Dry storage

GregorJP · 07-01-2013, 03:18 PM

So the winter months using the CSL less have given me an idea that I am researching and would welcome some views.

I've stopped using the car on the track because I don't like the wear and tear, and the speeds justify a rollcage and all the race gubbins which would ultimately devalue the car. So to deal with that I've bought half of a cheap e36 M3 track bitch and am thinking of getting into low-end racing to satisfy the track urges. So this means that my CSL has become a car for short journeys once a week to keep her fresh, perhaps with the odd track outing, but mainly for special occasions. The car has currently got 65k miles. It's not the most practical car for transporting the family without the daily dinks and wear that upset me greatly.

Meantime, I've been getting itchy for a Nissan GTR. I've seen the debate on the Register, but I quite fancy one. Wicked value for the money and newer, and it can handle the family grind. However, I don't want to sell the CSL as I know that I'll regret it if I do and would end up buying back into a car maybe for more money than I sold mine for, and I wouldn't know where it's been.

So...assuming that CSL values continue to hold, I'm thinking of switching the insurance, declaring it SORN and putting the CSL into dry storage. I can then buy a GTR (subject to some creative accounting and lying to the missus, plus starving my kids a bit).

Anyone on here ever stored their CSL with a storage facility, and got any idea of costs, anything to look out for, etc?

07-01-2013, 03:18 PM	#1
GregorJP S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 319 Casino cash: $2092	Dry storage So the winter months using the CSL less have given me an idea that I am researching and would welcome some views. I've stopped using the car on the track because I don't like the wear and tear, and the speeds justify a rollcage and all the race gubbins which would ultimately devalue the car. So to deal with that I've bought half of a cheap e36 M3 track bitch and am thinking of getting into low-end racing to satisfy the track urges. So this means that my CSL has become a car for short journeys once a week to keep her fresh, perhaps with the odd track outing, but mainly for special occasions. The car has currently got 65k miles. It's not the most practical car for transporting the family without the daily dinks and wear that upset me greatly. Meantime, I've been getting itchy for a Nissan GTR. I've seen the debate on the Register, but I quite fancy one. Wicked value for the money and newer, and it can handle the family grind. However, I don't want to sell the CSL as I know that I'll regret it if I do and would end up buying back into a car maybe for more money than I sold mine for, and I wouldn't know where it's been. So...assuming that CSL values continue to hold, I'm thinking of switching the insurance, declaring it SORN and putting the CSL into dry storage. I can then buy a GTR (subject to some creative accounting and lying to the missus, plus starving my kids a bit). Anyone on here ever stored their CSL with a storage facility, and got any idea of costs, anything to look out for, etc?