Long term car storage in Pattaya??

[Khun Custard]

Hi all,
Does anyone know of a secure car storage facility in or around Pattaya and what is a reasonable monthy fee?
OR
Any advice on what is the right thing to do (i.e. disconnect battery, put the car up on stands, etc.) for long periods of non use left in our garage?

Thanks

[chitown]

I have always left my vehicle with a trusted friend and asked them to start ever other day and drive it once a week. If you let it set, the rotors and other parts get rusty.

[sabai sabai]

Hire it out

[adzt1]

disconnect the battery . spray the whole engine bay n running gear with WD40 .
when u get back wash brake discs with soapy water , connect the battery , check oil,water, then add a little oil to the top end , then turn engine ova.
drive like a fairy for the first 10 kms.

[dirtydog]

Problem with leaving it parked up is rats and mice eating all the wiring, get a friend to use it a couple of times per week.

[BobR]

^ That is a real problem here, had my fuel injector wiring eaten after the car had sat only a week because I had used the motorcycle instead. Funny thing was, when I spoke to a mechanic in Sattahip, he told me what the problem was before he even went to the house to look at it.

[bakseedar]

'u store it' under the motorway. I think they run an ad in classifieds

[bakseedar]

Sorry...an ad on bhtsld.com

[adzt1]

^^^^ yeah mice n rats. no one wants a new loom put in .
especially by some monkey that has a set of clippers in one hand and a roll of scotch tape in the other.
I've always been lucky here then.
Iknew them fkin cats next door had a purpose !!

got a lot of family in moraira Spain .
left an old frog eye e class there all the time at my uncles finca
arrived one year and went to alicante for my ITV test n the tester found 6 cats/kittens under the bonnet.!!!.
never realised how lucky I was it wasn't mice!!

[Airportwo]

disconnect the battery . spray the whole engine bay n running gear with WD40 .
when u get back wash brake discs with soapy water , connect the battery , check oil,water, then add a little oil to the top end , then turn engine ova.
drive like a fairy for the first 10 kms.

WD 40 is crap! the heat here dries it out within a month or so, when it dries leaves surface with no protection, get some "'ACF 50" its what they use when they store aircraft, great stuff.
You really want to put the car up on ramps if leaving long term, best bet as already suggested is to rent it out...

[adzt1]

^ can u buy acf 50 here? if so where? . yeah ur right it is good siht . I use it at home to cover my Harley with during the winter.
I usually buy from ebay but any shops u know here pls tell.

no too sure id rent my car out though.


I mean could be mistreated and come back a wreak, that's if it comes back at all!!!

[nigelandjan]

Why not ask one of the nice ex patt members on here if you can negotiate a good price for a bit of the garden

[Airportwo]

^ can u buy acf 50 here? if so where? . yeah ur right it is good siht . I use it at home to cover my Harley with during the winter. I usually buy from ebay but any shops u know here pls tell.

Cant get here, can bring bottle in a suitcase, no problem or order online...

[adzt1]

^ didn't think so . I'll bring a can or two back when I next go home.
been using that Sonnax siht on my truck after a jetwash n that dries out in a day or two.
ta anyway.

[Airportwo]

^ An alternative to ACF though not as good is good old baby oil, least it stays moist, both Sonnax & WD seem to dry out and destroy chrome...

[Khun Custard]

Thanks to all for the advice offered.
We're only planning to leave the car up country for 4-6 months at a time so I'll take the cat, starting it up twice a week and (with no chance of buying ACF50) the WD40 plan.