How do you store your car for winter?

[BRZfan]

After reading numerous pieces of advice from pros to "anonymous internet soothsayers", I have developed my own checklist for winter prep. Since I live in southern Michigan, my storage interval is from late October/mid November to mid/late March. See attached file.

Note: Dumping a full tank of fuel and not using it in a week's time (after storage) seems superfluous to me. For what purpose will it be used??? A five to six month old fuel with Sta-Bil does not hurt the engine. The purpose of Sta-Bil is to "stabilize" the fuel.
Winter Storage Prep.doc

[BRZfan]

I suggest you just use an electric blanket (king size). Also don't you mean hypothermia?

Originally Posted by ramiram1984

I put blankets on it and a heater next to it to keep it from hyperthermia

[5th 86]

Your goingto miss out of a ton of fun if you park it in winter. Snow tires with nannys off is extremely entertaining.
What i learned from old cars is dont put a cover on if you parking outside cause the cover will scratch the paint from wind blowing/moving the cover around.

[qts]

Does remove battery for winter will reset the ECU? Some members suggest using battery maintainer, which one is better?

[gily25]

Use wheel choks instead of setting the e-brake ($5 each at harbor freight), click the "interior air circulation" button before turning the car off. I didn't have time to research a good trickle charger before it got too snowy so I did the shovel in front of the garage 2 feet, run the engine, pull her back in method. Worked fine for the first year, will work fine if your garage doesn't have power. Vacuum really well and take out anything such as gum or medicines, I put a few moth balls here and there. I used a parachute dust cover from ebay. As others said, oil change, full tank, wax, tire inflation are things I saw on all major car forums when I was looking.

[qoncept]

Yeah, your ecu will be reset if you pull the battery. I would think either pulling the battery or maintaining the charge would be fine. You just want to make sure it doesn't get completely drained and die.