Leaving your Clio sat unused for long periods of time

[Stueylouey21]

Looking for some advise/ideas
My car rarely gets used at the moment since getting a new company van. Looking for advise on best ways to store the car avoiding common problems. Ideally the car would be sat in a garage but I don't have acces to one. Im looking at getting a decent cover? Any one know of the best place to get one? I had no problems until I went out to check on the car today and notice mould starting to appear inside the car. Could this only be caused by a leak? Or condensation?

 

[jesus]

Where will it be stored then - on the driveway? How long a time are we talking?

Plenty of info in here:
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/leaving-a-clio-for-a-long-period-of-time-best-option.660234/
and here:
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/leaving-car-for-a-long-time.341129/

 

[ADS_V6]

Mould is caused from damp,possible leak these cars are 10 years plus.Careful with car covers as can cause blistering on paint.Every few days start it up and use the brakes a bit to stop them going orange and seizing over time.

 

[Stueylouey21]

Where will it be stored then - on the driveway? How long a time are we talking?

Plenty of info in here:
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/leaving-a-clio-for-a-long-period-of-time-best-option.660234/
and here:
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/leaving-car-for-a-long-time.341129/

Cheers for the links, and yeah has been sitting on driveway for a couple of months already. Probly be sat for a couple more while I get it sorted for mot. After that it will be more intermittent use I guess and will use it when I get the chance!

 

[Stueylouey21]

It's more the damp that's bothering me tbh, had a look at the seal around the rear passenger window doesn't look great. and top corner of windscreen has peeled up a little. Are these easy to fix?

 

[ilovewilly]

I personally wouldn't bother to go and start it every few days.

I've one car which regularly gets left for several months at a time and all I do is leave the handbrake off (put it in gear) and disconnect the negative cable from the battery.

It will be fine.

 

[bashracing]

I leave moisture traps in my cars that don't get much use,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201472903643?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I also start them up once a fortnight let them get up to temp and drive them around the block while left foot braking and easing the handbrake on and off, also a good idea to put 40psi in all tyres so they don't go egg shaped.

 

[Jack Parke]

I left my Clio a month without using it, doesn't seem that long but it started first time straight away with no resistance and everything seems fine

 

[KitsonRis]

My car has been stood since September and not been used.
I have a cover on it to try to keep the worst of the rain off to stop potential leaking. I also use thoise moisture traps inside it. Car is also started and left for about 20/30mins on tick over every week when I go home. Still sounds fine.
Left with the hand brake off and in gear. But the discs have gone orange, but hoping they will clean up after using it for a bit.
When it goes back on the road this month I think it needs a good blast once warm and up to temp to help blow the cob webs out of it!

 

[Oggy997]

Ive found the clio to be a mould magnet when stood still. calipers stiffen often too from what i can recall, even with handbrake off and left in gear

 

[Martin_172]

granted my trophy is in a heated garage but I take it out for half an hour once a month to keep it freed up, always starts no problem and not had any issues, left my ph1 sitting outside for 6 months that year we had a bad winter loads of snow etc and it was fine bar some mould