After 2.5 months of only seeing my S under a cover I finally got the cover off today and got to check her out. I was very anxious that when I got the cover off she would be covered with scratches and when I took it off I found two small ones on my fender but I was so amazed to see the car and know that it is mine that it didn't bother me. I will be able to buff the scratches out in the spring. I wanted to start her up also so I carefully took my boots off and got in. I had prepared myself for a low or dead battery or for her not to catch right away. I put the key in and BARELY touched the start button and she purred to life and settled right into an idle! She sounded great.
I rinsed her off with some water and I'm soaking the cover inside now. I'm still not happy storing the car outside but I like having it with me on my own property. I found a place to keep her indoors next winter so I just have to get thru the rest of winter.

 

I've heard that if you have a car in storage, you shouldn't start it unless you're going to drive it. Someone can probably explain this better, but I've always been told this is not a good idea.

 

hehe, i know what you mean.
once in a while i lift the cover up and see how it is.
makes me happy.



i took it for a spin today actually,
due to that heavy rain new england are had
road salt was somewhat washed away,
i decided to let it run.

... until i got pulled over for speeding... -_-...
the cop guy let me go tho, i was lucky.

 

nice story..

 

You can't believe everything you hear.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by seung
hehe, i know what you mean.
once in a while i lift the cover up and see how it is.
makes me happy.

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yes, sir.

 

That's good at least you can still take your car out occasionally in the winter. I have caught many breaks from the Prov. p.d. in my day unless you were speeding down the road WITH an uzi hanging out the window they would always let us go.

 

Like that "Rain again....." thread, we should maintain a thread for us storage folks! A "sleeping S2000 support group" if you will, to tide us through the winters! We'd be the source of information for those questions regarding battery tenders and such.

I put her under the cover back in mid-Dec, left for a month's vacation, and still had 2 months of storage when I got back. I had to take something out of the car, so I went in the garage and took a look at her... she looks really sleek with a cover on as well, especially the rear 3/4 view!

I unscrewed the antenna for a better cover fit and removed the wipers and battery. Paper towels are stuffed in exhaust pipes and intake to keep mice at bay. My battery's hooked up to a smart charger.

So when do your cars come out of storage? I'm in Germany with a season license plate, so the legal earliest is March 1st... gonna be a good day!

///Robin

 

This web site is my sleeping S2000 support group, Robin!