Jaxness
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- Mar 6, 2011
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Chesapeake,
Virginia
As the title states, I will be moving to Yokosuka, Japan in May of next year. My boyfriend is in the Navy and opted to go back on sea duty early, so I get to go along for the ride
We'll be stationed over there for 4 years, which sounds exciting. The only drawback is that the DSM won't be coming with me.
No, she is not for sale, thats something I won't even consider. Yes, I know I can have it shipped over but the cost of getting her registered and legal to drive (around $6-7k) just isn't worth it to me. Soooo, I've decided to put her in a storage unit and come back to the United States once a year to take her to the Shootout instead
Here is where I ask for help, because I've never stored a car before. I know she can't just sit for a year and expect her to fire right up when I come visit. I've found someone I trust enough to go to the storage unit and start her up from time to time. I don't want her being driven at all, just the bare necessities to keep her insides from rotting, so here are my questions:
1. How often should she be started/warmed up?
2. Is there a certain kind of oil/fuel that I should use while she's stored?
3. How often should the oil/fuel be changed?
4. I don't want her to be driven, but I don't want to leave her without some kind of insurance in case of fire/flood/theft. What are my options?
5. The storage unit will be in Florida, so there won't be any extreme changes of temperature. Is a climate controlled unit necessary/worth it?
I'm sure I have other questions, they're just not coming to mind right now. I've Googled it, of course, and seen suggestions like putting the car on jack stands so I don't get flat spots in my tires. I'm pretty much just looking for any and all precautions I can take to make myself feel better about being 10,000 miles away from my car, .
We'll be stationed over there for 4 years, which sounds exciting. The only drawback is that the DSM won't be coming with me.
No, she is not for sale, thats something I won't even consider. Yes, I know I can have it shipped over but the cost of getting her registered and legal to drive (around $6-7k) just isn't worth it to me. Soooo, I've decided to put her in a storage unit and come back to the United States once a year to take her to the Shootout instead
Here is where I ask for help, because I've never stored a car before. I know she can't just sit for a year and expect her to fire right up when I come visit. I've found someone I trust enough to go to the storage unit and start her up from time to time. I don't want her being driven at all, just the bare necessities to keep her insides from rotting, so here are my questions:
1. How often should she be started/warmed up?
2. Is there a certain kind of oil/fuel that I should use while she's stored?
3. How often should the oil/fuel be changed?
4. I don't want her to be driven, but I don't want to leave her without some kind of insurance in case of fire/flood/theft. What are my options?
5. The storage unit will be in Florida, so there won't be any extreme changes of temperature. Is a climate controlled unit necessary/worth it?
I'm sure I have other questions, they're just not coming to mind right now. I've Googled it, of course, and seen suggestions like putting the car on jack stands so I don't get flat spots in my tires. I'm pretty much just looking for any and all precautions I can take to make myself feel better about being 10,000 miles away from my car, .