I picked up my boxster late this summer. I live in Minnesota… so, it’s time to put her to bed for the winter.

I have a nice heated indoor garage spot for her. It stays about 50 degrees in there.

The problem, it’s fairly humid in the winter.

Being honest, I’ve never had a car that I’ve been compelled to “take care of” like this one and I don’t want to mess it up. I drive it, it’s not a princess, so I’m not talking about over the top preparations… just common sense stuff.

I gave her a good bath. I’ve got a dust cover.

What else? I’m always fighting a musty smell in the interior anyway, and I don’t want to let that get worse… what do I do there?

Fuel additives? Full tank?

Battery tender?

Should I move it once a month or so to keep it from sitting on the same spot on the tires?

I’m sure there’s a thousand different opinions about what to do… just looking for some overall best practices. Thanks.

  • vortex_ring_state@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you ‘give it a good bath’ go for a drive afterwards. You need to get any trapped water to blow and shake out. A little dirt sitting will not cause damage, water sitting might.

    • Battery tender
    • Full tank
    • Air tires to 50psi if you’re feeling particularly anal
    • Don’t lose sleep over it, it’s a modern car sitting in a heated garage. It will be fine regardless of what you do.

    As far as humidity goes, as long as there is no condensation your fine. It’s usually temperature swings that cause those.