Damn UK Garages.....!!

[Big Ry]

So after spending the whole day clearing my garage out so the beast can hibernate for the impending winter, the bloody thing doesn't fit...! OK so if I completely emptied it then it would, but that's not possible.

So now I need to leave it on the drive which isn't the end of the world as I'll put an AMU Car Cover on it.

However, my main question is this, will I be able to plug he trickle charger in and still fully close the boot so I can lock it, and will the wire for the charger be OK out in the rain and snow ? It'll plug into a proper external plug (one of those sealed grey jobbies.

Any advice on this one would be appreciate, and before anyone suggests it, I can't build a bigger garage or move house at the moment either

[Gettoff]

Never managed to shut the boot properly on any of mine while the battery conditioner was plugged in. There maybe a secret way of doing it but if so I'm not privy to it, mine's in a garage btw so not that much of an issue. Not that helpful, sorry.

[NAC63]

I always shut the boot on my cable it just traps in the boot seal no problem with no damage. I can't see why the rain or snow can affect the cable as long as it can't track down the cable to the supply or boot .

[Phil74891]

I would find a way of emptying the garage. Will all the other ste fit in a shed?

My boot closes no problem with the charger cable in place.

[Gday2]

I close the boot fully with he power cable squashed between the seals, no marks or damage to the seals or anything else. I have a V8V by the way.

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

There's a clue in the question:

Big Ry said:

...! OK so if I completely emptied it then it would

[Cold]

Dynamic Space Wizard said:

There's a clue in the question:

Big Ry said:

...! OK so if I completely emptied it then it would

Yep. Bonfire night soon too.

[Big Ry]

Well just to clarify gents, the "thing" that is actually in the way are two large chillers full of beer and wine.........and I'm not throwing that out.......

[Upperworks]

Big Ry said:

Well just to clarify gents, the "thing" that is actually in the way are two large chillers full of beer and wine.........and I'm not throwing that out.......

Might get too confusing for Mako if you had a white V12V parked next to a fridge anyway.

Yes I know it was stratus not morning frost, but that doesn't help my joke

[ilikeAstons]

As others have said - you can easily shut and lock the boot with the cable running to the outlet. I bought an extension for the low voltage side of the charger. That way, if there was any crimping of the cable, I would be able to replace it easily. Have had no such probs though.

[Big Ry]

Upperworks said:

Might get too confusing for Mako if you had a white V12V parked next to a fridge anyway.

Yes I know it was stratus not morning frost, but that doesn't help my joke

Try and get a beer and end up opening the car door instead....happens all the time

[Jon39]

Damn UK Garages .......!!

Yes, the UK house builders are very clever, at making their customers think everything is big.

The show home will have;

Interior walls and carpets in very pale colours.
All interior doors removed.
Undersized furniture.
An en-suite between two bedrooms, so that you think there is one each.
Usually the house will be a wooden packing case, but with an outer skin of real bricks.
Perhaps lots of space around a tiny car in the garage, which they probably explain is an eco car.

While all this has been going on, the car makers have been making their cars bigger and bigger.

Can you think if any other little tricks ?

[Zuman]

I attached a pigtail connection to the under-bonnet jump-start points on my DB9 and ran the other end out through the grille slats. That way I can provide power even with the boot locked.

[avinalarf]

I'd suggest letting the wife sleep indoors,especially during the winter months,extra room gained might solve the problem.

[Cold]

I'd probably relocate the fridges into a shed in the back garden. Seems daft to give preference to a few bottles of beer over a £100k car.

[raceboy]

Cold said:

I'd probably relocate the fridges into a shed in the back garden. Seems daft to give preference to a few bottles of beer over a £100k car.

Apt user name.....this time of year you wouldn't even need to have the fridges plugged in.
I'd be getting the fridges out and getting the car in sharpish, get some storage sorted over the winter and keep the car nice and cosy.
Keeping mine in a garage involved a 2 year wait for the car and a house move.

[sundayjumper]

Agreed... move the fridges, get the car inside.

Mine's only worth a fraction of what yours is and I don't think I could sleep at night if it wasn't tucked up safely !

[AMDBSVNick]

Gettoff said:

Never managed to shut the boot properly on any of mine while the battery conditioner was plugged in. There maybe a secret way of doing it but if so I'm not privy to it, mine's in a garage btw so not that much of an issue. Not that helpful, sorry.

MTFU and give it a good slam you tool.

[Robbo1969]

My wife has to guide me in! Ooer!

[raceboy]

Robbo1969 said:

My wife has to guide me in! Ooer!

I get quite a bit of stick for that too....bloody single garage door openings and the wider rear track.
I keep pushing my luck though by threatening to get her a board with my name on she spends so much time stood infront of my car.