Garaging a car over winter
I’ve noticed there are a good few knowledgeable car folks around here so a quick question.
I have a rather lovely (well I think so 🙂) Landrover Defender 50th Anniversary. Due to various commitments it’s simply not being driven at the moment so has been sat on the drive for a good couple of months.
Today I have managed to clear one half of my garage so I can actually get the car in it (that’s a first!) and I’ve given her a wash and dry and parked her up.
The car had a full service with new callipers and pads in May and since then has only covered a couple of hundred miles. The garage is bone dry.
My question is; should I do anything else? Trickle charge the battery? Cover it? Start it every so often? Anything else?
I’m slightly annoyed with myself as I feel as though I should have given her a good run before cleaning and parking her up.
TIA
Garaging a car over winter
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Originally Posted by
PhilipK
They are probably buying Shell V-Power (which is the only petrol that I use in my performance cars).
Indeed they probably are.
It’s the only thing I use in my classics cars, bikes, M6 and my leaf blower!
Just to add I generally brim the tank and leave any cars and bikes I’m not planning on using connected to a trickle charger. Handbrake off as others have mentioned.
I also tend to fire them up every three or four weeks and drive up and down the drive to keep bearings moving and clutches from seizing.
My garage is under the house and the boiler is in there but I also have a dehumidifier running which I would recommend to anyone. It’s amazing how much moisture comes out. I use a desiccant model and that has the added bonus of kicking out a little heat.