Parking your car in the driveway in the snow?

[Big Tav]

Hi guys,

I am buying a house in Scotland next year and keep saying to my wife I want a garage. She say (she is from Scotland) that the majority of people park their cars in the driveway and use their garage for storage or they convert it to living space. She says it is really quite common.

My question is if you have a really nice car BMW/MB etc does parking it in the elements really bad for it? Does the snow damage the paintwork? The door rubbers perish quicker because of the cold etc?

Hear from you soon!

[Mr E]

Big Tav said:

She say (she is from Scotland) that the majority of people park their cars in the driveway and use their garage for storage or they convert it to living space. She says it is really quite common.

Pretty sure this is normal everywhere. I'm the only person in my road who puts a car in the garage.

[lionrampant]

Obviously if you can afford the space, you should keep it in the garage. However, in reality we all known most garages these days are tiny and only good for storing household fluff.

[xPOW]

Big Tav said:

Hi guys,

I am buying a house in Scotland next year and keep saying to my wife I want a garage. She say (she is from Scotland) that the majority of people park their cars in the driveway and use their garage for storage or they convert it to living space. She says it is really quite common.

My question is if you have a really nice car BMW/MB etc does parking it in the elements really bad for it? Does the snow damage the paintwork? The door rubbers perish quicker because of the cold etc?

Hear from you soon!

nah, it quite liked sitting in the snow, but was a bugger to get off the drive! gave up in the end and took the Defender to play out instead



edited to correct typo

Edited by xPOW on Tuesday 19th October 12:40

[TheRoadWarrior]

Big Tav said:

Hi guys,

I am buying a house in Scotland next year and keep saying to my wife I want a garage. She say (she is from Scotland) that the majority of people park their cars in the driveway and use their garage for storage or they convert it to living space. She says it is really quite common.

My question is if you have a really nice car BMW/MB etc does parking it in the elements really bad for it? Does the snow damage the paintwork? The door rubbers perish quicker because of the cold etc?

Hear from you soon!

Is that you P.I. Blundell...?

'Ello, 'ello- I done proceed to park my BMW/MB in the snow on my driveway, I then done observe the paint-finish, let this done be a lesson to all motorists about the dangers what done be, to be honest, from snow.

[Deva Link]

Bear in mind the OP is in Australia.

Recent press release on garage use:
http://www.halfordspressoffice.com/Press-Releases/...

[GhostDriver]

My driveway is on an incline,
very scary last year when I parked it looked back and started to slide towards the metal gate, luckily the gate was open and it missed the posts by an inch, also stopped short of the road!

[Big Tav]

TheRoadWarrior said:

Big Tav said:

Hi guys,

I am buying a house in Scotland next year and keep saying to my wife I want a garage. She say (she is from Scotland) that the majority of people park their cars in the driveway and use their garage for storage or they convert it to living space. She says it is really quite common.

My question is if you have a really nice car BMW/MB etc does parking it in the elements really bad for it? Does the snow damage the paintwork? The door rubbers perish quicker because of the cold etc?

Hear from you soon!

Is that you P.I. Blundell...?

'Ello, 'ello- I done proceed to park my BMW/MB in the snow on my driveway, I then done observe the paint-finish, let this done be a lesson to all motorists about the dangers what done be, to be honest, from snow.

Interesting reply mate! Do you have a ongoing insurance claim or something? I am definitely in Australia mate and not an investigator so don't worry

[Caruso]

Your car will deteriorate faster if kept outdoors, in summer as well as winter. However, if you are only planning to keep a car for a year or so then it's less of an issue as most other cars of the same age will also be kept outside.

[LeoSayer]

Leave the everyday car out to the elements. Put the sports car in the garage.

If you can get a house with a garage then do.