Is a winter storage unit worth it?
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Is a winter storage unit worth it?
With winter coming I wanted to see if I had the right idea for winter storage for the car. I plan on getting my antifreeze checked, doing a good wax job, removing the tires, and covering it for the winter, also storing the tires and battery inside. Then parking it far enough in the backyard I don’t have to worry about the snow blower throwing rocks on it. I wish I had a garage but I don't and the storage unit I would get is not heated so I figure I could save the money and have a little more for the garage.
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i would think a storage unit would be highly beneficial, but if you don't plan on driving it through out the winter; a cover, removing the tires(or putting on jack stands), and disconnecting the battery should be fine. it's really the salt that's put on the roads during the winter that causes a lot of the corrosion.
i'm in Cali right now, but i grew up in missouri so i know a little bit of the effects of winter.
i'm in Cali right now, but i grew up in missouri so i know a little bit of the effects of winter.
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Thanks guys. I think I will stop driving as soon as we get our first snow. Its not that I'm worried about salt we dont use it up here ,to cold. I just dont want to chance messing up the car when my truck has gotten me through many winters.Do fuel stabilizers work?
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Yes get some sta-bil and put enough in your tank to match the amount of fuel that's in there.
If you can't afford or justify the garage what you plan on doing should be sufficient, just make sure you get a good all weather cover that locks down.