1978 Pontiac Grand Prix parked alone on the top deck of a parking garage

Parking

Parking

Two lots in Toronto, and the rules for cars that sit.

Locations

Two lots in Toronto

Photos of both garages are being organised and will be added.

Daily and long term

1603 Eglinton Avenue West

Spots
20
Parking
Daily, with long-term available
Payment
Daily meter on site, or a monthly parking pass
Charging
Electric vehicle charger on site
Upper deck and underground

18 Wynford Drive

Spots
26
Upper deck
16 spots
Underground
10 spots

Gallery

In the garage

Storage

Cars that sit

Rules from a Volvo on a driveway for eight years, a panel van on a lot for eight, and a Civic used as a placeholder.

01

Battery tender or disconnect

More than three weeks, put it on a tender. All winter, pull the negative terminal.

02

Full tank, stabilizer in

Fill it, add stabilizer, run it ten minutes so it reaches the injectors. Carburetted cars: drain the bowl.

03

Tires up, weight off

Ten psi over the door sticker against flat spots. Six months or more, on stands.

04

Drive it or leave it

Five-minute idles every week do more harm than sitting. Drive it to temperature or leave it until spring.

05

Rodents

Steel wool in the tailpipe, dryer sheets in the cabin, hood up where possible.

06

Paperwork in the car

Ownership, insurance slip and the last safety in a sleeve in the glovebox.

Have a spot? A dry garage in the city with a 15-amp outlet is in demand. If you have one to share, or need one for the winter, let us know.

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