big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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My car will be put off the road in a couple of weeks so I can save up the cash for a re-spray and loads of other bits and bobs plus the tax is out at the end of the month and i've bought a wee runaround in the meantime, what the best way to store it as it won't be put into a garage, it needs to have the oil changed again is it a good idea to change it first or will it be ok sitting with the old oil in it??
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Use a big stick or something to disengage the clutch. Axle Stands are advisable too, release the brakes and chock the wheels.
Change oil before you start it next time and remove the ignition lead from the dizzy then turn the engine a few times before starting to get the oil to places of the engine.
This is what i was advised to do to my Laguna - it will have been sitting on the drive for 6 1/2 months by the time i get home and use it again.
Ben_
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
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Just make sure you tell the DVLA that you aint goona be retaxing it eck 
Tiger seems spot on there to me..
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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just leave it with the handbrake off...
disconnect battery (if you have alarm.... dont... but it'll go flat)
easy peasy.... oil change wont matter. before or after... but id do it after
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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Yup about the tax thing too - mines officially SORN'ed
Happy Modding.
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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if its standing for a really long time, you can put an additive in the petrol tank to stop the petrol going stale, which happens apparently ???
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big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Just make sure you tell the DVLA that you aint goona be retaxing it eck
Tiger seems spot on there to me..
I have the SORN here m8, will be sending it away shortly 
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CORSA NUT
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Good man
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Tiger
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Not heard of a fuel additive for stopping the fuel going stale, which does happen, but thats not to say they dont do one....
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corsasdaft
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Registered: 15th Feb 04
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My car was off the road for 6 months, just started it and let it warm up every 2 weeks or so and it was fine. In a vehicles life, 6 months is no time at all.
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