A busy day before SORNing

[ChrisLD364]

I'm happy to say mine's a 71 to no need to SORN and hopefully it'll roll on in years so all will be tax exempt before too long.

But it does beg me to ask a question. Given that I can use mine all year - should I?

I know that there are members who use theirs all year but I'm worried about body rot from salt on the road. Mine's had plenty of welding in the past and is wax oiled but I'd be worried about taking it out. Should I worry?

Chris

[Staggard]

I'm happy to say mine's a 71 to no need to SORN and hopefully it'll roll on in years so all will be tax exempt before too long.

But it does beg me to ask a question. Given that I can use mine all year - should I?

I know that there are members who use theirs all year but I'm worried about body rot from salt on the road. Mine's had plenty of welding in the past and is wax oiled but I'd be worried about taking it out. Should I worry?

Chris

The question is Chris are you the worrying kind ?? look at it this way where does it say these cars must not be used in the rain or during winter months, As I recall these cars as all of their time were used like any other car every day and as I see it nothing has changed. If anything I should be the one that's worried living by the sea salt air is a killer. Graham

[ChrisLD364]

Graham

Fair point and I'm not a worrier. Having lived by the sea I know what it can do on the wind.

So OK. I'll get the hard top down and enjoy it through the winter. Won't be going out in the wet anyway.

Cheers

Chris

[Ian Durrant]

Graham

Fair point and I'm not a worrier. Having lived by the sea I know what it can do on the wind.

So OK. I'll get the hard top down and enjoy it through the winter. Won't be going out in the wet anyway.

Cheers

Chris

Laying cars up often does more harm than good anyway. if you keep an eye out for rust and repair paint or underseal before rust takes hold and keep your sills etc topped up with wax every few years it will most likely cost you less than fixing all the things that seize or wear out because it was layed up.

When the restoration I am currently doing is finished I fully intend to never sorn it again. I wont take it out when there is salt down but it will get used right through the winter.

[Mike Stevens]

When the restoration I am currently doing is finished I fully intend to never sorn it again. I wont take it out when there is salt down but it will get used right through the winter.

Agreed. I've only SORNed the Stag as I have (at least) 2 other cars to drive over the winter and if I'm going to slide into something else, I'd sooner it wasn't in the Stag!

When I first got the Stag in 1988 it was my only car and I drove it all the time, summer or winter. Now that I've spent a lot of time (and money) restoring it I'm a bit more careful with it. However, having said that, when it becomes Tax Exempt next year I intend to use it all year round, although perhaps not when it's very wet in winter!

Cheers,
Mike.