Taking Delivery, but Storing Before Summer

[Chad86]

My Monogram is set to arrive soon, but I will not have a garage to store it in until late spring. This is going to be my spring/summer vehicle and baby and I will be driving my Celica as a daily driver on all other occasions.

When I take delivery, I am contemplating renting a storage locker for the next couple months to keep it pristine until I put it on the road for the summer and have my proper garage storage ready. I don't want to leave my new car parked outdoors and keep my investment safe.

What do you think of this idea? Any precautions to take? Suggested companies?

I have been doing comparisons of companies options online. Some have security and some have indoor car storage and some are just giant crate lockers that can fit a car. I of course will be getting storage insurance for this short duration.

Let me know your thoughts and ideas.

[Aaron.H]

A vehicle wouldn't say is an investment per say . A house is lol.... Anys check out kijiji, local self storage places, or if you have Facebook, make a post and ask fellow friends if anyone has a spot you can store or recommend locally. I don't have any personal recommendations as drive my cars year round. Also if do end up storing it outdoors, put a car cover on it

[Turbo95eg6]

For a 25k car? Sorry but I had to laugh at this. Overall sounds like a lousy idea, I think you're limiting yourself of enjoying the car... Sounds like you're looking to add more stress than anything. Look into ways to protect the paint, and keep it indoors during the winter.

[Brndn704]

Just drive da bitch.

[N1rve]

Just drive it. It's just going to keep depreciating.

[Dezoris]

I did this when I was 25, with my first S2000 car was like gold to me back then. Put the junker in public storage for two months, no issues. But over valued the car, young dumb did not enjoy it. Even used to jack it up and clean underbody of it after dusty drives.

in retrospect total waste of time and money, should have drove the piss out of it. End of story, good day.

[marcosowns]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

I did this when I was 25, with my first S2000 car was like gold to me back then. Put the junker in public storage for two months, no issues. But over valued the car, young dumb did not enjoy it. Even used to jack it up and clean underbody of it after dusty drives.

in retrospect total waste of time and money, should have drove the piss out of it. End of story, good day.

Couldn't agree with this anymore given our specific car. If we were talking about some sort of exotic, I'd think differently though.

[Chad86]

Originally Posted by marcosowns

Couldn't agree with this anymore given our specific car. If we were talking about some sort of exotic, I'd think differently though.

The Monogram is over 30,000 in North America
Nothing wrong with babying this car!

[Purdue FR-S]

Yeah there is some debate to this ... I mean the S2000 has nearly bottomed out depreciation wise (low mileage ones) and in some cases is climbing in value.

I was kind of going the same route when I originally bought my FR-S ... wanted to keep it low miles and whatnot and keep it for a long time. What I've learned is ... if you want a garage queen ... go for something that is already appreciating and/or no longer falling. (Integra Type R, NSX, S2000, Rx-7?)

There might be a time where the value of this car goes up as well ... and being a special edition helps to some extent (though I don't think Monogram is as significant as Club Racer for S2000) ...but you're going to have to be very patient... when there are cars already increasing in value today.

[Mikem53]

Save the garage queen syndrome for something special.. Like a Ferrari, Lamborghini or some other exotic..
This car is made to be driven.. It's designed to make you smile and it can handle everyday life.. That's the beauty of it.. Don't put it on a pedestal and let it go to waste.. Drive it and enjoy it.. Life is short..

[utekineir]

At first i was debating parking mine for winter, especially since i have a good awd vehicle. The debate went back and forth in my head while searching for a set of good snow tires cheap (found a new set on cl eventually.)

Then i said, fuck it, this car likely will be the equivalent of a miata and be a dime a dozen by the time the car actually rusts out as long as its washed well (undercarriage wash religiously in salted environments).

Don't kid yourself, its a mass produced econobox, take care of it, but also enjoy the shit out of it and if you're that attached to the platform just buy another in better shape when they depreciate to nothing. Wether you keep it in a bubble or not it will depreciate.

Most cars are not an investment, this car is nothing special, its a mass produced hunk of metal, you can get another. On its current path it will not see anything but significant depreciation, which is awesome. Can't wait till a parts car can be grabbed for little or nothing.

[00vsmcoupe]

I garage mine for 95% of the winter - really only drive it on the few nice days we have between December and March. I really don't see anything wrong with wanting to store the car during bad weather, regardless of its price. Everybody has a different mentality when it comes to how they feel a car should be driven.

To the OP - I have never personally stored a car at a public storage facility, but do know people who have. As far as I know, they have never had any problems. It probably isn't cheap to rent a space that fits a car...

[gily25]

Drive it now, you won't regret it, it's only for a little while.

If you already had a garage and an winter beater I would say, great choice in parking it for winter, why do want to risk higher insurance if you mess up, deal with body shop reapairs (people forget someone else can hit you, snow tires won't save you from THAT), deep scratches from wiping snow and ice off, etc. But since you would have to pay for the luxury of storing this car, I would say that means you're moving soon, you're better off to keep your money for the move and things you might want at your new place and take the car to a professional detailer when the thaw comes.

I'm always so surprised at the people here who literally just want to throw $25k away by not treating the car like it's the best they can get (wonder what their careers look like...). What's great about "entry level" is that you can learn the practices you would want to have BEFORE moving on to the one of your dreams (fuck up now, so you don't fuck up later). If you are new to using an orbital polisher, installing aftermarket body parts, painting the underside of the lip after scrapping, swapping tires on a regular basis, monitoring a battery tender, buying a proper indoor storage cover, learning when to drive a seasonal car in your area, etc. etc.

For the record...yes I store my car...but if forced to...I would drive it in winter.

[Lo]

Originally Posted by Chad86

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When I take delivery, I am contemplating renting a storage locker for the next couple months to keep it pristine until I put it on the road for the summer and have my proper garage storage ready. I don't want to leave my new car parked outdoors and keep my investment safe.

What do you think of this idea? Any precautions to take? Suggested companies?

[...]

What I think is that a car is never an investment (except for the "antique/collectors market"). Drive it. Enjoy it. See what to do with it later in life.