Laying a car up for 1 year

May 12, 2005 10 Replies
A

Hi,



My brother is off to China for a year, possibly longer, and is leaving his



1.4i Fiesta with air-con with my parents.

Both my parents have a car anyway and would rather not have to use the Fiesta as part of their usual routine.



So the question is, what's the best/easiest way of laying it up for a year?



I suppose they could take it out once a month and give the air-con and brakes a whirl for 20 minutes? Or is more/less needed? Ideally looking for minimum effort whilst not creating any problems.



Thanks,



Andy.


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C

Aircon wants 10 minutes a week.

If he's going to China for a year he'd be better off selling the Fester.

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M

It's a fiesta not like it's something he couldn't replace in a years time? ;-)

Then he can take the cash with him and enjoy himself. :-)

Mark S.

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He could bring back a nice new shiny Chinese Rover for half the money :-)

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G

The message from "Taz" contains these words:

At this rate he could get a nice shiny British Rover for half the money.

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A

Assuming he lasts a year. I can just see him coming home after a week.

Apparently he's being paid something like four or five times the chinese average wage, so should have plenty of 'local' cash anyhow.

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M

'possibly longer' - sell it

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C

Point out the fact it'll LOSE money whilst its sat there. If he sold it now, he could buy a newer car later.

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S

Sell it, stick the money in a high interest account, buy a better car in a year.

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