Seeking Guidance on Outdoor Storage
10-07-2018, 04:42 PM
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Seeking Guidance on Outdoor Storage
I need to park my car from December to possibly next summer in the suburbs of Long Island. I won’t be able to drive it all the time, maybe once a month. I’m thinking of buying a good breathable cover and giving it a good wash prior to parking it.
Please give your advice on long term storage. How often should the car be started? How often should I drive it around the block? What kind/brand of cover should I get?
By the way, I’ve decided to keep the car for a number of reasons. If not already, this car will one day be a classic.
Please give your advice on long term storage. How often should the car be started? How often should I drive it around the block? What kind/brand of cover should I get?
By the way, I’ve decided to keep the car for a number of reasons. If not already, this car will one day be a classic.
Last edited by CarlitoE430; 10-07-2018 at 10:41 PM.
10-08-2018, 05:02 PM
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California car covers are good. I am not sure how they hold up in cold but they do a great job of keeping moisture out but allowing the car to breathe. Look at the Noah model or better. Id recommend getting the rope tiedowns and starting the car at least once a week, fully warming it up.
10-10-2018, 02:39 AM
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I need to park my car from December to possibly next summer in the suburbs of Long Island. I won’t be able to drive it all the time, maybe once a month. I’m thinking of buying a good breathable cover and giving it a good wash prior to parking it.
Please give your advice on long term storage. How often should the car be started? How often should I drive it around the block? What kind/brand of cover should I get?
By the way, I’ve decided to keep the car for a number of reasons. If not already, this car will one day be a classic.
Please give your advice on long term storage. How often should the car be started? How often should I drive it around the block? What kind/brand of cover should I get?
By the way, I’ve decided to keep the car for a number of reasons. If not already, this car will one day be a classic.
I use this for both outdoor and inside a garage. along with tarp clamps and bungee cords to keep the cover down for those outdoor windy days
I'd also throw in some rodent repellant paks into your engine compartment to guard against nesting mice and rats.
10-10-2018, 06:37 AM
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Any cover that contacts the car will eventually cause damage to the finish. If you have the space and funds a free-standing canopy is a better solution.
10-10-2018, 12:59 PM
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Can you elaborate on this?
I can see using cheap ones with plastic in the covering materials become a problem under extreme cold and ice conditions and also, if your attempting to remove the cover under icy cold conditions.
The high quality covers such as the higher end car craft covers work great here on the westcoast vs. the supposed uv-resistent cheap feather-weight fleabay china products that eventually disintegrate or rip when peeling the covers off.
10-11-2018, 12:37 AM
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When you can just disconnect the battery and walk away for 6 months, the covers in windy areas can do a lot of damage to the car.
Depend where exactly you park it. If in the shade, just leave it alone.
In California, having some space, I was raising those tent carports for protection against UV.
Depend where exactly you park it. If in the shade, just leave it alone.
In California, having some space, I was raising those tent carports for protection against UV.
