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remixlp 12-19-2008 10:16 PM

A little problem with my storage guy
 
I have my eight in storage at a friends house. The thing is, i go to school 2 hours away and spies tell me he is sneaking a drive from time to time. That pisses me off!:banghead:
I would like to know if anyone keeps their eight outside in the winter with a car cover? I wont drive it in the snow and salt. I'm hoping to get a good car cover and leave it in my driveway at my other house.

szym0n 12-19-2008 10:45 PM

Wouldn't be a bad idea

cjkim 12-19-2008 10:59 PM

just record the mileage/take the keys away

DarkLord7854 12-19-2008 11:58 PM

Yea.. take the keys lol, or tell him not to drive it.

remixlp 12-20-2008 02:17 AM

Only reason i gave him the keys is to start it up once a week. I already warned him about not driving it. The car only has liability insurance on it so he shouldnt be driving it either way. I guess my only choice is to leave it out in the cold. Damn this sucks

HWK11 12-20-2008 02:19 AM

or find another storage guy. :uhh:

remixlp 12-20-2008 03:16 AM

^^ been trying that. Im close to finding a resolve but living 2 hours away makes it complicated.

remixlp 12-20-2008 03:17 AM

Can someone recommend a good car cover?

cjkim 12-20-2008 03:20 AM


Originally Posted by remixlp (Post 2778928)
^^ been trying that. Im close to finding a resolve but living 2 hours away makes it complicated.

get a club.. or one of those things that attatch to the pedal.

HockeyRX-8 12-20-2008 02:19 PM

Take out the battery and store it in your house.

Also, you can keep your 8 outside with a cover on it because that is what I have to do for winter and I've had no problems.

mrinno 12-20-2008 03:31 PM

If he just drives it down the block, thats not a big deal. Maybe he wants to get the wheels moving a little. But if he drives it the whole day, thats messed up of him after telling him NOT to drive.

TwiztedRX 12-20-2008 03:42 PM

i keep mine outside with the mazda oem cover.. and then just go out and start it up once a week... it works great.. even witht eh snow and ice.... i refuse to drive in the winter/ snow

WhiteSnowflake8 12-20-2008 04:19 PM

Dude, car garage for 45 a month. Ill start it for every weekend or what not. Im sure im more trust worthy than jayk.

tubingchamp 12-20-2008 04:38 PM

Get a grenade, and some string.

Tie one side to one door, and the pin side to the drivers side door.

Make sure you put a warning sign on the window so you're not liable after he explodes.

remixlp 12-20-2008 04:58 PM

^^ good idea. How will i explain it to the insurance company?

To be named later 12-20-2008 05:02 PM


Originally Posted by remixlp (Post 2779386)
^^ good idea. How will i explain it to the insurance company?

"I really don't know what happened.......I was at school two hours away!"

New Yorker 12-20-2008 05:21 PM


Originally Posted by remixlp (Post 2778929)
Can someone recommend a good car cover?

Everything you want to know is here: http://www.covercraft.com/fabric%20g...ev%2012-07.pdf Check out the whole website: www.covercraft.com

04RX8man 12-20-2008 05:33 PM

uh take the keys away and don't worry about starting it up except once a month at the most

tubingchamp 12-20-2008 07:14 PM


Originally Posted by remixlp (Post 2779386)
^^ good idea. How will i explain it to the insurance company?

Plant bomb making chemicals in his basement, and say you suspect he was experimenting and obsessing with some sort of "plan" to do with blowing something up.

alz0rz 12-20-2008 10:40 PM

Another option is to just drive it!!!

The cold weather and snow hasn't stopped me yet ;)

remixlp 12-20-2008 11:44 PM

^^ buh i haz winter car.

05rex8 12-21-2008 12:00 AM

winter car is the way to go....I sleep better at night knowing my 8 is protected in the garage with all this crappy below zero snowy weather. Plus I don't trust other idiots on the road from running into my car because they suck at driving in the snow.

Z, I know you know what I am talking about with the idiot drivers we got in Iowa. ;)

GL with the car storage deal. I would try to find a garage you can rent for the winter over the car cover thing. That would be my last resort.

Renesis07 12-21-2008 12:56 AM

take the keys with you. I store mine for 3 months and dont start it once. Done that for 3 winters now, youll be fine. Youll have to jump start it in the spring but it should fire right up with cables hooked up to it.


Take the keys man.

WhiteSnowflake8 12-21-2008 01:13 AM

10x20 garages for $45 bucks around here. im sure u can find plenty of them.

kersh4w 12-21-2008 03:25 PM

i'd just put the car in your driveway. put the car up on stands, so the tires dont deform. (just enough to unload the tires. not all the way off the ground.) and take the battery out. make sure you DONT put the battery on cold concrete. put the battery on cardboard or wood or something.


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