Whats the best way to store the car for a long time? I leave for Kuwait on Friday for a year. The car will be at my dads, but he works out of state so he wont be able to run it very often. And whats a good defenses against mice to keep them out of the engine bay and what-not. I've heard of people using dryer sheets?

 

Do you have access to your Dads garage, that's where it belongs covered on jack stands/tires off with fresh oil and that gas additive. That's the only type place your G will survive while you're overseas....high & dry!
Gary

 

^^^^ Like he stated. My friend is taking care of my car while I am here in Afghanistan. He added the fuel additive and runs it around the block a few times and then puts it back in his garage. THere is no way I was going to leave my car in storage untouched. I have a friend thats been in Korea for almost two years, his Escalade has been in storage the while time. Big mistake.

 

Put SS wool in the tail pipes. Disconnect the battery. Jacking the car up is up to you. I would pump up the tires to 45 psi and let it sit, since leaving the suspension like that could do more damage than good, something I have heard of but never known to happen to anyone personally.

Put some desiccant on the floor boards to absorb moisture. I would place stick traps around the car to catch mice.

There are some how-to's outside of g35driver for long term storage. lots of the guys up north do this stuff every year.

 

Can someone please explain how leaving the car on jack stands is bad for it. I've heard this mentioned several times before and just searched google for the past 15 minutes and couldn't find an answer.

Sorry for the thread-jack but this debate comes up in every storage thread I've seen.

 

I am curious to. What would the advantage be to even jack it up?

 

I am gonna talk out of my....


I am guessing to jack it up so tires do not have worn spots from being in one location and constant weight.

I am guessing leaving it on jack stands will place stress on bushings and suspension parts from being fully extended.


Edit:

Flat spot

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7461506_fl...angerous_.html

 

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

 

I would think if you left the car jacked up but with the tires/wheels off you should be good. Not much weight pulling the suspension down, and if you stored the tires/wheels on their side you'd avoid flat spotting. just a thought.

 

I'm another vote to jacking the car.

In addition to pulling the battery, putting it where it can be tended to by one of those little solar battery minders is a good way to ensure it stays good.

Vacuuming it out *thoroughly* is important too - even with the desiccant any food in there's going to mold up.

Run some good trim detailer and such on the exterior weather seals too.

 

Food in your Infiniti G35, seriously? The only food that's ever seen the inside of any of my rides has been a closed container of coffee. You people actually eat or allow anyone to eat in your cars?
Gary

 

Only time I ever eat in my car is maybe a light snack on a roadtrip - something that is easily eaten without getting food everywhere. Anything like McDonalds/Taco Bell/Subway - forget about it, especially if you're driving an MT!

When I store my car during winters I don't put it on jackstands and have never had any tire issues, but I do pump them up to 40+ psi. Other than that, fresh oil, freshly washed inside/out and hook it up to a battery maintainer. I don't even use fuel stabilizer, but mine's only stored for about 4-5 months tops. Storing it a year and you'll want to use fuel stabilizer.

 

How about a nice sloppy philly cheese steak? I could only imagine...

 

Check out this thread on my350, there are a lot of good tips. Hope it helps

Ultimate guide to storing your z/g for the winter

 

NO! Neverrrrr! Same thing with my car. Only drinks with a closed container.