[Scubacruiser]

Pour a bottle of fuel stabilizer in the tank.

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

If your car catches fire and burns the building down . . . or it gets stolen . . .

Keep the car insurance going regardless!!

true
but because i got lots of points on my driving record. a full coverage cost me monthly 205$ :anger:

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

Pour a bottle of fuel stabilizer in the tank.

when parking the car, mixed with a full tank?

 

[Spiegelglatt]

true
but because i got lots of points on my driving record. a full coverage cost me monthly 205$ :anger:

Talk to them (your insurance company) and let them know you won't be driving it. I think there is a policy or something for people with summer cars that allows insurance against loss from fire, vandalism, and so on (but not driving).

My boss used to have a Porsche he only drove during summer, he would have a different kind of insurance on it during off season that was dirt cheap (I believe other than home insurance). Might ask.

Edit: would add if you have a lien (financed) be sure you check the above with lien holder first to make sure all is ok. You don't want forced place insurance while you are gone $$$$

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

Talk to them (your insurance company) and let them know you won't be driving it. I think there is a policy or something for people with summer cars that allows insurance against loss from fire, vandalism, and so on (but not driving).

My boss used to have a Porsche he only drove during summer, he would have a different kind of insurance on it during off season that was dirt cheap (I believe other than home insurance). Might ask.

Edit: would add if you have a lien (financed) be sure you check the above with lien holder first to make sure all is ok. You don't want forced place insurance while you are gone $$$$

yeah im on a finance.. should I talk to the dealer and let him know? :???:

 

[Spiegelglatt]

yeah im on a finance.. should I talk to the dealer and let him know? :???:

I would leave your insurance alone then (keep as is). Forced Place is a term for insurance a finance company takes out on your car / asset for you and is extremely expensive. Sometimes mistakes happen when changing insurance companies and a lien holder may mistaking force place insurance, it is then hard to be refunded (you will pay dearly) because they will say you didn't let them know.

I would leave everything as is for insurance (full coverage or whatever you already have that they are happy with), if you think 205 is bad you don't want to know what forced place would be.

 

[Philth]

What's wrong with storage insurance????

 

[Spiegelglatt]

What's wrong with storage insurance????

Nothing if a) you hold title or b) your lien holder is 100% ok with it.

What you don't want is to be gone when the lien holder believes the vehicle is no longer insured.

It very well could be that the lien holder here is ok with this, but I would want it in writing.

 

[noobytoogy]

when parking the car, mixed with a full tank?

The normal method, when using any fuel additive, is to pour it into a relatively low tank just before you fill it up so the movement of the fuel going into the tank mixes it up along with the movement of the car when you drive off the forecourt.

 

[Philth]

Nothing if a) you hold title or b) your lien holder is 100% ok with it.

What you don't want is to be gone when the lien holder believes the vehicle is no longer insured.

It very well could be that the lien holder here is ok with this, but I would want it in writing.

I never had an issue placing storage insurance on a vehicle. Hopefully is the case here. Much, much cheaper.

 

[Spiegelglatt]

I never had an issue placing storage insurance on a vehicle. Hopefully is the case here. Much, much cheaper.

OK, so perhaps it is wise for the OP to look into this. Your existing insurance company likely knows any lien holder pitfalls too, and would be a good resource to start with.

Yes, it would be much more economical.

 

[N_Jay]

You risk flat spotting your tires. Look at the sidewall for the maximum pressure allowed for the tire and inflate to a few PSI below that pressure, or buy a set of these:

Flatstoppers | Car Ramps | Long Term Vehicle Storage

You can go all the way to the sidewall pressure with no issues, all needed safety margin is already in that number.
Some would say you can go at least 4PSI over since that is the normal rise wen driving.

But I don't disagree with using Flatstoppers.

 

[Odessa]

lock doors .... all the rest should be common sense....

 

[touareg1952]

All you need is fire, theft and vandalism insurance and the cold storage company also should have insurance.

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

lock doors .... all the rest should be common sense....

U ARE SO WRONG

COMMON SENSE LOL

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS CAN ****ED UP DURING 5 MONTHS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING / STARTING AT ALL

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

OK, so perhaps it is wise for the OP to look into this. Your existing insurance company likely knows any lien holder pitfalls too, and would be a good resource to start with.

Yes, it would be much more economical.

WHAT WILL BE ?

 

[Philth]

WHAT WILL BE ?

Storage Insurance vs full coverage insurance, as long as the lien holder is okay with it.

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

Storage Insurance vs full coverage insurance, as long as the lien holder is okay with it.

lien = the dealer i bought from (the financier) ?
so i have to give them a call and ask for the right way?

 

[Philth]

I highly doubt it is financed directly from the dealer. It's usually through a bank of some sort. Who do you make payments to? Those are the people to ask.

 

[Sheriff.Eran]

I highly doubt it is financed directly from the dealer. It's usually through a bank of some sort. Who do you make payments to? Those are the people to ask.

I bought the car from Toyota of Bedford, when living in Texas. they shipped it. I make payment to TFS (Toyota financier services)