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montej23 · 01-03-2011, 01:23 AM

I will be leaving for about a year and concerned about my car sitting for a year. What can i do to help protect my car,investment, and georgious ride. Does anyone have any words of advise?

Moose · 01-03-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by montej23

I will be leaving for about a year and concerned about my car sitting for a year. What can i do to help protect my car,investment, and georgious ride. Does anyone have any words of advise?

Do you have access to a garage?

Some of the basics I'd recommend;

- a good detailing including a coat of wax/poilish
- garage/cover
- gas tank FULL
- Battery Tender
- rubber/wooden "mats" for tires to prevent flat spotting

There are more detailed specifics for storage, but they're the basics.

mulletman · 01-03-2011, 12:54 PM

Also, Sta-Bil should be put in the gas tank. Sta-Bil is available in the car section of Wal-Mart.

Adam's Polishes · 01-03-2011, 01:13 PM

All good suggestions. I think doing a final prep, clean, and protection of all the surfaces then putting a cover over it is probably the biggest. My friend always leaves a box of arm & hammer inside when he stores his show cars for extended periods just to absorb/prevent any musty odors from it being sealed up. He also closes all A/C vents.

Dr Jkel · 01-03-2011, 01:41 PM

I would also place something in the tail pipes to ensure no rodents climb into the pipes and make a home. If you do not want to do that, in the storage area place moth balls around the edges of the garage, it keeps snakes, mice etc away.

CamaroDreams07 · 01-03-2011, 02:56 PM

Over-inflate the tires by a few pounds will also help keep flat-spotting away.

montej23 · 01-21-2011, 04:26 PM

GREAT thank you all for your advise

JDP Sales · 01-21-2011, 04:38 PM

All great advice!

01-03-2011, 01:23 AM	#1
montej23 Drives: 2011 VR Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 974 View My Garage	Storeage I will be leaving for about a year and concerned about my car sitting for a year. What can i do to help protect my car,investment, and georgious ride. Does anyone have any words of advise?

01-03-2011, 01:41 PM	#5
Dr Jkel Roll Tide Drives: 2010 2SS RJT/BLK 6Spd Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: Talladega, Alabama Posts: 4,378	I would also place something in the tail pipes to ensure no rodents climb into the pipes and make a home. If you do not want to do that, in the storage area place moth balls around the edges of the garage, it keeps snakes, mice etc away. __________________ MUSTANG...Like Bringing a Hot Dog to a Steak Dinner....There is no comparison.

01-03-2011, 02:56 PM	#6
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Over-inflate the tires by a few pounds will also help keep flat-spotting away. __________________ [B]

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