SixasStandard Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Hello All, I need to 'mothball' my Vitesse for a couple of months. It will be stored in a dry garage, but do I need to take any specific steps to prepare the car for that length of storage?...…...or is it ok to simply drive it in and shut the door? Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Mine often doesn't get driven for a couple of months or so. I just drive it in the garage (Actually push it in a I can't get out of the car once its in the garage) and shut the door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Make sure the tyres are fully inflated, or even 5lbs higher. Helps stop them getting flat spots. Back to std before use! Leave the handbrake off. With the steep angle of the drivers side windscreen wiper, I would leave that off the screen to help prevent the blade distorting. Windows open a bit. Dry car when it goes in the garage. Disconnect the battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixasStandard Posted January 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Thanks chaps, I've also got the tank full to the brim, as I've heard that the air in half empty tanks contributes to the formation of water, and hence corrosion on the inside of the tank. I have a dust sheet to cover the car with, it will have to do until my bank balance recovers enough to buy a proper car cover. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 I don't use mine much over winter so park it up with the handbrake off and in neutral - a block under a wheel to make sure it doesn't roll. As for filling / emptiying the petrol, I don't do either nor do I disconnect the battery. Before the season I do put it on charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Cling film over the screen helps stop the wipers from sticking and keeps dust off the glass. Peel off before driving! If you can, roll it backwards or forwards weekly by a foot or so; this stops the same patch of the tyre being on the ground and so distorting (as Clive says above!) Flush the cooling system and refill with good antifreeze. Oil anything you don't want to seize. And finally: Stop mice from nesting in it by locking a cat inside. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: And finally: Stop mice from nesting in it by locking a cat inside. This wasn't even laid up, the mice just liked it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 I got into my GT6 after a winter lay off. Looked over my shoulder and 6" from my face, hanging from the seatbelt anchor, was a spider's nest crawling with newly hatched spids. That was how I originally perfected my "GT6 swift exit technique" They looked something like this, except mine were orange. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Stop mice from nesting in it by locking a cat inside. Last year I called in at my local village garage and he was working on a modern VW that had been squatted by mice, masses or rewiring required! When I got home I immediately ordered a sonic mouse scarer, don't know if it does anything but it helps me sleep easier at nights (and during the day to be honest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 dont forget when cars are new they can sit in a field for months before sale ......no covers , may have a lick of sozzle but not much special good ventilation is the cheapest preserver not sure about rodent deterants Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Chris, My parents had a mouse problem in their garage, a variety of traps were ineffectual. It went on for months but eventually they got a couple of sonic mouse scarers from Robert Dyas which did the trick, not a mouse to be seen in 30 years. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 3 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: Chris, My parents had a mouse problem in their garage, a variety of traps were ineffectual. It went on for months but eventually they got a couple of sonic mouse scarers from Robert Dyas which did the trick, not a mouse to be seen in 30 years. Doug Thanks for putting my mind at ease. Now, is there one to keep my cats off the car cover? They find it great for sleeping on in summer and sharpening their claws, which reminds me I need to get a new one. 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 Chris, Robert Dyas also sell a sonic cat scarer which also works. Very satisfying to see them freeze, then turn and run. Unfortunately it needs two PP9 batteries which don’t last long, but cats just need discouraging once or twice to change their M.O. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Stop mice from nesting in it by locking a cat inside. Schroedinger's cat? I keep mine on a battery conditioner, but rather than leave it on continually (although its a conditioner, not a charger) it plugged in via timer. Similar to this: That turns it on for three hours very day. I also have an ultrasonic cat scarer, but as said above the batteries last less than a week. There are mains scarers but cost a lopt more, and anyway, I want to keep mine out of the garage because she keeps getting locked in whe I finish work! Frantic mewings in the morning! Better to do a quick search, rattling a biscuit tin - that brings her out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Chris A said: hey find it great for sleeping on in summer and sharpening their claws, which reminds me I need to get a new one. 🤑 Is that a cat or a cover, Chris ?? !! 😊 Regards. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 47 minutes ago, JohnD said: Schroedinger's cat? I keep mine on a battery conditioner Don't think even Schroedinger did that. Wouldn't it mean that if power was running the cat was there, but if not.... ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 You clearly express the uncertainty of catness! Or the uncatainty of certness. Or something. My brain looks like this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 3 hours ago, classiclife said: Is that a cat or a cover, Chris ?? !! 😊 Regards. Richard. The moment I posted that I knew someone would ask that 😤 Cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 You won't know till you look in the box. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixasStandard Posted January 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 I'm starting to regret posting this!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted January 17, 2020 Report Share Posted January 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, SixasStandard said: I'm starting to regret posting this!!! I think i would put it in the house for safe keeping Ian Tony, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 15 hours ago, JohnD said: Schroedinger's cat? I think I have Schroedinger's beer. When I close the fridge door I've no idea if it's in there or not. Yet, when I open the fridge door, a bottle disappears. Strange, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixasStandard Posted January 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 Ah yes...….Schroedinger Beer......a slightly sour taste with citrus undertones if I remember rightly? I prefer Ottakringer personally...……...perhaps Morhenbrau at a push. 'Vorsprung Durch Brauen' as they say in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 14 hours ago, SixasStandard said: I'm starting to regret posting this!!! There is a tendency to go a bit off topic. Usually after the basic question has been answered to a lesser or greater degree. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 18, 2020 Report Share Posted January 18, 2020 There's a topic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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