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Im not going to store my Miata away for the next four months, bu t it will get used substantially less. Northern VA winters are so hit or miss, I don’t know what to anticipate. We can have snow, weeks of single digits lows, or it could just hang out in the 40's until March. So what sort of prep, if any, should I do for the Miata?
I know it’s due for an oil change, but I can’t imagine putting more than 100 more miles on it until spring. Should I wait, and start spring driving and autocross season with brand new oil? Does it even matter? Help?
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11/06/2018 at 10:33 |
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Focus more on tires, coolant, and battery.
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11/06/2018 at 10:34 |
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I don’t drive the M3 much during the winter. I just make sure to get it out every 2-3 weeks assuming the weather is clear. If you’re going to go more than month or so I’d stick a battery tender on there.
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11/06/2018 at 10:37 |
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Just do your oil when you need to and start the car once in awhile. Shouldn’t be a big deal.
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11/06/2018 at 10:43 |
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If you are going to drive it at all, then I wouldn’t do anything. Just drive it. A few weeks sitting shouldn’t have any impact on the car. I leave my boat in the water all winter long around here. Your car will be fine.
If you are really going to mothball it for the winter and not drive it at all, change the oil before you store it to remove an acids and contaminants in the oil. It costs the same to change the oil now versus later and it’s once less thing to do when you wake it up.
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11/06/2018 at 10:45 |
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Honestly as someone who put my car away for months at a time at my parents when I was living in NYC, I wouldn’t worry about it much. If you can start it up every few weeks that would be healthiest for it, but even if you didn’t touch it all winter, you’re not likely to have anything worse than a dead battery.
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11/06/2018 at 11:00 |
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Battery tender. That's it.
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11/06/2018 at 11:03 |
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The previous owner of my Miata installed a marine battery quick disconnect on my battery terminal. Two pieces separated by a Teflon insulator, connected by a bolt. Take out the bolt and the battery won’t go dead.
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11/06/2018 at 11:04 |
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Trickle charger (or disconnect the battery), add fuel stabilizer, fill up with a good super. Drag it out of the garage every once in a while and let it come up to temp and move the tires around. Drive whenever the roads aren’t salty.
I’d change the oil if it’s convenient now, one less thing to do.
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11/06/2018 at 11:19 |
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Like others have said, a trickle charger and some fuel stabilizer will do the trick. If you can warm up it all up to operating temperature, operate all the various climate controls and accessories, and maybe even take it for drive once or twice a month, it will be all the better.
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11/06/2018 at 11:20 |
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You are South enough that there are plenty enough warmish days to drive around with the top down and stretch the Miata legs a bit. I daily drove my Miata all winter in NJ and it was colder/snowier there. If you just skipped the days where my snow tires were required, then you should be just fine. Chilly but sunny days with the top down are the best! Just stay off of the interstate and then its more than comfortable.