What temperature do you set your garage/storage facility for winter?

I would think mid 50s is ideal for fine wine and fine cars..I think it is a balance of saving energy and keeping your car ...I think humidity is
important ...sometimes a dehumidifier that works in cold is also needed depending on area

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Set to 60

 

67

 

I don't have a heater.

 

57° most of the time, 65 when I am hanging out in there. Its radiant heat, anymore than 65 will make you sweat.

 

Humidity is equally important as temp ...anything in 50s or low 60s is good for temp as long you keep it relatively stable but you need the humidity to be somewhere over high 30 to mid 40 ..any lower things crack and dry and anything more than 50 can cause rust /decay

So 55 60 degrees and 40 45 relative humidity is good .

Radiant heat or baseboard heat is best since hot air systems dry air thus need more humidity added

My two cents 😀

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What does it matter, it is a 430? Who cares as it will never be a collector's item (unless it is a gated shifter). It is a car, use it, drive the crap out of it and enjoy it. Same with my 360 - it is like preserving your prom date for the next guy to enjoy. Drive the snot out of it as you are not going to make money on a 430 or 360 over time. I could never understand people that buy a 360/430 and either never drive it or preserve it like Walt Disney. Unless you are in Siberia, your garage temp and the utility bill will not matter. Right now, my temp is 32 degrees as the door to the garage is wide open. Just my opinion.

 

How about just pride of ownership? I drive my car alot, but I also like to keep my things nice. I dont care if it loses its value or not, but I do like my toys to reflect the care I have put into them. I dont drive the snot out of anything. I leave that to my friends that flogg every engine they own, and watch as they repair them.

Lastly, I disagree that 360/430s dont make money. I bought mine right and it certainly isnt losing value.

 

I'm sure 50 is fine. It's a car, not an animal!

 

I kept my concour 65 xke in a bubble at a storage facility in Long Isand, NY. 4 seasons of weather, 14 years later, not a spec of rust and the leather & carpets were as new. I drove the car for probably 6k miles in that time frame and it even got caught in some rain.

I also have a 308QV (15 years) & a Boxer(3 years) in the same facility, but neither is in a bubble. Both are staying in the same condition as I bought them. IMO, if you have a garage and it's not heated I wouldn't heat it, but if it is great.

Now, if I kept a car in Florida and I was leaving it there in the summer months, I would certainly be concerned with the humidity getting to the carpets and leather in my non-climate controlled garage.

I do flog all my cars occasionally and don't know why anyone would own a sportscar and wouldn't. Actually, I probably do.

 

Radiant heat in my garage set at 65. I can walk on the floor in bare feet.

 

Ahhh. Very nice.

 

One in every crowd...

 

two, I guess then. The thread title made me spit out a bit of my morning coffee.

 

My garage has a thermostat?

 

I keep mine at 70 because thats where my bar is and my steam room - it was 10 degrees out last nite
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So when is the next Southeast F-chat member get together?

 

Great looking space, the laughter looks like pure joy, glad to see you're enjoying it with friends

 

I keep mine at 60. Humidity is usually around 40%

 

Here in CT, I keep my garage at 60 in the winter and 75 in the summer.

 

65 winter, 70-72 in the summer.

 

Yep. Except my heater crapped out last week - new board being installed tomorrow

 

Around 65F for winter. I got the Hot Dawg heater
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