When to drive your stag in winter when she has to stay outside

[woodysnr]

My stag won’t fit into my garage So it is sitting outside with an very good cover over it My problem is that I don’t want to take it out on the wet muddy but mainly salted roads and I have been waiting for a couple of dry days to take her out So far it’s been seven weeks and no dry dry roads I am in a dilemma as what to do because she is outside she will need to be driven at some point or points during the winter months Do I drive her anyway when it’s dry or is it ok to just wait for the roads to be dry as well!!!

[NeilR]

Salt is more of a concern than damp.

I once took my motor out on a dry bright January day, earlier in the week had been icy roads, so lots of salt dust !!!.
I didn't look underneath for a couple of weeks - I was somewhat dismayed when looking underneath,
took ages to wash off & re-paint suspension parts.

Neil.

[Lingen]

Woody.
How dry is it really inside your cover? There is nothing worse for a car than to be under one in a damp atmosphere. Mould may grow on the carpets and trim, but worst of all, micro blistering of the paint will occur wherever the cover is touching the car, and that will be very expensive to put right.
Is the car too long or too wide? If it is too wide to open the doors, perhaps you could squeeze in it to your garage and climb out over the back? I think it would be best if you took it for a drive whenever there is a dry spell of weather, to get some air through it, and more importantly to get the cover aired as well, perhaps on a clothes line if you have one.
Mike.

[Adrian B]

Maybe an "outdoor carcoon" for about £500 could solve your dilema and your pride and joy!!I don't know if they are any good but look like they could be!!

[MandM]

A lot of people I know have £1000 of junk in their garage and a £20k car on the drive?????

[trunt]

a lot of people i know have £1000 of junk in their garage and a £20k car on the drive?????

lol!

[DJT]

Several years ago I bought a Karcher Chassis Cleaner attachment. Excellent piece of kit for washing salt/mud/sh*te from underneath a car. Not sure they are available anymore, but worth searching one out if you can find one.

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[Goldstar]

Nilfisk do one which is basically a 90 degree nozzle for the lance if you have one of their machines £19 from Amazon. Not tested but might get one as the roads here are filthy at the moment

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nilfisk-underchassis-nozzle-pressure-washer/dp/B0001P0BQW

[StagJonno]

Nilfisk do one which is basically a 90 degree nozzle for the lance if you have one of their machines £19 from Amazon. Not tested but might get one as the roads here are filthy at the moment
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nilfisk-und.../dp/B0001P0BQW

Karcher do a swivel nozzle too - just a bit more expensive. Great for wheel arches.

[mole42]

Just go out and enjoy it. I’ve done 40,000 miles in the last five years, all weathers, I have one of those chassis cleaners which I might use a couple of times a year but mostly I just use my Stag. I’d rather drive that than any other car I’ve ever used so if I’m going somewhere the Stag comes with me. The bodywork needs a little tidying now, but my Stag isn’t a collectors item or a museum piece so I’ll just maintain it as necessary.

Richard

[LD334]

I get the £1000 of rubbish in the garage, car outside idea. I’m sorting my garage out to get my Stag in.
I have an outdoor Carcoon and can highly recommend them. With a cover on my car got damp, in the Carcoon it’s bone dry.

[mjheathcote]

I'd recommend any car you value, not just the stag, that you give the underside a spray of Bilt Hamber's Atom‑Mac corrosion inhibitor using a garden sprayer after washing the car.

[RobinLegin]

My Stag is periodically cleaned under the wheel arches. Then about every 3rd year I go around with cans of waxoyl and squirt around the vulnerable areas. 60% gets on the car and the rest is shared between the garage floor and my overalls. But to be fair, come the inclement weather it stays under a cover in my garage. This is heated and has a dehumidifier.

if I had neither garage nor car port, I would invest in a carcoon. But use the stag whenever the weather permits. We all get caught out in rain or worse when take our cars on rallies or meets. The cars survive.