Storing Rover over the summer ...
 

Our house has enough other cars that we're going to put the Rover in the garage over the summer (from the end of April until probably October).

Is there anything special I should know / be aware of?

Are there any specific instructions about things like the suspension bags or the computer system (things I'm not even thinking of)?

Do any of you even do this?

Any suggestions you guys have would be great.

I never stored a car before but know some people that have with their Porsche's in the winter. Most of them would change the oil prior to storage and then run it once a week or so and they never had a problem.

Starting it every once in a while is a great idea so the battery does not drop and also when you do it maybe run the air suspension through it's paces so the bags do not develop any stiffness. I mainly used my Disco for towing the boat or whenever I needed to tow the trailer. If I did not start it every 2 weeks in the winter then the battery would die. I thought about putting a battery minder on it so that would not happen.

Another reason to start it is that with the pistons just sitting there it may leave a buildup on the cylinder wall if they do move after a long period of time. That is one reason why you winterize a boat and fog the cylinders when you store it over the winter.

I put battery tenders on any cars we have that get occasional driving - like our convertibles, etc. We leave a Rover in the City for 5-6 mos per year, untouched, with a tender on it and have never experienced a problem with the EAS or bags. I leave it in the valet position.

you also might want to consider fuel stabilizer.

What I want to know Faymester is how you are going to go a whole summer without driving your Range! I miss mine if I can't drive it for a week let alone a summer ;)