Uhhh Ok so you're saying stainless steel isn't effected by condensation? I don't think so! I have parked all my Mustangs throughout the winter, and have never had any problems with flat spots. It was a common problem with bias ply tires and earlier radial tires, but dude it's 2012 not 1969!

Anyway, it's your vehicle, and you need to do what you feel comfortable with, all I suggest is you research as much as you can, which I have, and I doubt you'll find many winter storage tips that say to start the car from time to time. Either way, it's too early for me to worry about...I'm hoping to get a few more weekend cruises out of the way before she gets locked in the stable for the winter.

 

X 3 on the starting up point - not a good idea.

 

Been storing my '06 every winter since new. Change the oil, fill fuel, add stabil, park on 4 pieces anti-fatigue padding, bounce everywhere, hook up battery tender, crack hood open, cover and leave till April. Never had a problem anywhere.
Used this same procedure on the 5 mustangs before this one.

 

You can get overwhelmed with the different strategies of winter storage. This is my first experience of storing a car for winter and I have the exact situation for car storage as you. My car was cleaned, waxed, rag top treated with vinyl protectant, fresh oil, full tank with stabilizer turn heat on just above freezing and start it up and move it once a month. bring it up to temp then put her back in. But looking at this thread I'm on the fence about the starting it up. My gut feeling is to start it up once a month and let it come up to temp.

 

I used to start mine monthly and never had any issues but I don't anymore and still no issues.

 

I appreciate the debate between the occasional start ups vs leaving it alone but I have to say I'm still leaning towards doing the monthly start up bring it to temp then tuck her back in.

 

Just like anything else, remember this is your car, and you need to do what makes you most comfortable. With all of the debate on what to do, with all my research I haven't heard of anyone having any major problems with their car, regardless of whether they started occasionally or not, so like I said.....what ever makes you comfortable is what you should do.

 

thanks and you are right...

Cheers

 

Change the oil when you first store it if you are near an oil change already. Frequent starting isn't recommended as it will cause a build up of moisture in the exhaust and engine. Jacking the car up off the ground on stands is probably the bestas well Older oil will have a build up of hydrocarbons and contaminates that's best not to let sit in the engine all winter. New oils contain detergents that are meant to clean the engine and breakdown over the course of the oil life, but too frequent of oil changes can cause the detergents to compound

 

^^^ yes. In my experience starting the Mustang once a month is to the benifit of us owners rather than the machiene. We like to hear our beasts roar, but like bears if your not out and about in them, better to let them hibernate.