MOTOR CHAT

[widowmaker]

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I see from earlier posts that a few of us have project cars so need some advice. I have a Nissan project car that I have been trying to restore but the winter is looming.

So I need to keep it safely mothballed until the weather improves (and wallet )

I have cleaned the car and fitted a car cover, but wondering what to do about the battery, interior, brakes etc that may deteriorate. I have some moisture traps inside the car and boot.

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[widowmaker]

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Thanks highlandsflyer

The car has no MOT so cant drive it. I have left the car in gear with the handbrake off, I have some chocks for the wheels, I move the car regularly up and down the driveway to stop flatspots on the tyres.

 

[jimo746]

Re: Re:

I see from earlier posts that a few of us have project cars so need some advice. I have a Nissan project car that I have been trying to restore but the winter is looming.

So I need to keep it safely mothballed until the weather improves (and wallet )

I have cleaned the car and fitted a car cover, but wondering what to do about the battery, interior, brakes etc that may deteriorate. I have some moisture traps inside the car and boot.

?

Disconnect the battery and keep it indoors, or keep it charged up using an Optimate battery charger or something similar.
Definitely leave the handbrake off, just put it in gear.
As mentioned by Highlandsflyer, probably the best thing is to just start it up and run it a while each week, gives the engine a warm up and hopefully dries out any moisture inside the car . You can always put a moisture trap/bag of rice/ bag of salt or whatever inside the car to collect moisture.
I know the woes of a mouldy interior from leaving an mx5 outside unused over a winter :facepalm:

 

[RobMac]

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Around a thousand miles on all sorts of snow, mud and tarmac, and it simply does what it says on the tin.

Not as nice to drive as the Japanese, but reassuringly repairable cheaply.

Can't believe it took me so long to come round to the realisation a Landy does not have to be a Series to be serious!

Cracking pic BTW :shock:

 

[clubby]

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All the Land/Range Rover range is seriously capable off road. Had a freebie half day at the off road experience at Dunkeld last week in a Discovery 4. Couldn't believe what it could handle for such a big car.

 

[mattr]

Design brief for Disco 3 was to exceed the off road performance of a Defender 90 with only a tyre swap.

Think we managed on all counts (i know my area of responsibility comfortably did!)

 

[RobMac]

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Any recommendations for someone dipping their toe into the Land/Range Rover pool for the first time?

 

[zigzag]

Rob a bank first? Marry a rich widow?

 

[RobMac]

Rob a bank first? Marry a rich widow?

Money pit?

 

[epicyclo]

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Any recommendations for someone dipping their toe into the Land/Range Rover pool for the first time?

Buy a Pugsley instead.

More fun.