Sad, but true...

6MT · 10-21-2009, 02:42 PM

Maybe I'm missing something here. I have never, repeat never had to "move" a car or jack it off the wheels to store it for winter. Our winters are long in Canada and in 25 years of storing vehicles through the winter, I have never had "problems" or "issues" with tires or wheels after storage. I'm not sure where you guys are getting this from (?).... it's really the first time I've heard of anything like this. Is it that I've always stored them in a heated garage?

Confused...

takayuki · 10-21-2009, 09:09 PM

i'm not sure if we'll have problems with flat spotting. Low profile tires have stiffer sidewalls. I've stored a couple cars in the past without moving it, never had a problem... as long as the tire kept air.

Draxxus · 11-01-2009, 01:50 AM

Well I am now in the club of parked till snow ment

j.arnaldo · 11-01-2009, 10:40 AM

The exact opposite applies down here, dude! The blazing sun kills the glossy finish on the paint job. I live in a condo', so my '04.5 Touring Coupe hardly ever sees a shade. The only advantage to the Caribbean's weather is that I can ride her 365 days a year. Greetings from Puerto Rico, guys!

Draxxus · 11-01-2009, 12:50 PM

damn I wish lucky you
Greetings from the soon to be white Canada

Sibze · 11-01-2009, 12:57 PM

Ya

I have had mine parked for a little while now :'( I miss her!

Draxxus · 11-01-2009, 02:02 PM

meeeeeeee to, me to.

Moonlitebiker · 11-01-2009, 04:10 PM

Man I feel your guys pain. We are still in the mid to upper 80's here. Oh wait, I guess I don't feel your pain. All I feel is the warm sun beating down on my skin.

Still... I haven't picked up my Z yet so really you have it better than I do. I'd rather have snow outside and a Z in my garage than sunny weather without a Z.

But soon I will have both!

FricFrac · 11-03-2009, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonlitebiker

Man I feel your guys pain. We are still in the mid to upper 80's here. Oh wait, I guess I don't feel your pain. All I feel is the warm sun beating down on my skin.

Still... I haven't picked up my Z yet so really you have it better than I do. I'd rather have snow outside and a Z in my garage than sunny weather without a Z.

But soon I will have both!

A common misconception about Canada.... however I could use a third garage and an igloo would be a lot cheaper..... ;P

On average we don't even get to freezing here in Victoria

6MT · 11-03-2009, 09:08 AM

Come on Global Warming!!

Draxxus · 11-04-2009, 07:43 PM

tomorrow Nov 5 its suppose to be +15 C omg thinking about bring her out for the weekend

Snakes709 · 11-04-2009, 09:09 PM

Well it was never my intention to store my Z for the winter. But i leave friday for a 1 month field ex. and then i got pretty much all of December off and then off to the Olympics from Jan 14ish to March 26th. So my Z will be going in storage and holy ****...i called my insurence company...before i say what im paying for a premium please dont start all this bs about "omg you are getting raped" I'm 23 years old, 2 accidents, 2 speeding tickets (one ticket was 10 over the limit the other was 40 over) and of course i own the Z and only been driving for 2-3 years...so not a really good record.

Anyways im currently paying $5300 a year for full coverage. Talked to my insurence company to see if i could drop it down to PLPD...didnt want parking insurence because i might have to drive it during the X-MAS break we get. So after going through Bank of Nova Scotia to get there permission to drop the insurence it dropped from 5300 a year to 1300 a year....$4000 dropped...god damn!.

I was thinking about doing some mods but im just going to leave it. Doing some work to my ZX6R and might possibly get a turbo system fab'ed up.

FricFrac · 11-04-2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakes709

Well it was never my intention to store my Z for the winter. But i leave friday for a 1 month field ex. and then i got pretty much all of December off and then off to the Olympics from Jan 14ish to March 26th. So my Z will be going in storage and holy ****...i called my insurence company...before i say what im paying for a premium please dont start all this bs about "omg you are getting raped" I'm 23 years old, 2 accidents, 2 speeding tickets (one ticket was 10 over the limit the other was 40 over) and of course i own the Z and only been driving for 2-3 years...so not a really good record.

Anyways im currently paying $5300 a year for full coverage. Talked to my insurence company to see if i could drop it down to PLPD...didnt want parking insurence because i might have to drive it during the X-MAS break we get. So after going through Bank of Nova Scotia to get there permission to drop the insurence it dropped from 5300 a year to 1300 a year....$4000 dropped...god damn!.

I was thinking about doing some mods but im just going to leave it. Doing some work to my ZX6R and might possibly get a turbo system fab'ed up.

Bring you Z out to Vancouver with you - you can pretty much drive year round out this way.... I guess getting over the Mountains may be a problem

I just got my '72 240Z storage insurance from ICBC for six months - it in my garage so its going to be a whopping $30 for the six months

Snakes709 · 11-04-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FricFrac

Bring you Z out to Vancouver with you - you can pretty much drive year round out this way.... I guess getting over the Mountains may be a problem

I just got my '72 240Z storage insurance from ICBC for six months - it in my garage so its going to be a whopping $30 for the six months

i was hoping i would be right in downtown Vancouver but im going to be in Cyprus Bowl? with a Coyote. Going to be using the Surveilence gear to spy on people :P

6MT · 11-05-2009, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snakes709

Well it was never my intention to store my Z for the winter. But i leave friday for a 1 month field ex. and then i got pretty much all of December off and then off to the Olympics from Jan 14ish to March 26th. So my Z will be going in storage and holy ****...i called my insurence company...before i say what im paying for a premium please dont start all this bs about "omg you are getting raped" I'm 23 years old, 2 accidents, 2 speeding tickets (one ticket was 10 over the limit the other was 40 over) and of course i own the Z and only been driving for 2-3 years...so not a really good record.

Anyways im currently paying $5300 a year for full coverage. Talked to my insurence company to see if i could drop it down to PLPD...didnt want parking insurence because i might have to drive it during the X-MAS break we get. So after going through Bank of Nova Scotia to get there permission to drop the insurence it dropped from 5300 a year to 1300 a year....$4000 dropped...god damn!.

I was thinking about doing some mods but im just going to leave it. Doing some work to my ZX6R and might possibly get a turbo system fab'ed up.

Ouch, that hurts!! I've got mine out today (and had it out yesterday). Just lov'in the "bonus time"!

10-21-2009, 02:42 PM	#31 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Maybe I'm missing something here. I have never, repeat never had to "move" a car or jack it off the wheels to store it for winter. Our winters are long in Canada and in 25 years of storing vehicles through the winter, I have never had "problems" or "issues" with tires or wheels after storage. I'm not sure where you guys are getting this from (?).... it's really the first time I've heard of anything like this. Is it that I've always stored them in a heated garage? Confused... __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

11-03-2009, 09:08 AM	#40 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Come on Global Warming!! __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

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10-21-2009, 09:09 PM	#32 (permalink)
takayuki Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: edmonon Canada Posts: 94 Drives: 09 370z M6 sport Rep Power: 15	i'm not sure if we'll have problems with flat spotting. Low profile tires have stiffer sidewalls. I've stored a couple cars in the past without moving it, never had a problem... as long as the tire kept air.

11-01-2009, 01:50 AM	#33 (permalink)
Draxxus Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 33 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 15	Well I am now in the club of parked till snow ment

11-01-2009, 10:40 AM	#34 (permalink)
j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	The exact opposite applies down here, dude! The blazing sun kills the glossy finish on the paint job. I live in a condo', so my '04.5 Touring Coupe hardly ever sees a shade. The only advantage to the Caribbean's weather is that I can ride her 365 days a year. Greetings from Puerto Rico, guys!

11-01-2009, 12:50 PM	#35 (permalink)
Draxxus Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 33 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 15	damn I wish lucky you Greetings from the soon to be white Canada

11-01-2009, 12:57 PM	#36 (permalink)
Sibze A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 16,202 Drives: In your way Rep Power: 63	Ya I have had mine parked for a little while now :'( I miss her!

11-01-2009, 02:02 PM	#37 (permalink)
Draxxus Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 33 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 15	meeeeeeee to, me to.

11-01-2009, 04:10 PM	#38 (permalink)
Moonlitebiker Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 48 Drives: A hard bargain Rep Power: 15	Man I feel your guys pain. We are still in the mid to upper 80's here. Oh wait, I guess I don't feel your pain. All I feel is the warm sun beating down on my skin. Still... I haven't picked up my Z yet so really you have it better than I do. I'd rather have snow outside and a Z in my garage than sunny weather without a Z. But soon I will have both!

11-04-2009, 07:43 PM	#41 (permalink)
Draxxus Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 33 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 15	tomorrow Nov 5 its suppose to be +15 C omg thinking about bring her out for the weekend

11-04-2009, 09:09 PM	#42 (permalink)
Snakes709 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 Evo-X GSR Rep Power: 17	Well it was never my intention to store my Z for the winter. But i leave friday for a 1 month field ex. and then i got pretty much all of December off and then off to the Olympics from Jan 14ish to March 26th. So my Z will be going in storage and holy ****...i called my insurence company...before i say what im paying for a premium please dont start all this bs about "omg you are getting raped" I'm 23 years old, 2 accidents, 2 speeding tickets (one ticket was 10 over the limit the other was 40 over) and of course i own the Z and only been driving for 2-3 years...so not a really good record. Anyways im currently paying $5300 a year for full coverage. Talked to my insurence company to see if i could drop it down to PLPD...didnt want parking insurence because i might have to drive it during the X-MAS break we get. So after going through Bank of Nova Scotia to get there permission to drop the insurence it dropped from 5300 a year to 1300 a year....$4000 dropped...god damn!. I was thinking about doing some mods but im just going to leave it. Doing some work to my ZX6R and might possibly get a turbo system fab'ed up.