Apexcarver wrote: Get big garbage bags and put over the wheel+tire. why? well it helps a bit with tire exposure to UV that makes it hard, but more that it keeps the rotors dry.
Not a whole lot of UV rays in Minnesota in January. 
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Nov. 4, 2011 8:03 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
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Nov. 4, 2011 8:08 p.m. RexSeven SuperDork
I have to store my non-turbo FC outdoors again this winter...
Anyway, just to add to what everyone else said here, if you have to store the car on summer tires, inflate them to about 50-60psi (don't exceed the max. limit, obviously). This helps avoid flatspotting.
Also, if you live in a state that has E10 gasoline, buy the blue-colored Sta-bil fuel stabilizer. Red Sta-bil is better than nothing, but the blue stuff is specially formulated to help ethanol gas from going too stale or damaging your fuel system. When you take it out of storage, if the engine feels weak, try filling it up with some fresh 91 or 93 octane. Sometimes the issue is simply stale gas.
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Nov. 4, 2011 9:35 p.m. Ian F SuperDork
irish44j wrote:
calm down.... the "wink" icon means "I'm kidding" here on the internet.
btw, the windshield wiper de-icers on the WRX work great, in case you care.
Sorry... been a rough week.
I plug my car in, so it defrosts pretty quickly and if I remember to set the vents to defrost the windshield will partially clear through convection.
I'll have to remember the trick with the steel wool in the tail pipe and intake. That was a concern. I do wish there was another option besides mothballs for the interior, tho...
