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London 912s..the pain of leaving your baby on the street

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I've had my 912 for about 6 years now and for most of that time it has been sitting on the street and not suprisingly is getting a bit tatty. It breaks my heart to see it deteriorating but without a garage there is nothing much I can do. I was considering paying to park it somewhere over the winter but most of the places i have tried cost and absolute fortune. Has anyone found reasonably priced safe parking in London?
 
Welcome Oli.
Well thats the biggest worry we (Londoners) all face! It took me 2 years to find a lock up. My local council have many vacant lock ups in the vicinity of our place but refuse to let one to me as I am not a council resident. Not all boroughs have this problem though.

You can also try some of the Lock Up specialists such as Dudrich Holdings, who have garages all over the south east.
Looking for their number as we speak....

Or you can put it in one of the specialist car storage places for bigger ££
 
Blimey, that was the first ever number I have managed to find on the BT site....
[;)]


Dudrich (Holdings) Ltd Garages/Property
(020) 8882 8575
276, Chase Rd
London
N14 6HA
 
I rent one out in Finchley for £12 a week. Which seems to be a good rate outside the north circler.
There is one down my road (regents park) which is £280 PCM!! or one sold for 24K. So I guess my 20 mins tube travel to get my car is worth every penny.

I found mine in Loot!

David
 
Not really a solution, but even I can't use a garage down here (not sure I want to leave it somewhere else even in a garage as I don't trust the low lifes noticing me pulling her in and out all the time to do work - they can then come back to a deserted garage complex and work their merry charm on the naff garage locks.

It's always a compromise between security and bringing attention to a lockup. Having been 'around' some less than pleasant characters in my youth, I can vouch for how their small brains work, and this is one of those cases where less attention is best.

My old 912 is parked outside the house, sandwiched between a wall and our 'family' car with a tarpaulin over her (and as many shoe box silica sachets as I can find inside the 'cabin' to keep the moisture down as much as possible.

Tarpaulins are good as there is no tempting visuals to lure the nasty rock creatures out with their slide hammers and screwdrivers, and they have to battle with the tarp before they can get at your baby ... ;) - most won't bother (famous last words)

(PS - on Sunday morning around 3 am we had our old A reg cavalier CD windscreen rubber cut by Stanley and his knife, as they tried to remove the windscreen, they cracked it !!!!!, so they moved on to the neighbours cavalier and took his with the tax disk and a few glasses and bits from inside - may their cavalier rot overnight and leave them with just the windscreen they nicked!)

2 pence worth (memories of youf!) argghhhhhh - my sympathy Oli
 
ive had my car nearly a year now and have only managed to find a temp garage for two months while im in Iraq but it better than nothing see you all when i get back next year...
 
I never really considered a cover because I thought it would draw attention to the car more than if I left it out in the open but that may have to be the best solution unless i can pursuade a friend of mine with underground parking to squeeze my car in as well.
 
I started off with a cover. A breathable one from Classic Additions. I gave up in the end as it seemed to trap more moisture than avoid. If I went to the car at 10.30 after a cold night, it would be dripping with condensation underneath, whilst other cars around had dried off.

Just my experience...

even my garage isn't that dry... cold metal + damp air = condensation

dream mode on 'one day I shall have a heated double garage, snap-on tools, lift and engine stand...'
 
I'll second the dream mode .....mmm and a little fridge and soft comfy chair to admire work once done ....hmmmm oh yes and lots of light all round [:)]

Oh yes and the condensation thing - I agree it does leave it wetter than a wet thing as my friend says - all good points though - had an idea lol - wonder if little supports in erm rubber on the roof might help keep the tarp off the body and circulate air ???

ah fiddle sticks - just electrify the body and let them frazzle next time they try the door handle - be worth the time in jail to see an electrified thief stand in court accused with sticky-up hair smouldering - rofl[:D][:D]

got to the point now that I want trip wires, and anti thief mines with a couple of rotweilers (spelling ?) in the porsch, and 240volts coursing through the body just to sleep well

Once heard of an american (would be) alarm that you could record your voice onto and it would play back the message 'warning - low life is trying to steal this car - get off your backsides and look out of the windows and do something' or similar lol
 
ORIGINAL: dimitri


Once heard of an american (would be) alarm that you could record your voice onto and it would play back the message 'warning - low life is trying to steal this car - get off your backsides and look out of the windows and do something' or similar lol

'get back you bastards or i'll break your legs' - Peter Kay Pheonix nights [:D]
 

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