My TL is going in storage for the winter today...
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'99 Acura 3.2TL
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My TL is going in storage for the winter today...
Sad, sad day... 
I'm gonna miss her so much... Here comes another winter in the beater
Anyone else stored their TL recently? Let's all cry together
I'm gonna miss her so much... Here comes another winter in the beater
Anyone else stored their TL recently? Let's all cry together
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Do you do anything special, disconnect battery, drain anything? I know with the motorcycle you drain the gas or add a additive to keep it fresh. Most likely you would just start the car once a week right?
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i disconnect the battery, remove everything from it (tools, papers, etc), clean her up (you dont wanna store a dirty car) and during the winter (like once or twice a month) i let it idle for a few mins and floor it a few times (on park). I also move it forward/backward like 1 ft each month to make sure the tires dont get any flat spots...
t0ast: cali is too far from here, but thanks anyway
t0ast: cali is too far from here, but thanks anyway
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the winter beater is a dodge shadow... perfect beater it rides so smooth i love it! (for real 
)
btw, to all those who say they dont understand why i store it, etc... well.. let's just say i spent quite a bit on this car and i do not want to have to pay for repairs/replacements because winter has literally eaten my car... with all the salt and sand on our roads here in QC, it's impossible to keep a car clean/rustless if you use it during the winter... and who said my tranny is gonna fuck up? and what does it have to do with winter? I dont see the point... Also, it has nothing to do with FWD or RWD... it's just cause i wanna keep it clean. I take the car to shows during the summer and i am representing a shop... so i cant have a rust-bucket... Storing it is the best to do, IMO... and i know a lot of people who store their car for the winter... keep in mind southern winters are very different from canadian winters...
)btw, to all those who say they dont understand why i store it, etc... well.. let's just say i spent quite a bit on this car and i do not want to have to pay for repairs/replacements because winter has literally eaten my car... with all the salt and sand on our roads here in QC, it's impossible to keep a car clean/rustless if you use it during the winter... and who said my tranny is gonna fuck up? and what does it have to do with winter? I dont see the point... Also, it has nothing to do with FWD or RWD... it's just cause i wanna keep it clean. I take the car to shows during the summer and i am representing a shop... so i cant have a rust-bucket... Storing it is the best to do, IMO... and i know a lot of people who store their car for the winter... keep in mind southern winters are very different from canadian winters...
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From: Quebec
Originally Posted by whatwasthat
floor in park? never floor an automatic in park, doesn't that hurt the tranny big time (all cars)?
btw, what's the beater?
btw, what's the beater?
i dont see how it could hurt the tranny
(i usually put it in neutral anyway)
Burning Brakes
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by 2002Blue32TL
Too funny. I bought my TL for winter purposes....
2002 Acura 3.2 TL-P Eternal Blue Pearl
2004 BMW M3 6-Speed Imola Red
2002 Acura 3.2 TL-P Eternal Blue Pearl
2004 BMW M3 6-Speed Imola Red
, and although CT isn't as hardcore winter as Canada, we get the same amount of dirt and salt here.. I'm still not really seeing the reasoning. But to each, his own.
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From: Buffalo NY
I just stored my TL last night. Here are my reasons for storing it:
In Buffalo our winters are REALLY bad.
1.) The salt kills the paint on our cars.
2.) The hard ice (after a melt down then a refreeze) KILLS your suspension. Especially Ball Joints.
3.) With Low Profile tires you bend the crap out of your rims and maybe bust your tires. Yes you could buy new tires/rims with lower profile but that's just as expensive as 3/4 price of a winter beater. Might as well spend a couple hundred more on a winter car.
4.) People not wiping the snow off and then the icycles off of their cars fly off on the highway and scratches your paint, cracks your windshield , makes dents....
5.) Now to be a good driver on the road you have to wipe down all of the snow off the car with a brush and that scratches your paint.
6.) Spinning your tires when your stuck, kills the tranny. We all know how great our trannies are.
7.) ABS system always kicking off due to sliding. Over use. May not break but just too much use.
8.) Chances of getting into an accident are high. Sliding into cars or cars sliding into you.
9.) Cold NOT good for your engine.
10.) With a winter car you just DRIVE. Not really stressed out by being worried about the above happening to your nice TL.
11.) Then you look forward to driving the TL in the nice weather. In this case you don't really get bored of the TL since every year you'll be very anxious to drive it when the nice weather comes around.
12.) Finally, how could you see your TL never shiny and full of snow???
I have more but just can't really think of them now. I'm sure after a month or 2 in the snow with my winter beater I'll remember them.
Picked up a 1990 Acura Integra 4 dr auto as the beater.
In Buffalo our winters are REALLY bad.
1.) The salt kills the paint on our cars.
2.) The hard ice (after a melt down then a refreeze) KILLS your suspension. Especially Ball Joints.
3.) With Low Profile tires you bend the crap out of your rims and maybe bust your tires. Yes you could buy new tires/rims with lower profile but that's just as expensive as 3/4 price of a winter beater. Might as well spend a couple hundred more on a winter car.
4.) People not wiping the snow off and then the icycles off of their cars fly off on the highway and scratches your paint, cracks your windshield , makes dents....
5.) Now to be a good driver on the road you have to wipe down all of the snow off the car with a brush and that scratches your paint.
6.) Spinning your tires when your stuck, kills the tranny. We all know how great our trannies are.
7.) ABS system always kicking off due to sliding. Over use. May not break but just too much use.
8.) Chances of getting into an accident are high. Sliding into cars or cars sliding into you.
9.) Cold NOT good for your engine.
10.) With a winter car you just DRIVE. Not really stressed out by being worried about the above happening to your nice TL.
11.) Then you look forward to driving the TL in the nice weather. In this case you don't really get bored of the TL since every year you'll be very anxious to drive it when the nice weather comes around.
12.) Finally, how could you see your TL never shiny and full of snow???
I have more but just can't really think of them now. I'm sure after a month or 2 in the snow with my winter beater I'll remember them.
Picked up a 1990 Acura Integra 4 dr auto as the beater.
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From: Quebec
Originally Posted by Shaqs2002TLS
I just stored my TL last night. Here are my reasons for storing it:
In Buffalo our winters are REALLY bad.
1.) The salt kills the paint on our cars.
2.) The hard ice (after a melt down then a refreeze) KILLS your suspension. Especially Ball Joints.
3.) With Low Profile tires you bend the crap out of your rims and maybe bust your tires. Yes you could buy new tires/rims with lower profile but that's just as expensive as 3/4 price of a winter beater. Might as well spend a couple hundred more on a winter car.
4.) People not wiping the snow off and then the icycles off of their cars fly off on the highway and scratches your paint, cracks your windshield , makes dents....
5.) Now to be a good driver on the road you have to wipe down all of the snow off the car with a brush and that scratches your paint.
6.) Spinning your tires when your stuck, kills the tranny. We all know how great our trannies are.
7.) ABS system always kicking off due to sliding. Over use. May not break but just too much use.
8.) Chances of getting into an accident are high. Sliding into cars or cars sliding into you.
9.) Cold NOT good for your engine.
10.) With a winter car you just DRIVE. Not really stressed out by being worried about the above happening to your nice TL.
11.) Then you look forward to driving the TL in the nice weather. In this case you don't really get bored of the TL since every year you'll be very anxious to drive it when the nice weather comes around.
12.) Finally, how could you see your TL never shiny and full of snow???
I have more but just can't really think of them now. I'm sure after a month or 2 in the snow with my winter beater I'll remember them.
Picked up a 1990 Acura Integra 4 dr auto as the beater.
In Buffalo our winters are REALLY bad.
1.) The salt kills the paint on our cars.
2.) The hard ice (after a melt down then a refreeze) KILLS your suspension. Especially Ball Joints.
3.) With Low Profile tires you bend the crap out of your rims and maybe bust your tires. Yes you could buy new tires/rims with lower profile but that's just as expensive as 3/4 price of a winter beater. Might as well spend a couple hundred more on a winter car.
4.) People not wiping the snow off and then the icycles off of their cars fly off on the highway and scratches your paint, cracks your windshield , makes dents....
5.) Now to be a good driver on the road you have to wipe down all of the snow off the car with a brush and that scratches your paint.
6.) Spinning your tires when your stuck, kills the tranny. We all know how great our trannies are.
7.) ABS system always kicking off due to sliding. Over use. May not break but just too much use.
8.) Chances of getting into an accident are high. Sliding into cars or cars sliding into you.
9.) Cold NOT good for your engine.
10.) With a winter car you just DRIVE. Not really stressed out by being worried about the above happening to your nice TL.
11.) Then you look forward to driving the TL in the nice weather. In this case you don't really get bored of the TL since every year you'll be very anxious to drive it when the nice weather comes around.
12.) Finally, how could you see your TL never shiny and full of snow???
I have more but just can't really think of them now. I'm sure after a month or 2 in the snow with my winter beater I'll remember them.
Picked up a 1990 Acura Integra 4 dr auto as the beater.
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My bought the TL because it's a big car and with lots of safety features like side air bags, stability control, etc. I would never drive a small beater car in the winter when there is more chance other cars are sliding around, plowing into me in the wet and ice. I value my life more than a few rust spots on my TL. But if the beater is a huge 4WD SUV, that's a different story.
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Originally Posted by whatwasthat
floor in park? never floor an automatic in park, doesn't that hurt the tranny big time (all cars)?
btw, what's the beater?
btw, what's the beater?
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Originally Posted by doobie_c
Do you do anything special, disconnect battery, drain anything? I know with the motorcycle you drain the gas or add a additive to keep it fresh. Most likely you would just start the car once a week right?
You are incorrect about draining gas for storage, you should NOT drain gas out of a gas tank if it is being stored because it will rust. You fill it to the top and add stabil fuel in there. Now, if you undo the gas tank, let it breathe, and have it properly vented for no gas inside, thats another story, but NEVER drain a gas tank, espeically on a motorcycle. And when you add that stabil to the fuel, you should run the engine to get that stabil in the fuel lines etc. My bike is sitting on stands, with stabil in the fuel, covered, lubed chain, clean bike, and battery sitting inside on a tender.
How is the cold not good for the engine? Maybe if you live in antartica with no engine block heater, or when you start the car floor it and beat it, but the cold is actually better for the engine once the engine warms up to temp, makes more power, and its more efficent.
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Originally Posted by RickRoush03
You are incorrect about draining gas for storage, you should NOT drain gas out of a gas tank if it is being stored because it will rust. You fill it to the top and add stabil fuel in there. Now, if you undo the gas tank, let it breathe, and have it properly vented for no gas inside, thats another story, but NEVER drain a gas tank, espeically on a motorcycle. And when you add that stabil to the fuel, you should run the engine to get that stabil in the fuel lines etc. My bike is sitting on stands, with stabil in the fuel, covered, lubed chain, clean bike, and battery sitting inside on a tender.
How is the cold not good for the engine? Maybe if you live in antartica with no engine block heater, or when you start the car floor it and beat it, but the cold is actually better for the engine once the engine warms up to temp, makes more power, and its more efficent.
How is the cold not good for the engine? Maybe if you live in antartica with no engine block heater, or when you start the car floor it and beat it, but the cold is actually better for the engine once the engine warms up to temp, makes more power, and its more efficent.
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interesting reads. I have a beater( 97 civic) and whenI bought my 03 tl type s, i thought about that as well. Living in the south east(VA) the winters arent that bad, but salt on the roads kill the rims. I will be getting a car cover though for when im not driving the tl, as i dont have a garage.
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I also just stored the TL for the winter.
Until the new place is done it would live on a Chicago side street, and that I will not deal with. The ASPEC package and tires will not survive an inch of snow let alone what we get here. I wouldnt be able to get out if I were plowed in and I just wont deal with it. Thankfully my mother's driveway is gigantic, so it's there. Just cant decide on which battery tender to get.
Yet.
Love having a Grand Cherokee for the snow!
Until the new place is done it would live on a Chicago side street, and that I will not deal with. The ASPEC package and tires will not survive an inch of snow let alone what we get here. I wouldnt be able to get out if I were plowed in and I just wont deal with it. Thankfully my mother's driveway is gigantic, so it's there. Just cant decide on which battery tender to get.
Yet.
Love having a Grand Cherokee for the snow!
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From: Boston, MA
Originally Posted by TCMS
I also just stored the TL for the winter.
Until the new place is done it would live on a Chicago side street, and that I will not deal with. The ASPEC package and tires will not survive an inch of snow let alone what we get here. I wouldnt be able to get out if I were plowed in and I just wont deal with it. Thankfully my mother's driveway is gigantic, so it's there. Just cant decide on which battery tender to get.
Yet.
Love having a Grand Cherokee for the snow!
Until the new place is done it would live on a Chicago side street, and that I will not deal with. The ASPEC package and tires will not survive an inch of snow let alone what we get here. I wouldnt be able to get out if I were plowed in and I just wont deal with it. Thankfully my mother's driveway is gigantic, so it's there. Just cant decide on which battery tender to get.
Yet.
Love having a Grand Cherokee for the snow!
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From: Vancouver BC
Is there any difference from storing the car in the Winter Vs, Summer?
My 03 TL-S will be stored in the garage.
I might be away for 3-4 months in the summer of 2006.
Some advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
My 03 TL-S will be stored in the garage.
I might be away for 3-4 months in the summer of 2006.
Some advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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I to store my car for the winter, but not the TL. The TL is my local beater 
When i store my other car it is in a slightly heated garage (long story), parked on carpet squares (to prevent mositure from reaching the rubber), tires overinflated 5-10psi, stabil added to a empty tank then filled with gas, damprid buckets in the interior cabin to absorb mositure, i leave the back hatch cracked a little, battery taken out to sit on battery tender, steel wool in the exhaust tips (to prevent rodents from making home in my engine), car washed, waxed and covered with an indoor breathable cover.
I am sure i am forgetting a few other things about my winterizing procedure, but thats the jist of it.
For the bike i do the same thing except through it on bike stands, add the stabil, and cover it with a sheet to prevent dust build up.
wow, im tired just talking about it
now the jetski is a lot more work to winterize
When i store my other car it is in a slightly heated garage (long story), parked on carpet squares (to prevent mositure from reaching the rubber), tires overinflated 5-10psi, stabil added to a empty tank then filled with gas, damprid buckets in the interior cabin to absorb mositure, i leave the back hatch cracked a little, battery taken out to sit on battery tender, steel wool in the exhaust tips (to prevent rodents from making home in my engine
), car washed, waxed and covered with an indoor breathable cover.I am sure i am forgetting a few other things about my winterizing procedure, but thats the jist of it.
For the bike i do the same thing except through it on bike stands, add the stabil, and cover it with a sheet to prevent dust build up.
wow, im tired just talking about it
now the jetski is a lot more work to winterize
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