Everything here is written for people who store vehicles in the Greater Toronto Area and want to know why something is done, not just that it should be. Storage timing, corrosion mechanisms, battery chemistry, fuel stability, and what road salt does to a rocker seam over five months. MyAutoStorage is run by two brothers, Mike and Rob, who were collecting and storing cars long before they started storing anyone else's. If an article here does not answer your question, call +1 (416) 571-7955.
Storage wins if the car sits more than it moves. Winter tires win if you would genuinely drive it weekly. The deciding variable is not cost, since the two land…
Read More : Winter Storage vs. Winter Tires: Which Makes Sense for a Second Car?Use a modern multi-stage maintainer. It monitors the battery and only charges when the voltage drops, so it can stay connected for the whole season. An unregulated trickle charger pushes…
Read More : Battery Tender vs. Trickle Charger vs. Disconnecting the BatteryYou prevent flat-spotting by reducing how hard the tire is pressed into its contact patch, or by removing the load entirely. In practice that means raising cold pressure to the…
Read More : How to Prevent Tire Flat-Spotting During Long-Term StorageRoad salt does not cause rust directly. It dissolves into a chloride solution that conducts electricity, strips the protective oxide film off metal, and stays liquid far below freezing. That…
Read More : What Road Salt Does to Your Car, and How FastPut the car away before the first road salt, not the first snowfall. In the Greater Toronto Area that usually means the last week of October through the middle of…
Read More : When Should You Put Your Car Away for Winter in Toronto?Preparing a car for winter storage comes down to twelve things: wash and seal the paint, change the oil, fill and stabilise the fuel, set the tire pressures, keep the…
Read More : How to Prepare Your Car for Winter Storage — A 12-Step Checklist
