEVER stored the Vette. It was my DD. If there was snow or ice on the roads, I just didn't take the Vette out. Snow and ice on the roads didn't last very long, either.
I stopped putting my car away for the winter back in the mid 80s when I had my 86. I called the then Corvette Action Center at the plant and talked to Gordon Killebrew and asked him the best way to store the car. He said "Drive It, they are designed to be driven not driven". Even in Upstate NY there is almost always at least one day per month that has clear dry roads that you can take the car out for a 40 mile drive. In the almost 30 years from the time I asked that question until I moved South I drove my Vettes year round. Only one winter did I have to go more than a month between drives. That winter there was one time I had to wait two months from late December to late February. Most of the time I was able to drive the car several times per month.
I hear you Bill, but further north in NYS around Syracuse , we get over 120" of snow each winter and unless you changed the tires, there would be the low temperature problem. So, since I'm lucky enough that the Corvette is my toy and not a DD, it makes more sense to tuck it in -though it may be the reason I may someday move south
3.4 Million in the County. As long as you don't have to drive during rush hours it's pretty hard to beat. I am certainly not moving back to Rochester any time soon. Especially after being here to visit family for the last 10 days of which it's rained about 7.
]I never have understood storing the car for winter. I lived in NJ and PA and NEVER stored the Vette. It was my DD. If there was snow or ice on the roads, I just didn't take the Vette out. Snow and ice on the roads didn't last very long, either.
All that needed to understand is that different Corvette owners/enthusiasts enjoy and treat their Corvettes differently. There's no right or wrong way, only the way that gives the individual owner the most pleasure whether that be driving the **** out of it or just polishing it.
Personally, I don't drive my C7 in bad weather, but then I don't 'put it in winter storage either'. It's a pure enjoyment vehicle for me to drive when the urge hits me. Here in Va we will have some nice clear days during January-March so it leaves me the option to take it out for a quick drive, as long as there's no salt/chemical residue on the roads.
Last edited by Kevin A Jones; Nov 2, 2018 at 10:01 PM.
3.4 Million in the County. As long as you don't have to drive during rush hours it's pretty hard to beat. I am certainly not moving back to Rochester any time soon. Especially after being here to visit family for the last 10 days of which it's rained about 7.
And I live on the coast, so I drive against traffic to and from work. Doesn't get much better.
I lived in Chicago for 4 years. Great city, loved my time there. But I couldn't imagine not being able to enjoy this hobby for several months out of the year. Yes, we pay a sunshine tax (cost of living, overpopulation, crappy gun laws). But it's a tax I'm willing to pay to actually enjoy myself 365 days of the year.
I lived in Chicago for 4 years. Great city, loved my time there. But I couldn't imagine not being able to enjoy this hobby for several months out of the year. Yes, we pay a sunshine tax (cost of living, overpopulation, crappy gun laws). But it's a tax I'm willing to pay to actually enjoy myself 365 days of the year.
Put to sleep till Spring!
