Do you store your car in winter and why if or not

[BYBO]

Indiana. 24 degrees. Seat heaters and hot steering wheel, drive it like you stole it. Bought it to drive.

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[roket]

except for when its dark out, its never cold enough to snow or ice. middle of the night during the peak of winter is usually low 40s, maybe high 30s on especially cold days. last Friday it was a high of 80. "winter" doesnt quite exist in Phoenix. as such, there is really no reason to store anything. plus, its my daily driver

 

[509Mike]

24 GT convertible with summer tires. If the temperature is over 40 degrees and the roads are dry it gets exercised. If it’s colder rainy or snowing then my 05 F-150 4x4 is my transportation choice. My wife has a 23 Edge ST for her daily driver.

 

[JAM486HP]

I bought mine to drive so If the roads are clear, I'm good to go. Remote start, heated seats, heated steering wheel, climate control is perfect for cold days, not to mention the thing runs like a beast in that dry cold air. If there is a foot of snow on the ground I'll keep her in the garage and drive something else.

 

[erocker]

I don't want my car to ever know what salt is.

 

[POHLHAMMER]

Stored, along with our 2500 Cummins Rebel PowerWagon. Wisconsin winters are brutal to a vehicle. We have 2 other 4x4 trucks and a Jeep Cherokee to drive during the salt season.

 

[Dual stable]

I live in Northwest Wisconsin. 24 GT Convertible. Yep it’s stored in my heated garage. I drive my 22 F-150 during the winter. My wife has a 23 Outback

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[roadpilot]

All our vehicles are parked in the garage or pole barn. Sports cars are prepped, covered, and stored for the winter with 1A battery maintainers. I also remove liability and collision coverage for the ~4 months it's not driven, keeping only comprehensive on them.

 

[smurfslayer]

I am curious to see if you store your mustang in winter.

No. Instead, I moved to a climate where humans were meant to live. ;-)

 

[steyr]

Didn't store my '24 GT. Just didn't drive it when there was any snow on the ground because it had Summer tires on it. My Hellcat I do drive if there is a bit of snow. It does fine with the All-Seasons, as did my Scat Pack.

If there is salt and stuff on the road I take the car to a car wash at the end of the week.

These cars are expensive, especially the Hellcat. I am not paying the money I paid for them and letting them sit for 6 months collecting dust.

 

[MAT1955]

@Pmamba ...... driving con cold/winter ok if no brine has been spread on the roads. That $hit destroys vehicle undercarriages because it goes everywhere and is then activated over and over again by moisture.

 

[MAT1955]

@Allanrock59 ..... huge postings on line about 2024 Mustang front fender liner fails. Tony Unica has a number of posts on the internet and most Mustang forums. These holes are pretty big. Get a flashlight and look at your front fender liners right at the bottom near the frame at the back in line with the front tires. I don't think Ford has fixed them or it would be all over the internet and I bet they'd be also required to send out a TSB. Look for them, I bet they're there. Even in spring/summer driving they will, in many posters' opinions cause frame, pinch weld , floor damage. In the winter they'd, imo, wreck your frame in three years of salt/brine/ice/snow/dirt. Bye Bye undercarriage.

 

[JPGC_S650]

Nope, no storing....daily driver, rain, snow, shine . Garage holds all the tools, quickjacks, motorcycle lift, motorcycle, etc. Mustang and my other car only go in the garage when being worked on or detailed. Good thing is that winters here are very mild (little if any snow and no salt). If I still lived in Minnesota, my response would be different.

 

[TimSez]

Same as you ... I store it and will not drive it in the winter due to road salt and summer tires. I drove a 2014 GT convertible for 10 years as a daily driver and through each winter with no trouble, but that had all-season radials and ended up with significant chassis corrosion to the point that the stiffening cross-members in the rear were almost rusted through.

 

[Redback]

Langley BC Canada. I bought it to drive it. Stock summer tires. I drive it if roads are clear and it’s a few degrees above freezing. As soon as it snows or freezes I park it in the driveway. Usually only for a week or two until it clears.

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