[DougD]

I live in the north half of the US, so I've been storing some type of car during the winter for as long as I can remember. I always have a "sacrificial" vehicle to drive back and forth to work, etc., in the snowy months. My latest winter driver is a 2WD Ranger pickup with Blizzaks all the way around. Throw a couple hundred pounds of sandbags in the bed, and she goes through the drifts like a Jeep. Every winter is different, but as long as the pavement is dry, I try to exercise a stored car at least once a month. I like to drive it for at least a half hour to get the mechanicals good and hot to remove any accumulated moisture. My storage area is heated to maintain at least 55 degrees F, so my tools and collector cars stay nice and dry all winter and never pass through the dew point. Once in a while Mother Nature blesses us with snow all winter, and then several months can elapse between drives. But there always seems to be a window in the weather when I can go for a spin.