On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:53:45 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 7/13/2012 9:45 AM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
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. ;-)



A garage is a good place for the car when it is pouring down raining
outside and you need to enter or exit the vehicle.

A carport is the same idea, except that it won't keep it warm (a bad thing in
freezing weather). But that's the point, either keep her dry or you'll need
the dog house to keep you dry. ;-)