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Neilc123
196 posts
12 months
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Because your wife and children aren't metal  Although I agree, in my experience a garaged car seems to last longer than an non-garaged one.
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barny 11
36 posts
17 months
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garage mine all the time, had a rad plumbed in off the central heating to keep her warm at night. couldnt bear to see her on the drive in the rain and cold..
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moveover
130 posts
32 months
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Mine's in the garage, with the door left open (the garage door that is).
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Simon T
1,653 posts
142 months
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williamp said: You wouldnt expect your wife or children sleep outside, so why expect your Aston to?? perfect summary Simon
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johng39
1,783 posts
29 months
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williamp said: You wouldnt expect your wife or children sleep outside, so why expect your Aston to?? she would if I needed the space she takes up for the Aston  Fortunately I have a garage so she does not have to...
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F1 NDW
677 posts
15 months
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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 !! Phil the years will tell! Its were you cant see that it's all happening!
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F1 NDW
677 posts
15 months
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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. 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.
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SS972
300 posts
52 months
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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.
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tonyhall38
1,620 posts
85 months
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garaged ..but taken out regularly...
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bogie
8,949 posts
141 months
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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 do
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michael gould
3,220 posts
110 months
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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 !!!
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v8woollie
2,419 posts
14 months
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I've never garaged any car I have owned and none of them have seemed to suffer adversely from that. Are Astons so delicately made that they need to be stored in temperature and humidity controlled garages. Should I also stock up on cotton wool to wrap it in
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v8woollie
2,419 posts
14 months
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I've never garaged any car I have owned and none of them have seemed to suffer adversely from that. Are Astons so delicately made that they need to be stored in temperature and humidity controlled garages. Should I also stock up on cotton wool to wrap it in
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Jockman
7,058 posts
29 months
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michael 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
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KarlFranz
1,041 posts
139 months
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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. 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". 
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Jockman
7,058 posts
29 months
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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. 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
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KEFKEF
62 posts
24 months
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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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v8woollie
2,419 posts
14 months
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To each his own I guess. I live in the South East and none of my cars has ever suffered from any of those afflictions from being always kept outside on the drive.
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Gibberish
434 posts
12 months
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Always garage my DB9. I use a Meaco desiccant dehumidifier in the winter… not expensive, cheap to run. Looks like the ‘to garaged’ have it, so far. Leave an Aston out in the wet and cold 
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CPBRI
197 posts
18 months
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Seems an odd topic for debate, but nonetheless, all my cars are happily garaged!
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