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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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moving house next week the house has one garage so this means the focus rs will have to stay out side on the drive the escos will be in side not to happy about that is there many of you who keep youre cars out all year.Im not botherd about scum trying to take it its the weather will it go down hill being out side just wax it more am i on my own here
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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mine sits at the back my drive with a proper outdoor cover on.

Both my garages are full of shit
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Get yourself a nice,proper car cover
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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van is outside
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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My car's outside! I can get use of a garage but it's a 20 min walk away so, car gets wet lol
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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My Fiesta lives outside on my drive.............fecked if I'd have my S1 outside though. If it came to that I'd rather sell her.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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what goes in the garage then????
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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what goes in the garage then????
His Escort Cosworth - says that mate
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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mine sits out all year round lol but once its been to the body shop it will get more attention and hopefully a garage once we move
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Old May 4, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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No way!

Mine sits in a central heated garage with the cover on 95% of its life with the ecu removed and two cars parked infront of the garage door.......

nooooooo fookers taking it
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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mine both out side,waxed to fuck so the water slips off..........
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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mine sits outside with 2 car covers on it, hate it, but go no other option
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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mine lives out side mate and its ok, infact you will use it more often as it easy to jump into and go. Its just a pig when you clean it up nice and the next day its covered in bird crap and dust
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Originally Posted by Dunccoss
mine lives out side mate and its ok, infact you will use it more often as it easy to jump into and go. Its just a pig when you clean it up nice and the next day its covered in bird crap and dust
you are right iv got the two in the garage and cant be assed to get them out drive the wifes car every where
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No way!

Mine sits in a central heated garage with the cover on 95% of its life
Sounds familiar !!!!!
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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Cossie is garaged , Fiesta (dailydriver) sleeps outside.
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Mine sits on my drive way, if it gets dirty I wash it. Unless you do shows with your car no point storing it away, what happens if you are out in the car and it rains?
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Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!
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i hate it but mine is outside too all year round it even annoys me looking at it when its raining unchballs: unchballs: unchballs: i wish i had a garage that i could store her away
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cossie live out side as its a pain n the ass puttin in and out garage every day and it full of crap S2 lives on me dads drive about 10 mins away but there both camered up
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!
Glad I'm not the only one
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
Originally Posted by markyd3
what goes in the garage then????
His Escort Cosworth - says that mate

Ahhhh yes.... so it does!!
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by DanS
Originally Posted by Mr S1
Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!
Glad I'm not the only one
I'm not that sad,

really i'm not
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my s1 is out all year, under a cover in the winter and SORN, but daily drive for the summer months! If i had a garage, it would be in there though!
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Originally Posted by jr
mine sits outside with 2 car covers on it, hate it, but go no other option
Fella, what car do you drive? I've seen a couple of RsT's about.......

As for the cabbie, it sits outside now - my garage has been taken away from me

The people that own it are moving
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for now the escort lives in the garage and the cossie is outside.
hoping to get a second garage when i move though.
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got one in the garage which is the fiesta and the turbo is on the drive but im not worried about it being stolen as its completly stipped out at the minute and it wont start cause the spark plugs are out too!
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!


So what happens if the weather men says its gonna be a nice day, you take the car out somewere, say a show, but starts rainning
Do you suddenly stop the car and get the cover out and wait for it to stop
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My corsa's stay's outside
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Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!


So what happens if the weather men says its gonna be a nice day, you take the car out somewere, say a show, but starts rainning
Do you suddenly stop the car and get the cover out and wait for it to stop
My car has never been to a show, period. I never leave her ANYWHERE unless in line of sight o when she's tucked up in her garage nice and safe. If I do go out it's usually for an hour or so, no more. And yes, I check the weather forecast and look to the skies first !!!!
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not my main car, no chance!

The others are tho
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My Escos is in the garage, whilst Dave’s saph is on the drive. Not because mine is worth more or owt.. just that he’s always working on his so it’s easier lol
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my cossie sits in the garage

but when i move in a month or two i'll be losing the garage, but will be fecing off the drive. make a little carport.

not concerned about the weather, just dont want it getting pinched!
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Both my motors are in a heated garage
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
Originally Posted by Benn 304R
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Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!


So what happens if the weather men says its gonna be a nice day, you take the car out somewere, say a show, but starts rainning
Do you suddenly stop the car and get the cover out and wait for it to stop
My car has never been to a show, period. I never leave her ANYWHERE unless in line of sight o when she's tucked up in her garage nice and safe. If I do go out it's usually for an hour or so, no more. And yes, I check the weather forecast and look to the skies first !!!!
No disrespect but surely you are not serious, can you really enjoy your car this way? I mean if whats the point of having it to use it an hour or so at most!
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garage for me
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Mine lives outside, would like tha have a garage but they want 9k for one near us, bollocks to that
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Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!


So what happens if the weather men says its gonna be a nice day, you take the car out somewere, say a show, but starts rainning
Do you suddenly stop the car and get the cover out and wait for it to stop
My car has never been to a show, period. I never leave her ANYWHERE unless in line of sight o when she's tucked up in her garage nice and safe. If I do go out it's usually for an hour or so, no more. And yes, I check the weather forecast and look to the skies first !!!!
No disrespect but surely you are not serious, can you really enjoy your car this way? I mean if whats the point of having it to use it an hour or so at most!
I use the car when it suits me mate...........I haven't done what I've done for anyone else's benefit or for anyone else's approval and I don't like or want to 'show off'. That's what gets cars nicked and vandalised. 100% bufty ? Oh yes...............

I've had her 11 years now and done 10k miles, the vast majority of that done in the first 3 years.

Maybe it does seem 'odd' to others but as I said - it suits me.
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Originally Posted by DanS
Originally Posted by Mr S1
Mine don't go out in the wet mate and I check the weather forecast before I go and get her ! That's why I've got an everyday car !!!
Glad I'm not the only one
Same here!
S2 is in the garage,with a cover and heater and two cars outside the garage! No thieving scum are getting near it!!
Track car is in a mates garage!
The Astra runaround can sit wherever it likes,under whats ever it likes, covered in whatever it likes,as long as it gets me to work!
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My S2 has sat outside, uncovered, the whole 11 and a bit years that Ive owned it and its never caused me any problems
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