Irish Mini Owners Club

I am considerng putting my mini away for winter - Nov. - March. Has anyone any advice?

Here is an excellent article on Miniresource.
http://www.miniresource.com/winterstorage.php

I put my woody away for winter storage today. I now have space in the garden and feel I should fill it with something.

Apparently we're getting a heat wave next week - you might want to hold off garaging it for a few days!

vincieshile wrote:I am considerng putting my mini away for winter - Nov. - March. Has anyone any advice?

when i kept mine outside i used a soft car cover next to the paint, a couple of sheets of polystyrene over the bonnet & roof and then cocooned it in a waterproof tarpaulin, tying it fairly tight but allowing a little "panting" for air.

Before wrapping it up i drained the rad, removed the battery (as a spare) went crazy with oiling everything and left the windows open by 2 inches or so.

When i opened it up after 6 months, the car was dry, fresh smelling and clean. the only issues were a mouse had nested in the engine bay up near the wiper motor and spiders.... so many spiders!

Thank you all for your comments. But has anyone used a 'bubble'? They are expensive but supposedly very effective. I have a friend who 'wintered' his beetle in one last year and swears it's the greatest thing ever.

vincieshile wrote:Thank you all for your comments. But has anyone used a 'bubble'? They are expensive but supposedly very effective. I have a friend who 'wintered' his beetle in one last year and swears it's the greatest thing ever.

there's a kid down my street with a penknife.... so it wouldn't work for me.

These guys are now the agents for Carcoon in Ireland. http://www.cleancar.ie/

and larry is on here, i'm sure if you tell him your here he'll be nice to you,

See the For Sale area for further details on storage solutions.

Tony

Thanks Coonas Cab. Had a look and will very likely buy one. Still have to do alot of thinking and talking to myself!!
Thanks also to everone else that responded.