O.k. lets talk apples to apples and oranges to oranges........Storage. What do we mean by storage? Some may have a different idea about how long "storage" is. If I put my car in the barn for the winter but start it up every other week is that considered mainstream "storage" or just "inactive"? There are times in the summer when I don't drive my car for 2 or 3 weeks....Is this considered it being in storage. I don't see any difference between the two. I do know some people who take their cars to a classic "storage" facility where it sits a full 6 or 7 months without being started. This, to me, is "storage" not putting your car in the garage or barn and starting it up every week or 2. It seems like overkill to fog cylinders, drain everything, add gas stabilizers etc... if you do this type of non-use. So, what about those of us who do start the car every few weeks and let it run for 1/2 hour or more during the off season? Are we killing our car engines or are we doing the best thing for them by starting them regularly? I use synth oil which is pretty expensive. I don't put alot of hard miles on my car so is it reasonable to change the oil prior to winter after I just did it 2000 miles ago. Here in Maine there is no way I'm going to put regular oil in my car and have it turn into a hard mass and try to start my car when it's -20 or more. With the synth oil it will flow no matter how cold it is. (I'm not trying to start a debate over regular/synth oil) Tom vin #005732 MT Visit my web site http://www.geocities.com/outatime81/