Originally Posted by tzoid9

These types of questions are great and you'll get all kinds of answers, probably most of which are good, some over kill IMO. I'm been storing my "toys" for 20+ years unfortunately because I have liven in northern states where we get miserable winters...cold, snow, slush, etc. Your question on storage and my response, which assumes you have an attached garage or a garage where the temperature doesn't go below 40 degrees F. We've seen 10 below several times over the years and my garage isn't heated but it is attached...never saw it go below 40 degrees.
1) wash and clean the car well, waxing it is your option, nice to do but not necessary if you have the car covered. A car cover or a couple of king sized bed sheets will work AOK.
2) If the oil has more than a 1000 miles on it (standard duty cycle, not racing or tracked), you should change it....under a 1000 miles, not necessary, but it's your option.
3) Full tank of your normal premium fuel. Stabil or other types of preservatives not necessary if your storing for the winter (3-5 months). Condensation very hard to form in that time period (maybe impossible?) with a non metallic fuel tank, which I would believe a Corvette has. Most American cars have had them for years. As mentioned, I have been doing this for years on many different hypo cars and never seen or experienced condensation.
4) Take tire pressure up to 35+ pounds and either use plywood (3/4") boards or go to the carpet remnant store and buy 4 pieces of remnant carpet and park the car in your garage on the carpets. That simply avoids flat spotting which will typically disappear within a few miles of driving the car in the Spring, but I do it anyway.
5) use a couple of small wooden or plastic blocks to prop up the windshield wipers off the front window....keeps the wipers more supple for Spring.
6) put a couple of plates of Decon or similar mouse/rat poison on the garage floor, under the car (one under the engine, one under the passenger compartments) to keep any critters away should they find a way to get in your "warmer" garage. They love to eat the wires and can cause you one major league mess if they start feeding on your car while in storage.
7) last but not least, get yourself a good battery tender or similar charger that shuts off when the battery is fully charged and goes on when the voltage drops, as necessary.

There you have it...done. And if you have any pull on the weather, pray for an early Spring. I do every year, never got it yet!

Originally Posted by Taz Golf

Thanks for all the great advise !!! Yes unfortunately I live in Michigan and have to store the car for the winter in my garage!

Now the only thing left is for me to deal with the HP withdrawal!
Looking at a X5 M Series that has the AWD I need here in MI plus 560HP

Originally Posted by Racer

Lots of overkill here.........

Originally Posted by sTz

I live in the northwest, and while I have winterized cars, I find it somewhat antiquated now. I will still cover and place it on a trickle charger, but if we get those 60 degree days in December and January, I might get her out... pending the salt, cinders, and pothole state of the roads.

I'm definitely not one to drive a Vette in the snow as I have other vehicles for that, but to place the car in a cocoon for 5 months seems to be a little excessive IMO.

Nonetheless, there are some good suggestions above...