Actually, I've never winter-stored a car before. Previous vehicles have been year round- all VW's except for a recent bout with a Ford Focus Zetec, which I managed to unload before getting the 300D. My wife has a '98 Cavalier, so that will do us through the winter, and with Pearl in the barn, I'll be longing for spring even more. My wife is a freelance writer, and I work from a home office mostly, so I'm sure it'll work out fine. For occasional business trips, I have to rent a ride anyway. (I think I'll rent a new Chrysler 300 first opportunity!)