Hibernation Time -- Quick Q's

Originally Posted by Yas_XD

Thanks for the great feedback. A couple follow-up questions:

My car is auto so I was planning to put it into neutral, then enable the e-Brake, then put it into park for storage? I usually do this when I park anyway because I read going into neutral first before enabling the e-brake, then putting it into park puts the least strain on the car. Maybe you can confirm? Or perhaps it's different for storage?

I have been using 91 oct gas, do I use 93 strictly for storage? Or can I do the 91 as I have been doing?

My car will be parked in a non-heated garage (though it's mostly insulated) still does get cold in there during the harshest winter days, and will be parked on concrete. Not sure what tires I have but they appear to be wide performance tires. Maybe I should just go with some inch thick rubber mats below each tire instead of full-fledged flatstoppers?

I have driven it about 1500km since the last oil change. Does that impact people's recommendations to change it out for winter storage? Seems like I have barely driven it since the swap. It was MOBIL ONE 5W-30 oil.

Thanks again my man. Appreciate the info. And to everyone else. This is very useful.