I'm in sunny Minnesota and well it's almost time to put the 997S away for the winter. Any recommendations on final maintanence ?

 

I'd keep running it if I were you. They don't like hibernation. Winter wheels and tires should allow you to enjoy the car once the roads have been ploughed. Even if you only take it out once a week it would be worth it. And it's not as if Minnetonka was in the middle of nowhere...

 

Come to So California for the winter, where there are topless days in about every month.

All kidding aside, I agree with Le Chef. The car is driven in winter conditions in its homeland of germany and it is made for all seasons (maybe not the cab). If I lived where is snowed, I'd just make sure to avoid the gravel and salt months that will destroy the underside of your car. Drive it at least one every three weeks for an hour or two.

 

send 'trozenhorse' a PM, he lives in Montreal and knows that really well, he stores his every year....He will help you out...thank goodness we dont have to do that in Cali, but I do drive the car less in winter

 

Dave, I'm with Le Chef. Pick your days and definitely drive the car. I had a boxster (POS) that I threw 4 snows on and drove it in a few Noreasters. The car can handle it...and life is too short.

 

Get some snows and drive it, it can take it. In Germany, they laugh at the way we avoid driving our p cars in the winter. I drive mine year round in everything, ordered a new C4S for the same purpose! F it, it's just a car.

 

Store it. Follow the directions for winter storage that someone will give you (wash, wax, cover, change oil, battery maintainer or disconnect battery, 52 psi tires, decrease your insurance,etc).

I say this because I love paint, and hate undercarriage rust spots. If you have a long period of nice weather, then up the insurance and take it out for a spin. I think most big snow states use the same mix of sand/gravel/salt all winter. Even on the driest days the cars in front of you are throwing this cr@p at you from their tires at 60+ mph.

Now...if you don't mind it looking a little rough/used, or if you have the money to get a new one every few years, slap some snow tires on it and drive it. It's more fun when it's snowing. And post pics.
(968 Cab is stored in the winter, not sure about the 996tt this year). :-)

 

Well it's a done deal, asleep for the next four months. The local dealer had a nice kit for storage consisting of: Fuel stabalizer, desicant packs the interior, foam blocks to raise the wipers off the windshield, steel wool to keep the mice out of the exhaust, an oil change and inflating the tires to 55psi. They also cleaned the car and powdered the rubber bits. Winter sucks but man does it feel good to fire the car in the spring.