 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,641 Views | |  |  |  |  12-07-2005, 12:06 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mainz, Germany Posts: 30 |  puting my baby in storage :(
unfortuneatley i will be away from my baby for an entire year. my unit is going to iraq again and i am puting the car in storage. my question is what would you guys recomend doing to the car to keep it from getting all ****ed up just sitting there for a year? does anyone have advice who has stored a car for a long period of time? any help would be greatly appreciated thanks |  |  | | 12-07-2005, 12:27 AM | #2 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
fuel stabilizer, disconnect battery, probably a car cover, something to keep mice outta the car ... they even sell big bags you can drive your car into to seal them off from the elements. if you know someone who'll be in the area that could go drive it once a month or something, you may avoid a lot of the above requirements. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
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Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 12-07-2005, 01:40 AM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 16 |
I just got back from Kosovo earlier this year, and while gone (10 months) I had someone drive the car. I am also leaving again, this time for Iraq, and will put in the Stabil and put on a cover since it is winter. I have had great success with Stabil in everything I have stored.
Good luck and keep your powder dry. | | | | | 12-07-2005, 03:51 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 363 |
Everything mentioned above...
Good luck, I'm sure we all appreciate your hard work over there... I know I sure do. __________________ RIP
Tonka Hitlerietta
08/03/04 - 01/25/05
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 12-07-2005, 02:42 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 |
I just got back from Tikrit last month (18 month deployment). The best thing you could do is have someone you trust start the car every now and then. It was easier for me cause I'm married. If you got a girl or someone you trust just have them do it. Whatever you do, DON'T SIGN A FULL POWER OF ATTORNEY to someone you don't absolutey trust with your LIFE. I know of 7 guys who signed a full POA to their girl and got fuked over big time. Be safe bro!! __________________  | | | | | 12-07-2005, 04:57 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 16 |
Ditto on the comments about the Power of Attorney. It is very rare that anyone would need one. Just keep USAA insurance and the registration up to date and you should be fine. Your only worry is somebody dogging it on the autobahn... | | | | | 12-07-2005, 06:28 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
above^^^ thanks everyone for the contributions you guys have made...good luck everyone  __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Quote: | Originally Posted by buckowens Ditto on the comments about the Power of Attorney. | YES!! watch out with that. I know they harp on it in pre-deployment briefs and even in boot camp but it really cannot be emphasized enough...there's a bunch of other helpful stuff i learned about paying rent and car payments and stuff but I'm sure you'll get to hear plenty of that if you already haven't. Anyways, good luck and watch out for the yellow charms in the MREs | | | | |
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