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19th February 2019, 11:53 | #1 |
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Not using the car for a few months
I can't use my Rover until the end of April due to me having used all my insurance miles up, and i refuse to buy any more additional miles (£1000 for an extra 2000 miles!) I've got 138 miles to last me until the end of April, so I think it's best that I just leave the car now and don't use it until my insurance is renewed.
Because it's going to be sitting for a decent period of time (Just over 2 months), is there anything I need to do to prepare the car to minimise any potential damage that leaving a car sitting for a bit can cause? Likewise, anything I need to do when i'm ready to drive again at the end of April? Edit: Car has to stay on the driveway and is not garaged.
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19th February 2019, 12:21 | #2 |
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is it parked undercover on a hard-standing or grass?
I would use the few miles you have left on dry sunny days to take it for a 5 or 10 mile run to get the air circulating around it. This is what I'm doing with mine as I have acquired a little run about for the winter. |
19th February 2019, 12:27 | #3 |
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Do not put the handbrake on and put it on a maintenance charger.
See here. https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=292989 |
19th February 2019, 12:28 | #4 |
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Yep, no handbrake, leave it in gear. Main thing is the battery, if the car is garaged remove the battery and put it on a maintenance charger. I had a 75 that I didn't use for about 17 months, put a new battery in it, started first time and passed a MOT with very little work required.
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Surely you can get a whole new policy cheaper than that.
Also how do they know what mileage you started the year at?
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Post me your speedometer, and I'll increase your allowance
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Or remove the abs sensor! Nothing like life without ABS, it keeps you sharp!
(I'm kidding obviously)
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Check your insurance details.
Mine say that if you go over the mileage allowance you are still insured, but only for the legal minimum. So ... I'm guessing that's 3rd party. For me when I was shopping around, I TRIED to get 3rd party insurance but it was more expensive than comp *shrugs* So for a car that I would get zero on if I wrote it off, what difference does it make?
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The reason it's so high is because of my age (18) and because this is my first year of insurance since passing my test, so next year it will be a lot cheaper (Around £1300 for 7000 miles). Also, they know how many miles I've driven because I have a black box policy which tracks where my car is, including how many miles I've driven. I have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of black boxes, but without them insurance is over £1000 more. Quote:
unfortunately, my insurance company isn't so lenient... Quote:
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