Temperature issues in unheated garage

One of my parking space is always 30-40 degrees F throughout winter (dec--Feb.)
and I start it up and drive it like every week, even in the snow.
No battery tender!

No problem so far.

 

It will be fine.

TBH. I think ppl worry more about temp when they should be more concerned with humidity.

 

I am not sure whether your garage is insulated. You can at least reduce draft from the door by adding a nice rubber seal edge to the garage door. And in extreme cold days you can add an electric garage heater. Check the voltage which your garage outlets supports.Or you may consider space heaters, some of them you can turn on and off using internet/ app from your phone.
I have 220 volt garage heater in my garage and I maintain around 60. I don't drive my 430 in the winter. It is off the road from Oct 1 till spring. A battery tender in place. I live near the border up north and it gets very very cold at time minus teens.

 

I have to ask ... if the car in your garage were a Toyota Camry ... would you feel you needed to have a heated garage? Or in the summer, a cooled garage? I live in Arizona and of course winters are not an issue, but there are some people who believe that a cooled garage in the summer is beneficial for the car. I doubt it makes any difference and the only reason I can think of for heating or cooling a garage is for the comfort of the human occupants. I think your car will be fine in a cold garage. And, the battery will not suffer either.

Steve

 

Only real issue is some high performance track tires with soft compound will freeze and ruin. Any street tires will be ok.


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My garage is 10 degrees right now.

 

My garage is 10 degrees right now but I drive mine atleast once a week to work, unless it is icy. I wish I can drive mine more than 1-2 week but I need to rotate using my cars to make sure they are driven with purpose.

Dont like to drive around the town for no apparent reason. It is useful but a waste of gas.

 

Is this gag thread?

 

My garage was built like a barn. Before welcoming my SuperF, I built myself the ceiling (3 weeks of evening work), I sealed every hole in the doors' opening, I sealed the 2 windows, and installed an electric heater. Temperature is now 40F+ when outside is less than 20F. My Ferrari Master Technicians told me it is better to avoid subfreezing temperatures and condensations due to cold car parts in humid conditions during pre-Spring days.
I have experienced degradation of different articles kept in the garage after winter, such as hoses, plastic containers, oils, etc. so it is not so difficult to imaging the slow but meaningful degradation of some delicate parts exposed to low temperature, whose effect may not be apparent now but may cause long-term damage. It was "easier" for me to put in the effort upfront and lower this risk. Now, I'm sleeping like a baby on sub-freezing nights!


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It is 0 degress outside m garage now and will be minus 10 tomorrow night - but garage is 60

 

It'll be fine. No worries at all. Just make sure you put your battery maintainer on it's lowest power setting.

 

Jeez, I didn't realize how cold it was in other parts of the country right now. 0 in NC? 10 in Dallas? Sorry guys.

 

Some great stuff on u tube showing cars being started in minus 40 c. They all start up if a bit slowly.

 

Your car should be fine as long as none of the fluids freeze. Connect the battery to a maintainer... to help prevent the battery acid from freezing as well as maintain charge. Starting a car in very cold temps just to keep the battery up is a bad idea, as a lot of wear occurs due to the low fluid flow of the lubricants. Humidity can be a concern as things can still rust in cold temps. It's expensive to heat a garage, in part because most are not well insulated, so I'd start with improving insulation before adding heat if you are still concerned.