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On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:18:19 -0400, Jack wrote:

On 7/11/2012 10:03 AM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:48:00 -0700, wrote:

I was looking at block heaters a few weeks ago. The ones I was looking
at for my car seemed easy enough to install and not very expensive. If
you're worried about scraping, spend a coupla hundred and put one of
those in. Want to save electricity? Put it on a timer on only turn it
on about 2-3 hours before you leave.
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Putting a tarp over the car at night is cheaper and works.

Leaving the car to sleep under the stars is better for it.

I agree. In the north, a heated garage is the worse thing for a car,
particularly if you get snow and salt. Your car gets salt water sprayed
all under it, it freezes, and no rust. You pull it into a heated garage
every night, the frozen sal****er melts, you get a rust bucket.

A tarp always sucks as it traps in moisture. Best is to leave the car
out all the time so it can breathe . If you live in North Dakota or
other unlivable places, get a block heater so it will/might start at 300
below.

Tarps scratch the paint, too.

A (heated) garage is for tools.

A carport isn't bad, though. A garage is a good idea if you're married. ...or
perhaps if not a garage, a least a dog house. ;-)