Who stores their EP3/DC5? How do you do it? What's your winter car (pics)?

Yeah, I know this isn't our cars specific but I'm curious what my fellow ep3/rsx driver's do for the winter.

I just do the basic: wash and wax, vacuum it out, Heet in tank, put the car on stands and cover it. I do the "never start" method (don't ever start it in the winter) and this is my main reason for this thread: which method do you guys do?

My winter car is a stock MR 92 hatch (currently doesn't have engine, gas tank, interior, and quarter panels). The bad weather snuck up on me and I really need to get my *** in gear.

 

í recently got my EP3 in september and i decided to store it, i'v never stored a car before so i don't know what i'll do exactly. i picked up a 1994 suzuki sidekick 5spd 4x4 this week for 400$ i'll get pix up of the winter beater soon

 

Unfortunately I have to drive mine through this winter. Next year I'll have a beater, so im watching this thread for some tips.

 

Don't do it! Wisconsin salt/cold ftl!

But if you must one huge, maybe unorthodox, tip I'll give you is to not crank the heat and to let the heat out of your car before you park it. AKA open the windows, moon roof or both a minute or so before you park. One of the main causes of rust is condensation from the difference of inside/outside air temperature. If you can't bare the cold and you park in a garage, crack the moonroof when you park to allow the heat to escape out the top of the car rather than by condensation on unpainted/unprimered inside metal.

 

Good info, I never heard that one before. I do park in an unheated garage, so theres some protection, but I'm really going to hate having to take this thing out in the salt.

 

damn bad luck for me i gotta drive my car daily especailly at 1 and 2 am going to work so by those hours is cold *** hell!

 

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In L.A.?!?

 

I park mine for the winter...I wash it clean it out, and put a car cover on it. I try to start it once a week. But being at school for the semester, if I can make it home I'll start it then. I use to drive the Accord in the winter, this year it'll be the S10 until it sells.

 

im not storing my DC5 bc im moving to texas, but last year i didnt drive my EM1 and it sat in the driveway covered in snow, all i did was go out and start it up once a week and let the car idle all the way up to normal operating temperature. i never had any problems with that. did the same thing to my SR20 powered S13.

 

I drive my car year round. I even drive on my summer performance tires year round.

 

wash, wax, vacuum, open the moon roof, turn tires every 2 months thats about it.

unheated garage.

going to be driving a pos 94 integra.

 

Oregon winters aren't too bad and I didn't drop a ton of money to let it sit half of the year.

Drive all year. Wash it even during the winter to keep the paint clean (it's fun when the neighbors see you washing your car at 10 PM while there are icicles coming off the room, HAHA).

 

yeah i live in wisconsin and it started to snow today
i just got my rims off yesterday ha
but i just plan on letting it sit and just starting it up once or twice a week

 

gotta drive this bitch all winter

 

Sure glad to live where it doesn't snow.

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Out of curiosity, what do you do?

 

la weather FTW

 

Ugh, I hated winter mornings. Gears would lockup, it would have to set in the sun to be happy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC5_lov3r &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ugh, I hated winter mornings. Gears would lockup, it would have to set in the sun to be happy. </TD></TR></TABLE>really, my gears are smoother when it is cold out, i just hate the leather. lol

 

This is the first time I will drive one of my cars in the winter... usually I would store my car (my old Type-R EG) in the winter and I would drive my mom's car in the winter... she barely does 5 km a week....but she is gone now (Freaken thieves ) and now that I have the EP3 and there is nothing done to her I will drive her this winter...

 

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I hate the leather also, soooo cold and stiff.

I put mine in storage locked up with car cover and drive it once a month or so.. Im in VA so its not quite as bad for me

 

we get some pretty crazy winters here in Iowa, but i got the sidekick to take old man winter by the ***** this time around.... not that i'm into that kind of stuff....

 

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^^^^^^^^^^^^
hahaha

heres the winter beater

 

4WD ftw.

 

I store all my honda's for winter. I also place them on jack stands. But I run them now and again. Right on the stands.

For winter I rock a 92 Nissan Pathfinder 4x4