Anyone else here keeping their whip stored for the winter and feeling sad?

[Benzy Boy]

I stored mine on November 28th in a distant garage and life just hasn't been the same since. I'm coping hard until April comes around.
The roads here in Toronto, Canada are way over-salted and even on the dry days the salt dust will get in everywhere and destroy everything.

 

[szvook]

 

[WDB748372]

I can relate, here in Chicago it's similar. Usually a solid 5-6 months of the cars sitting.

 

[duuder]

Yes² very sad

 

[TimL]

@duuder, I love your CLK Black Series! Very cool car!

 

[gerryvz]

It’s worse when you have to store your boat for 5 months. Fortunately mine is coming of heated indoor winter storage on April 1 this year.

I am happy to drive my E500 through the winter as long as the rain washes the salt off the roads.

 

[Jlaa]

Yes² very sad

LMAO over the mountain of stuff in the rear of the garage. (Such is our shared universally American condition)

 

[Benzy Boy]

I see redline oil box
respekt

 

[Gavin James]

Hi all, i am new to this forum, just by way of intro, i own and cherish my 1992 W124 500E.
I will only get to drive the car 1 month a year, which brings me sadness every time, its due to overseas working requirements.
Can someone share whats the best storing tips are. The car will be in a secure location semi covered.
Any insights very much appreciated. Tks

 

[gsxr]

Hi all, i am new to this forum, just by way of intro, i own and cherish my 1992 W124 500E.
I will only get to drive the car 1 month a year, which brings me sadness every time, its due to overseas working requirements.
Can someone share whats the best storing tips are. The car will be in a secure location semi covered.
Any insights very much appreciated. Tks

There are a couple of older threads about storage, click the links below.

TL;DR: Air up the tires (or mount spare/junk wheels/tires for storage so you don't flat-spot Michelin Pilots), keep a top-quality battery maintainer connected (PulseTech or BatteryMinder are my faves), add fuel stabilizer & drive long enough to circulate it through the fuel system. Then do no start the engine until it will be driven again. If rodents are a concern, take additional precautions. If indoors you can use a cover as well.

Precaution W124 Short Term Storage | M119 Engine

Hi there! Some W124 drivers only use theirs car during summer period (6 month / year). Me, I use mine during the hole year but it happens that it will rest in garage for 4 weeks before next use. My question: Do I need to do something with the car if it is not being used for e.g. 4 weeks? I...

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Winter Storage | Off-Topic Discussions

I'm hoping to get advice here about storing a car for the winter. I'm at the point now where my 500E stays in the garage when the snow flies; however, it still needs to be accessible on the rare occasion that I might need it in a pinch. So I suppose I'm asking two questions here: 1) What...

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BTW - welcome to the forum!

 

[Benzy Boy]

That time of year again