corkscrew Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Do you keep your car in a garage? How about when you are away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidge Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I leave mine on my driveway. It's covered but not enclosed. When i am away i put a nylon cover over it to attempt to keep it clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Covered parking at the condo. Giant condom when away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkscrew Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Covered parking at the condo. Giant condom when away. Crossy, We do the same. We have covers for the cars when we are away and we have a friend start the engines once a week if we are gone for more that a month. All the best, Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 We have covered parking at our condo, on the ground floor "void deck" (as Singaporeans call it). However, we cover the cars every night because pigeons like to sleep on the overhead water drain pipes, and walking out in the morning to a crap covered car is a thrice weekly event at minimum. We got the thicker rain-proof covers as opposed to the thin nylon "dust covers", and throw them in the public coin-op washing machine once in a while to clean them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonfruit Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yup, garaged. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddiving Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yes i do keep them in the garage. Do i have to post a photo now as well? Because i'm sure nobody has ever seen cars parked inside of a garage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Covered off road parking on the driveway. Get some gecko shit on the roof sometimes but just send it to the cleaners once or twice a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonfruit Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars?? Maybe its worth a pole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterd1961 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars??Maybe its worth a pole? The are beautyfull! what's the problem!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Dude Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars??Maybe its worth a pole? Hi Moonfruit I'm glad its not just me then, that was thinking the same as you Its a shame the engines have to be started every week to keep em working though, bet he would'nt need to do that if they were Jap motors Hey Moonfriut we could have another pole to try to guess what make of car he owns, although he might want to keep that a secret Only joking Corky Dave (proud owner of a issan tracktor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 My old Nissan pickup stays in the garage. The car stays outside but it is under roof. My wife normally keeps a cover on HER car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
initiala4 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Covered but not underground like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetchariot Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Oh Dear........ Never seen such a sad attempt to brag about 'my 2 mercs'. get a life you sad loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 wife is applying the finishing touches on my garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 i bought my wife this elongated limousine. now she wants a garage. unfortunately i have no money left for additional expenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm-happy Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Wish I had a fully enclosed garage! Just have a covered car park area next to the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I'm a bit of a cheap skate as I keep the McLaren F1 and Murcielago in the same climate controlled hanger as the old Learjet. Sunseeker has it's own desalinated dock when not in use. Have you heard what salt water can do to fibreglass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiaworld Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) i had my malaysian car parked in airport hotel parking .. once it was towed into the nearby police station, after i failed to show up after a month.. came to pick it up .. after 40+days.. started the engine & off i went .. Thai car lives in condo Edited December 12, 2007 by asiaworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonfruit Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars??Maybe its worth a pole? The are beautyfull! what's the problem!! Theres no problem Peterd! Hang around this forum long enough and you will see that corky gets a ribbing regularly. He deserves it for being such a flash sod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I'm a bit of a cheap skate as I keep the McLaren F1 and Murcielago in the same climate controlled hanger as the old Learjet. Sunseeker has it's own desalinated dock when not in use. Have you heard what salt water can do to fibreglass? wise decisions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I'm a bit of a cheap skate as I keep the McLaren F1 and Murcielago in the same climate controlled hanger as the old Learjet. i hope you did not forget to hire three chaps who work in shifts and monitor the relative humidity? computerised gadgets are not reliable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchao Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) Wish I had a fully enclosed garage! Just have a covered car park area next to the house. Why is that, by the way? I mean, a couple thousand baht for some bricks & mortar and you do have it enclosed, but, why? Snow storms aren't that common in these parts? Edited December 12, 2007 by chanchao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkscrew Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars??Maybe its worth a pole? Hi Moonfruit I'm glad its not just me then, that was thinking the same as you Its a shame the engines have to be started every week to keep em working though, bet he would'nt need to do that if they were Jap motors Hey Moonfriut we could have another pole to try to guess what make of car he owns, although he might want to keep that a secret Only joking Corky Dave (proud owner of a issan tracktor) Actually, it is the batteries that need the 'start up' as there are so many drains on it when the car is sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkscrew Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars??Maybe its worth a pole? I am a lover of cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkscrew Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) How many more reasons can Corky come up with to post pictures of his cars??Maybe its worth a pole? The are beautyfull! what's the problem!! Theres no problem Peterd! Hang around this forum long enough and you will see that corky gets a ribbing regularly. He deserves it for being such a flash sod! You are right. I plead guilty. Hey, but you guys like cars too. Right? Edited December 12, 2007 by corkscrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchao Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Actually, it is the batteries that need the 'start up' as there are so many drains on it when the car is sleeping. 20 baht switch to disconnect the battery when going away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Actually, it is the batteries that need the 'start up' as there are so many drains on it when the car is sleeping. 20 baht switch to disconnect the battery when going away? I agree chanchao- or a cheap spanner to undo the negative terminal on the battery while away. Starting the engine to charge the battery and replace the amount of electricity used by the clock and the stereo memories would be pointless unless the engine is run for a considerable amount of time afterward to replace the substantially larger amount of juice used by the starter to crank the engine over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkscrew Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Actually, it is the batteries that need the 'start up' as there are so many drains on it when the car is sleeping. 20 baht switch to disconnect the battery when going away? I agree chanchao- or a cheap spanner to undo the negative terminal on the battery while away. Starting the engine to charge the battery and replace the amount of electricity used by the clock and the stereo memories would be pointless unless the engine is run for a considerable amount of time afterward to replace the substantially larger amount of juice used by the starter to crank the engine over. I have found that running the engine once a week for 10 minutes will keep the batteries fully charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkscrew Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 With older cars that don't have deliberate battery drain fields disconnecting the negative pole on the battery will be enough...even over a relatively long period of time. But, the new cars...with their tool's thirst for juice...a weekly start or a battery trickle charge is necessary for even a month long garage stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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