Keeping a 570S or 600LT outside, no garage
Discussion
So I am looking at the 570S, but don’t have a garage. Is the car going to suffer from being exposed to the elements all the time. Also when I am away with work I won’t have the ability to use a battery conditioner, again is just starting it, and letting it run whilst parked for half an hour every week ok to keep the battery from being buggered? PCP deals on the, seem quite doable, PCP deals on the 600lt are insanely tempting, but would be worried about the car being kept outside.
I have a solar charger for my 911 turbo and it’s rubbish, does nothing - so don’t think that will work for the 570S...
I live in a gated area and parking is fine, never had any issues in 13 years so that’s the issue - the battery dying and costing a fortune to replace is the issue with living outside
I live in a gated area and parking is fine, never had any issues in 13 years so that’s the issue - the battery dying and costing a fortune to replace is the issue with living outside
Drclarke said:
RBT0 said:
I mean.....
A brand new car outside, getting mould and all sort of s
t, even assuming you live outside other people sight and potential vandalism and all sort of crimes?
Really?
Your choice.
Mould??! A brand new car outside, getting mould and all sort of s
t, even assuming you live outside other people sight and potential vandalism and all sort of crimes?Really?
Your choice.
It’s a car, not a piece of cheese you drama queen
dank said:
So I am looking at the 570S, but don’t have a garage. Is the car going to suffer from being exposed to the elements all the time. Also when I am away with work I won’t have the ability to use a battery conditioner, again is just starting it, and letting it run whilst parked for half an hour every week ok to keep the battery from being buggered? PCP deals on the, seem quite doable, PCP deals on the 600lt are insanely tempting, but would be worried about the car being kept outside.
There is a rather lengthy thread and video which mentions leaving McLarens outside for long periods of time isn't a good idea - specifically it mentions a component (can't remember which) that appears to fail/is prone to early failure when the car is left outside.If you want to use up a couple of hours of your life, here's the thread:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Drclarke said:
RBT0 said:
I mean.....
A brand new car outside, getting mould and all sort of st, even assuming you live outside other people sight and potential vandalism and all sort of crimes?
Really?
Your choice.
Mould??! A brand new car outside, getting mould and all sort of s
t, even assuming you live outside other people sight and potential vandalism and all sort of crimes?Really?
Your choice.
It’s a car, not a piece of cheese you drama queen
It hasn't went mouldy or dissolved, and the charger has never been used and is still sealed in the McLaren bag it came in.
Longest it has went being unused was 4 weeks when we went on a family holiday and it started no problem with the battery showing around 95%.
Like most modern cars, it was designed to be exposed to outside weather elements.
You will have no problems at all keeping it outside.
PompeyReece said:
There is a rather lengthy thread and video which mentions leaving McLarens outside for long periods of time isn't a good idea - specifically it mentions a component (can't remember which) that appears to fail/is prone to early failure when the car is left outside.
If you want to use up a couple of hours of your life, here's the thread:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
How dos the car know if it is outside or not... If you want to use up a couple of hours of your life, here's the thread:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I've never connected my car up to a charger either in the 7 months I've had it. To be fair I do try and get out in it most weekends but I have left it almost 3 weeks before and no issues. After a drive at the weekend the battery is always back to 50 days life when I park up again...
Ok so it seems I should be ok, as long as I drive it weekly or don’t leave for long periods without use... in truth I think I’ll be driving it all the time!
The rear engine cover has a lot of holes / open areas - and the 600LT has some rather large openings, is water ingress going to cause any issues - assume proper water channels are built in to remove rain water etc
The rear engine cover has a lot of holes / open areas - and the 600LT has some rather large openings, is water ingress going to cause any issues - assume proper water channels are built in to remove rain water etc
I reckon that if you have 30 minutes to run it up on you driveway once a week, you've got 30 minutes to go for a drive, which is far better for the engine / transmission etc than just letting it idle and slowly come up to temperature.
You should be fine this way. Can you run a long extension cable to the car for the trickle charger? The other solution is to get a little generator or something that you can power the trickle charger with and leave it next to the car.
edit to add - i think the component people have issues with is the knock sensor. If you can identify where that is, you could possibly cover the area where water is getting in while it's parked.
You should be fine this way. Can you run a long extension cable to the car for the trickle charger? The other solution is to get a little generator or something that you can power the trickle charger with and leave it next to the car.
edit to add - i think the component people have issues with is the knock sensor. If you can identify where that is, you could possibly cover the area where water is getting in while it's parked.
dank said:
Ok so it seems I should be ok, as long as I drive it weekly or don’t leave for long periods without use... in truth I think I’ll be driving it all the time!
The rear engine cover has a lot of holes / open areas - and the 600LT has some rather large openings, is water ingress going to cause any issues - assume proper water channels are built in to remove rain water etc
McLaren engines are all sealed despite the open engine bays.........it will be fine! The rear engine cover has a lot of holes / open areas - and the 600LT has some rather large openings, is water ingress going to cause any issues - assume proper water channels are built in to remove rain water etc
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