Safest place to park a SORN car long term worry free?
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Hi,
I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos. The more rarer the more it will worth.
I dont have my own driveway or garage or any private land to park it. Its parked on the street outside my house and I can't afford private storage unless I can travel in the future and collect my investment return lol.
I have a relative who lives in a council tower block of flats but hes at work most of the time. This council tower block has its own free car park for residents living there but I don't see any signs or permits being displayed enforcing that. My relative said he parked his other own sorn car there for the last 7 years with no problems. He can't be arsed scrapping his SORN car lol.
Okay the question is it safe to park my car at the above car park and just leave it there without worrying about it being recovered or towed by authorities? Car thieves will see it as old car and won't bother with it so my concern is the authorities taking it.
How does the authorities or council get suspicious on a particular parked car for example? I doubt council residents will notice a old car parked with many resident cars to phone and report. Also what is the law on parking SORN cars?
Otherwise any other suggested safest places to park SORN cars for long term for free? Definitely not at supermarket car parks though lol.
I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos. The more rarer the more it will worth.
I dont have my own driveway or garage or any private land to park it. Its parked on the street outside my house and I can't afford private storage unless I can travel in the future and collect my investment return lol.
I have a relative who lives in a council tower block of flats but hes at work most of the time. This council tower block has its own free car park for residents living there but I don't see any signs or permits being displayed enforcing that. My relative said he parked his other own sorn car there for the last 7 years with no problems. He can't be arsed scrapping his SORN car lol.
Okay the question is it safe to park my car at the above car park and just leave it there without worrying about it being recovered or towed by authorities? Car thieves will see it as old car and won't bother with it so my concern is the authorities taking it.
How does the authorities or council get suspicious on a particular parked car for example? I doubt council residents will notice a old car parked with many resident cars to phone and report. Also what is the law on parking SORN cars?
Otherwise any other suggested safest places to park SORN cars for long term for free? Definitely not at supermarket car parks though lol.
Not it won't be safe in a council carpark
It must be on private land someplace
And you must benuts if you think a mondeo will be worth £50k
They stop making them because nobody was buying them
If your lucky you may get £3-4 k in 10 years of it's a rare spec in good nick BB it parked up outside for that length of time it will likely be scrap
It must be on private land someplace
And you must benuts if you think a mondeo will be worth £50k
They stop making them because nobody was buying them
If your lucky you may get £3-4 k in 10 years of it's a rare spec in good nick BB it parked up outside for that length of time it will likely be scrap
Edited by Chris32345 on Thursday 16th January 19:54
If the plan is to keep and resell it then you can't leave it outside, it will rust and become worthless, you have probably way overestimated the future value, it's not an Escort cosworth but if you plan to park it up form years then recommission and sell it you need to store it indoors in a dry environment.
If you can't store if indoors sell it now as it will loose value of left outside for years
If you can't store if indoors sell it now as it will loose value of left outside for years
very_452001 said:
Hi,
I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos.The more rarer the more it will worth.
Best get out there and start torching the rest of 'em, then, it's the only way it'll be worth anything before it rusts to bits.I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos.The more rarer the more it will worth.
Roboticarm said:
If the plan is to keep and resell it then you can't leave it outside, it will rust and become worthless, you have probably way overestimated the future value, it's not an Escort cosworth but if you plan to park it up form years then recommission and sell it you need to store it indoors in a dry environment.
If you can't store if indoors sell it now as it will loose value of left outside for years
It won't rust If I wax it or so every month plus we live in the midlands not by any salt water sea for it to rust. The underneath of the car looks already rust proofed.If you can't store if indoors sell it now as it will loose value of left outside for years
£50k? 
I'm assuming if you paid £1100 for an ST220 at that money it will already be as rough as a badgers arse? As good ones are £3k plus. While you're here would you like to purchase some magic beans for £1100 as well. I've been assured they will be worth approx. £50k in 15 years time.
I'm assuming if you paid £1100 for an ST220 at that money it will already be as rough as a badgers arse? As good ones are £3k plus. While you're here would you like to purchase some magic beans for £1100 as well. I've been assured they will be worth approx. £50k in 15 years time. very_452001 said:
Hi,
I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos. The more rarer the more it will worth.
I dont have my own driveway or garage or any private land to park it. Its parked on the street outside my house and I can't afford private storage unless I can travel in the future and collect my investment return lol.
I have a relative who lives in a council tower block of flats but hes at work most of the time. This council tower block has its own free car park for residents living there but I don't see any signs or permits being displayed enforcing that. My relative said he parked his other own sorn car there for the last 7 years with no problems. He can't be arsed scrapping his SORN car lol.
Okay the question is it safe to park my car at the above car park and just leave it there without worrying about it being recovered or towed by authorities? Car thieves will see it as old car and won't bother with it so my concern is the authorities taking it.
How does the authorities or council get suspicious on a particular parked car for example? I doubt council residents will notice a old car parked with many resident cars to phone and report. Also what is the law on parking SORN cars?
Otherwise any other suggested safest places to park SORN cars for long term for free? Definitely not at supermarket car parks though lol.
Uh huh.I invested around £1100 in a mondeo ST220. Speculation states in 15 years time this car will be worth give or take £50000 due to it being rare and ford stopped making mondeos. The more rarer the more it will worth.
I dont have my own driveway or garage or any private land to park it. Its parked on the street outside my house and I can't afford private storage unless I can travel in the future and collect my investment return lol.
I have a relative who lives in a council tower block of flats but hes at work most of the time. This council tower block has its own free car park for residents living there but I don't see any signs or permits being displayed enforcing that. My relative said he parked his other own sorn car there for the last 7 years with no problems. He can't be arsed scrapping his SORN car lol.
Okay the question is it safe to park my car at the above car park and just leave it there without worrying about it being recovered or towed by authorities? Car thieves will see it as old car and won't bother with it so my concern is the authorities taking it.
How does the authorities or council get suspicious on a particular parked car for example? I doubt council residents will notice a old car parked with many resident cars to phone and report. Also what is the law on parking SORN cars?
Otherwise any other suggested safest places to park SORN cars for long term for free? Definitely not at supermarket car parks though lol.
very_452001 said:
It won't rust If I wax it or so every month plus we live in the midlands not by any salt water sea for it to rust.
Surely you don't think waxing it or living inland will stop it rusting?Surely you don't think it will ever be worth anywhere near your estimate?
Must be a joke thread.
Elatino1 said:
very_452001 said:
It won't rust If I wax it or so every month plus we live in the midlands not by any salt water sea for it to rust.
Surely you don't think waxing it or living inland will stop it rusting?Surely you don't think it will ever be worth anywhere near your estimate?
Must be a joke thread.
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