Car storage appears on its face to be passive — the car is not being driven, therefore nothing is happening to it, therefore nothing requires preparation or attention. This reasoning produces cars that emerge from storage with flat-spotted tires, discharged and sulfated batteries, gummed fuel systems, seized brake calipers, deteriorated rubber components, and pest damage to wiring and interior. The cars that emerge from extended storage in the same mechanical condition as when they went in are the cars whose owners understood that storage is an active process.