Advice on laying up my car

[steves944]

Winter approaches and my 944 doesn't have a garage to live in.
Are there any things i can do to protect body/chassis /engine etc during the winter when it will probably only get used once a week if its lucky.
I see cars under these covers but I always thought they were actually a bad idea?
Would welcome advice.
steve

 

[Alpine]

why only use once a week? If it has to sit outside I would use it every day if you can, it will be much better for it than sat under a damp cover.

 

[ChasR]

WHS. The cars I have used daily (but hosed off often) have often outlived previous projects that have stood doing only a couple of hundred miles a year. Even garages are not perfect unless you are sure they are moisture free.

 

[cococola]

I would use it as often as the weather lets you and I wouldnt use a car cover.I did previously and found the car sweats and retains damp unless you buy an expensive breathable cover.
I ended up renting a garage either through the council or local paper ads you may find one available nearby?

 

[Mike_Pollock]

If you use a car cover make sure car is cold and copmletly dry and unless you can take it off regularly I wouldn't bother.
One proviso is if it lives under a tree (like mine does) and I will use one if I can use it as above.
I use mine regularly except when its icey so the cover doesnt get much use!
Also you get a puddle forming on the spoiler andn unless it is TOTALLY waterproof water will find its way through. I have a frame I i put on the window to stop that!
Mike

 

[ChasR]

The puddle in the rear spoiler can be dealt with very easily. Look for the channel being blocked up in the rear spoiler with a zip tie or something similar and the puddle will no longer exist (my spoiler used to be a swimming pool a few weeks ago).

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Sorry if I was unclear.
I maen the puddle forms on the cover and the moisture finds its way thru' the material leading to condensation under the cover.

 

[J.C944TurboMan]

Hi Steve I do not know what part of the country you live at , but what you can find nowdays is all these apartments that are been built in the City centres , a lot of the residents do not have cars so they do not use there dry underground parking spaces , so you could post some leaflets stating you are intrested in long term parking for a reasonable fee !! failing that build a garage mate !!

best regards J.C[]

 

[Hilux]

I am lucky enough to have a nice garage/workshop but am using it to sort and garage my MK1 Golf track day car so I used one of these to store the 944T when I had it and its now got a `spare` Mk 1 in it.

Force 8 gale proof and with a DPM on the floor is totally dry with good ventilation. Not cheap but not expensive and will always have a re-sale value. Recommended.

 

[steves944]

Thanks guys. I was really thinking in terms of things to do to the car like rustproofing, care of tyres, any engine care like with the fluids/battery etc. I used to have a Lotus Excel and stored it in a council garage. The interior developed mould very quickly but I did leave it for about 3 months without checking!