Thread: Climate Controlled Winter Storage - Worth it?
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Old Nov 27, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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Default Re: Climate Controlled Winter Storage - Worth it?
Originally Posted by VALKRYDERGUY
100% AGREE with Doc.
Plenty of days in the winter when the sun is out , the roads are dry and free of salt dust.
The longest mine sat in my heated garage was 21 days here in Chi-town.
Heck it's almost December and I'm still driving it.
Once the salt has been on the road my car stays in the garage and it does not come out until a few good rains have washed the roads of the salt dust.

Cars left in warm garages with salt on them suffer worse than cars in cold garages with salt on them. Even dry cars with a salt on them suffer as salt attracts moisture from the air. Colder air holds less moisture and so the salt can attract less of it.

Underground parking lots are the worst environments to park a car in winter, high humidity from the snow and salt on the car makes for a great setting for rust to start and continue. Daily drivers in winter up in the north take a beating, unfortunately it's a no win situation.
 
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