Retirement

[throwyourbike]

I've just become a home owner, so spending £75 a week on fuel to the run the Monaro as my daily driver is no longer possible.
Thankfully, I have been able to buy my parents old diesel Meriva at the right price which allows me to keep the Monaro in the garage as a second car.

I know a lot of you guys do very few miles a year so I was wondering how you go about storing your car for months at a time?

I've read the usual generic stuff online but wanted to know what other Monaro/VXR8 owners do.

The car will still be driven every now and again but could sit for three or four months at a time over the Winter for example.

[007 VXR]

Battery charger and hand brake off with bricks on one wheel
Still get it serviced every year, best time is march so shes ready for the summer months.

Edited by 007 VXR on Sunday 15th June 14:26

[EmmaJ]

Only time mine doesn't get driven is when there is snow on the ground and believe it or not for two winters she's been with the Fish so it's not like I even had the option of taking her out for some snowy drifting

[S800VXR]

007 VXR said:

Battery charger and hand brake off with bricks on one wheel
Still get it serviced every year, best time is march so shes ready for the summer months.

Edited by 007 VXR on Sunday 15th June 14:26

Ditto. Make sure your tyres are pumped up fully to stop them getting flat spots too badly although after a few miles this goes anyhow. If you do start it make sure it gets up to temp to burn off any condensation in the system.

[throwyourbike]

What about the fuel? I've heard people say to keep the tank full and add some fuel stabiliser to stop it going bad?

Also, I was thinking of picking up a basic indoor cover just to keep the dust off? Worthwhile? Any recommendations?

[Xpuffin]

Check regularly for mice.

[IXLR8]

I also throw in alot of those moisture traps and silica gel packets

[neiljohnson]

Couple of trays of car litter in the car will stop any condensation build up

Too tip

Don't sneeze while removing trays I'm still finding it 2 years on!!!!

[007 VXR]

neiljohnson said:

Couple of trays of car litter in the car will stop any condensation build up

Too tip

Don't sneeze while removing trays I'm still finding it 2 years on!!!!

and dont leave the window open or it will smell of cat piss for the next 20 years

[Z0m81e]

I tend to follow much of the advice above. Handbrake off left in park as mine is an auto. Tend to put it on the battery charger every couple of weeks to top it up and then once every couple of weeks or month pull it out onto the drive and let it run up to temperature to keep everything moving and use it as an opportunity to pump up the tyres with one of those portable cig lighter compressors. I also figure moving it periodically rotates the tyres so it isn't sat on the same spot for months at a time. Also picked up a couple of those big silica packets and leave them in the car.

[S2Mike]

If I might add, you could get a couple of soft carpet tiles ( for thickness ) per wheel to park on, should reduce any flat spots from forming and it is better than bare concrete, or jacking up on axle stands. Keeps the car easy to get at.