I initially put my car away around Thanksgiving and didn't expect to drive it till March or so, but with the mild winter we've had here I've actually got to drive it! I did hook up my battery manager from Griots Garage to it (it comes with terminals that go under the connection that are semi-permanent) or alligator clamps. I also inflated my tires up a bit more due to psi loss when its real cold, but when I fired it up the first time, I just let it warm up to normal operating temp and pulled it out, that was great! It looks like we're going to have a bit more winter here, but we're well into February now and its the shortest month of the year, YES!