To garage or not to garage
Discussion
Jockman said:
F1 NDW said:
This is indeed the answer. Get a dehumidifier (cheap to buy and cheap to run) and a proper soft car cover to keep the dust off. Everything used to go rusty in my garage until I bought a dehumidifier. The difference in the garage environment is astonishing. I leave my car for 4 weeks at a time. When I uncover it there it is as gleaming as I left it.
What's wrong with my driveway Neil ??It's only 50 yards from yours !!
MichaelV8V said:
F1 NDW said:
This is indeed the answer. Get a dehumidifier (cheap to buy and cheap to run) and a proper soft car cover to keep the dust off.
Mine is definitely not cheap to run, it literally doubles our home's base electricity usage. Its a constant 450w, so about £500 per year. I keep my DB9 garaged at night and under the outstide cover at work to protect it from the carribean sun with the risk of light swirls on the paintwork.Our heavy sun taking an hard tool on car interiors.
The DB7 (in France) beeing only used two to four weeks a year is in a rented garage one block away from my son appartment with indoor cover front mats out of the car and one deshumidifier block in the car and one under it,my son starting the car for 20 minutes every month to keep it fit.
The DB7 (in France) beeing only used two to four weeks a year is in a rented garage one block away from my son appartment with indoor cover front mats out of the car and one deshumidifier block in the car and one under it,my son starting the car for 20 minutes every month to keep it fit.
F1 NDW said:
Michael do you have a humidistat? If you do then you must have a very draughty garage. My dehumidifier brings the humidity down and then turns off, just cutting in and out as required which is not very often. In fact it has hardly run at all this past week. Very cheap to run.
same here - get the humidistat for a fiver ...and keep it around 40-50% ...its only really in winter when its got its job to domichael gould said:
If you think leaving your car out all year is not going to damage it your either kidding yourself or just thick.......for God sake !!!
Nope !!When I trade in the car, the fact that it has never been garaged will make absolutely zilch difference either to the car's looks or to the price I get.
It's a similar argument to the one regarding using Indies or Dealers for servicing - it has made no difference whatsoever to the price I've already been offered
Jockman said:
Nope !!
When I trade in the car, the fact that it has never been garaged will make absolutely zilch difference either to the car's looks or to the price I get.
It's a similar argument to the one regarding using Indies or Dealers for servicing - it has made no difference whatsoever to the price I've already been offered
Sorry, Jock. You can't defy the basic laws of physics and chemistry.When I trade in the car, the fact that it has never been garaged will make absolutely zilch difference either to the car's looks or to the price I get.
It's a similar argument to the one regarding using Indies or Dealers for servicing - it has made no difference whatsoever to the price I've already been offered
Where I live, it's like saying that there's no difference between a car that lives outside near the beach and one that lives inland. It's only a few miles distance, but those that live on the barrier islands have all sorts of corrosion on the paint, chassis and suspension from being exposed to the elements day in and day out. If I was looking for a car to buy, I would be much more persuaded by one that was given a proper home indoors. I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard and that has to translate to a sales effect for dealers. You often see ads touting that a car was always garaged. Would you really be motivated to buy a car that advertises: "Always parked outdoors so the paint can breathe and to keep it from getting musty and mouldy".
KarlFranz said:
Sorry, Jock. You can't defy the basic laws of physics and chemistry.
Where I live, it's like saying that there's no difference between a car that lives outside near the beach and one that lives inland. It's only a few miles distance, but those that live on the barrier islands have all sorts of corrosion on the paint, chassis and suspension from being exposed to the elements day in and day out. If I was looking for a car to buy, I would be much more persuaded by one that was given a proper home indoors. I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard and that has to translate to a sales effect for dealers. You often see ads touting that a car was always garaged. Would you really be motivated to buy a car that advertises: "Always parked outdoors so the paint can breathe and to keep it from getting musty and mouldy".
KF - you are in a specific part of the world where a bit of cosseting would be useful due to the extreme temperature.Where I live, it's like saying that there's no difference between a car that lives outside near the beach and one that lives inland. It's only a few miles distance, but those that live on the barrier islands have all sorts of corrosion on the paint, chassis and suspension from being exposed to the elements day in and day out. If I was looking for a car to buy, I would be much more persuaded by one that was given a proper home indoors. I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard and that has to translate to a sales effect for dealers. You often see ads touting that a car was always garaged. Would you really be motivated to buy a car that advertises: "Always parked outdoors so the paint can breathe and to keep it from getting musty and mouldy".
This simply does not apply in the UK, where the climate is more benign.
Neil's Vanquish and my DB9 live exactly 50 yards away from each other and he swears by garaging whilst I don't see the need - if snow or frost is due I stick on a high quality external cover overnight.
Ultimately a personal choice but I don't think most people in the UK should feel any compulsion to garage their Aston
Garaged, taken out regularly in the summer, not used in the winter but....and you will think I am sad...stored in a carcoon in the garage. Carcoon costs £400'ish to buy and , wait for it, 10p a day on electricity to run, I can put the car in wet and the system will dry it and get rid of the moisture. I have used one for the last 7 years on various cars and don't get 'furry' alloy, surface rust on discs, bolts, etc., pads welded to discs or anything damp in the electronics.....
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