Just wondering if anyone has experience storing a cabriolet over the winter. Specifically, has anyone put down some form of vapor barrier on the concrete floor to prevent water vapor absorption up to the car? And any recommendations on what car cover is best for a cabriolet? I am storing the car in a garage that is not heated and protected from the snow.
Any other suggestions for storing? I will take the car out to start it weekly and on dry days drive it briefly.

 

First thing is to make sure you put a battery tender on it, so your battery doesn't die. You don't know how many year or 2 old batteries i replace because the owner stored the car for the winter and didnt maintain the battery. For cars i store, i usually start them once or twice a month and let the car get up to operating temperature, then turn them off again, just to keep the seals from leaking. I didnt understand your one statement, is the garage protected from snow or not? I would do an oil change to get the acids out of the engine, make sure the tires have good and equal pressure, hook up a battery tender, slap the cover on, and call it good.

 

Do you suggest the same for a 944, stored in a garage that is protected from the snow and not heated? I found a deal on one to store my Yamaha Raptor and 944. I'll be in there fairly often because I'm ripping the Yamaha down to powdercoat the frame. Do I need to disconnect the battery? I thought if I was starting it up every week I shouldn't have to disconnect the battery.

Thanks for any advice.

 

Are there any power points in your garage? If there is, I would buy a dehumidifier, this will take all the moisture out of the air and keep your Porka nice and dry.



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Procedure is the same. Starting the car every couple of weeks will not keep the battery charged. You have to drive a minimum of probably 20-30 miles to completely recharge a battery with an alternator. It really needs to have a battery tender put on it.

 

I have 84 944 non turbo , i,ve got cat back and intake, im planing to buy headers, what u reacomend nitros 75 dry? any suggestions?

 

Lol, if you are talking about a dry shot of 75 nitrous, you won't get any advice from me. You will have to blow it up on your own.

 

I've gone through many harsh winters with mine and never used a vapor barrier, but then while my garage is not heated it is attached to the house so its not bitterly cold in there. The battery tender is a necessity, particularly in winter.