Storing a car looooong term
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All these posts of "Kate Bush is number 1, there's strikes, inflation is rife - welcome to 1985" have made me think. If you could go back in time and buy up a load of cheap cars that are now worth a fortune (I'm not saying 1985 specifically), it's fun to think of what you'd buy, but how would you store it? You can't just leave it in a barn as it will get shat on?
Can you cover them in wax and cheese cloths? Do you take wheels off and leave it on stands? Where do you store it, bear in mind it would probably have to be there 30-40 years before it's worth stupid money?
Can you cover them in wax and cheese cloths? Do you take wheels off and leave it on stands? Where do you store it, bear in mind it would probably have to be there 30-40 years before it's worth stupid money?
Reminds me of that fella's wife wanting to store a contemporary Range Rover for 30 years.
Waking up 80 years old and you've gotta shell out £200k future money on recommissioning and an electric motor conversion.
Re the initial question; I'd be removing body panels and going wild with spray wax. Of course I'd ask somebody if it turns acidic after many years.
Waking up 80 years old and you've gotta shell out £200k future money on recommissioning and an electric motor conversion.
Re the initial question; I'd be removing body panels and going wild with spray wax. Of course I'd ask somebody if it turns acidic after many years.
Time and moisture is the enemy of most things, so i think a row of owned garages that have good ventilation, no damp and mild to warm temperature.
Drain fluids, have either some sort of desiccant system or air control unit, maybe seal exposed ferrous parts?
I think id keep tyres on, yeah they’ll be knackered by the time it gets to now but at least it gives something to sit on rather than stands pushing into the body.
Also id purchase obvious replacement parts and label them, discs, pads, plugs etc just in case these were hard or expensive to get in the future.
Drain fluids, have either some sort of desiccant system or air control unit, maybe seal exposed ferrous parts?
I think id keep tyres on, yeah they’ll be knackered by the time it gets to now but at least it gives something to sit on rather than stands pushing into the body.
Also id purchase obvious replacement parts and label them, discs, pads, plugs etc just in case these were hard or expensive to get in the future.
If you want the cars as new condition when you come to sell then it's gonna cost...
https://www.windrushcarstorage.co.uk/car-storage-p...
£80 + vat per week = £149,760 for 30 years
https://www.windrushcarstorage.co.uk/car-storage-p...
£80 + vat per week = £149,760 for 30 years
Things like old Landrovers are notoriously good at this. You don't even need to store them indoors, they'll be rusty as f
k, but they'll still work. Mine spent most of the period 1986-1993 parked up due to chassis and bulkhead rust and a running problem caused by a split diaphragm in the lift pump. But most of the key components haven't been changed since the 70s or 80s.
k, but they'll still work. Mine spent most of the period 1986-1993 parked up due to chassis and bulkhead rust and a running problem caused by a split diaphragm in the lift pump. But most of the key components haven't been changed since the 70s or 80s.GreatGranny said:
If you want the cars as new condition when you come to sell then it's gonna cost...
https://www.windrushcarstorage.co.uk/car-storage-p...
£80 + vat per week = £149,760 for 30 years
I wonder what a “fist time” is, sounds kinkyhttps://www.windrushcarstorage.co.uk/car-storage-p...
£80 + vat per week = £149,760 for 30 years
“ All vehicles entering Windrush for the fist time and repeated after each use”
I have two cars (albeit I'm not sure they're investments) in a specific car storage place that's about 20 minutes drive from me.
Cost me £130 a month per car, the place is carpeted and heated. I have both under covers although they don't strictly need to be. Both are on trickle charge but there's no need to put them on axle stands or take wheels off that I can see.
Ideally you want to keep a car dry and away from the weather as much as possible. Try and minimise things perishing regardless of the mileage.
Cost me £130 a month per car, the place is carpeted and heated. I have both under covers although they don't strictly need to be. Both are on trickle charge but there's no need to put them on axle stands or take wheels off that I can see.
Ideally you want to keep a car dry and away from the weather as much as possible. Try and minimise things perishing regardless of the mileage.
Always makes me wonder, fuelled by watching a couple of my go to YouTubers. Jonny Smith drags stuff out of barns and tries to get them running, maybe fresh plugs but she'll be a'reet. M539 restorations on the other hand goes full spend and replaces almost every component before he even chances cranking the cars over.
Is there a right or wrong?
Is there a right or wrong?
Davie said:
Always makes me wonder, fuelled by watching a couple of my go to YouTubers. Jonny Smith drags stuff out of barns and tries to get them running, maybe fresh plugs but she'll be a'reet. M539 restorations on the other hand goes full spend and replaces almost every component before he even chances cranking the cars over.
Is there a right or wrong?
M539 has the right idea, although he had a spot of bad luck on the Alpina..Is there a right or wrong?
Storing for loooong term, drain all the fuel to stop it turning to varnish, good ventilation, buy a set of cheap tyres for it to sit on, application of some good quality underseal.
My Lancer is 40 years old and has been "stored" since 1999 in my garage (but comes out occasionally). The bodywork was never that great anyway, so some rust coming through but chassis wise, interior and engine are all fine. It hadn't been turned over for 2 years so when the time came, pre starting it was drain the oil, coolant, flush both through, change water pump, cambelt and thermostat, prime the oil pump, flush through some new fuel and fire her up.
I had to install a "rescue" cat to stop mice though. Mice and rodents are real b
ds when it comes to eating stuff and nesting in cars.I'd say the rodent problem is one of the worst issues. So wherever you store it would have to be both ventilated and rodent proof at the same time. Maybe put some rodent traps down for good measure.
Sunlight, nobody mentioned that yet... Good to keep the car in darkness. It prevents the rotting rubber, faded paint, dropped roof linings, cracked dashboards...
Take the battery out to prevent it leaking into the engine bay (or wherever it sits)
You could probably vacuum seal it as the best possible method of keeping out the water. Just put it in a big bag and suck all the air out. That would stop a lot of the nasties like engine bore corrosion.
Sunlight, nobody mentioned that yet... Good to keep the car in darkness. It prevents the rotting rubber, faded paint, dropped roof linings, cracked dashboards...
Take the battery out to prevent it leaking into the engine bay (or wherever it sits)
You could probably vacuum seal it as the best possible method of keeping out the water. Just put it in a big bag and suck all the air out. That would stop a lot of the nasties like engine bore corrosion.
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