# To store or not to store? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jetta, volkswagen, storage\ **Created:** [August 1, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570 "2022-08-01T02:09:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/21 "2022-08-02T00:20:39Z")
Now! If we known this in the beginning! We wouldn’t have wasted all that finger wiggle typing. Go do what ya gotta do. Your car’s in good hands. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/22 "2022-08-02T00:21:53Z")
> [@ruchei](#): > > The engine will be started and continually run for a minimum of 20 minutes. the other stuff looks ok, but the above may result in water inside the exhaust system and rusted exhaust components if “run” means idling the engine only at normal idle rpm. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/23 "2022-08-02T00:38:22Z")
> [@ruchei](#): > > Tire pressure is checked and adjusted if necessary to required PSI noted on tire If this is done, be sure to bring them to the inflation recommended by the carmaker when you retrieve the car. That’s usually less than the tires’ max. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/24 "2022-08-02T00:41:46Z")
They are doing more than I ever did or thought of. Have at it. ---
**Author:** ![ruchei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ruchei/32/10875_2.png) [@ruchei](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ruchei)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/25 "2022-08-02T01:16:52Z")
Thank you! I did not know all of this myself until now. Really appreciate all the advice. ---
**Author:** ![jdmere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jdmere/32/3002_2.png) [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/26 "2022-08-02T02:11:23Z")
As to the tire, the recommended pressure is on the door frame, driver’s side. The number on the tire is the maximum PSI, which is not the same. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/27 "2022-08-02T02:24:04Z")
But here I would use the tire value to minimize flat spotting. Then lower it to door sticker value before driving away. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/28 "2022-08-02T10:38:37Z")
Wow, things have changed. When I served, DoD did not offer storage for POVs. Mine was in my mothers garage, up on blocks, fuel stabilizer, engine ‘fogged’, battery removed. Returned 15 months later, charged the battery, removed the spark plugs, squirted some oil into each cylinder, cranked the engine. Reinstalled the plugs, started the engine and drove off. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/29 "2022-08-02T11:05:50Z")
You can find an E0 station here [https://www.pure-gas.org/maps](https://www.pure-gas.org/maps) I’d still use Stabil either way ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570/30 "2022-08-02T12:53:54Z")
@ruchei: I agree with the others. You have a great offer. If I were you, I would accept it as written. When you get back after a year, any issues should be minor (tire flat spots, battery, readjusting air pressure, etc). [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-store-or-not-to-store/185570.md?page=1)