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Hi there,

Firstly I had to Google "winter"...now I understand

GoMoG has this. Seems logical to me if you must not use your car.

R.

Bob when my car goes back to the factory drop yours off and I will drive it for a number of weeks, please could I have your credit card for fuel and food.

The best fish supper is balloch next to the train station only open evenings £3.50 for single fish supper never had a bed one

Richard you have been in West Oz long enough now to understand Winter is when you only get 4 sunny days a week

To echo many posts...Mogs are not just for summer!!

They are modern cars. Their ability to withstand corrosion is as good, if not better, than many traditional cars.

If there is salt on the road make sure you regularly wash underneath as well as on top. But otherwise drive it as normal.

There is magic in driving an open car on a cold and frosty day and a cold and frosty night is even better. I have a heated waistcoat: with the heater on and a hat and gloves it is warm enough hood down.

I simply can't understand why anyone would want to cocoon a Mog for the winter. Garage it, yes. De-humidify the garage if needed. But put it in prison? NO!

If you are really concerned about winter traction fit mud and snow tyres.

I have an image of this Peter, does the waistcoat plug into the auxillary power? I used to think heated seats were extravagant.

If you are thinking of storing then think carefully, in my experience it does a car no good. IMHO If left sitting for a long time, tyres flat spot, bushes can oval, and rubber harden, sliding parts can start to corrode and slightly seize ( bad on Mog front suspension), all meaning premature wear with little use and additional service costs. I know this from experience with a low mileage Morgan which needed full suspension rebuild after just 22k miles spread over 16 years, ridiculous! Also brakes had issues as well.

If your storing car put up on axle stands to relieve weight fron suspension and so on although there are still issues with this, make sure everything is well oiled and greased up. A Trad. Morgan chassis is quite flexible and can caused squeaking as it flexes, I think rubbing of wings against seals, so lubricate with ACF50, a great corrosion inhibitor used in Aircraft industry on aluminium etc.. If I lay up my car this is what I do but if there is a dry day then off the stands for a lovely 20-30 mile blast to get everything moving. I like to do this at least twice a month.

Cars are pretty well under sealed so a drive in the wet is the unlikely to hurt it, if road salting done then wash off underneath and leave to dry off in the wind before putting in garage.

I have come the view like several others here it is better to use it and enjoy rather than let it sit and rot and seize up in a garage.

Some of us do not have power in our garages, but yes use it best way to keep the battery topped up. My garage is in a block and over the next few weeks will put a 10 watt solar panel on the front of the garage wall, await complaints but the roof is slate, hopefully this will extend the time the immobiliser kills the battery.

Solar powered battery conditioners can be had from MAPLINS for as little as £12-49 delivered.
I know I just bought one


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOLAR-POWERED-...=item2c76ec1fa8

The Marlins ones are good but the car has to be outside, if I am travelling, for pleasure, the car is in the garage. Hence the project.

I disagree I fitted mine to the wall of the garage and fed the cable through a drilled hole. It works fine