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    Default COVID-19 Vehicle Storage - tips

    Tips for those of you who are not using all the vehicles in your fleet during this Coronavirus lockdown.
    1) if your vehicle is parked on private property, you can reduce insurance to comprehensive only.
    2) if you are parked near an electrical outlet, a battery charger/maintainer is a good idea.
    3) air up your tires before storage
    4) add fuel stabilizer and fill the fuel tank.
    5) if parked under a roof crack a window to allow air to circulate. Otherwise consider the damp-rid things from the dollar store.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    Tips for those of you who are not using all the vehicles in your fleet during this Coronavirus lockdown.
    1) if your vehicle is parked on private property, you can reduce insurance to comprehensive only.
    2) if you are parked near an electrical outlet, a battery charger/maintainer is a good idea.
    3) air up your tires before storage
    4) add fuel stabilizer and fill the fuel tank.
    5) if parked under a roof crack a window to allow air to circulate. Otherwise consider the damp-rid things from the dollar store.


    Anything else?
    Toss a bar of Irish Spring in.. apparently mice and such hate the smell.
    Get one of those fridge deodorizes to help with any moisture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    Toss a bar of Irish Spring in.. apparently mice and such hate the smell.
    Get one of those fridge deodorizes to help with any moisture.

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    I haven't used it personally but 'DampRid' is suppose to work a lot better for musty dank smelling rooms or vehicles. I will be using it in my vehicles next winter.

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    I mentioned this in another thread But if you are no longer commuting make sure you turf that off your policy. It’s actually a pretty significant portion of your premium.
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    I mentioned this in another thread But if you are no longer commuting make sure you turf that off your policy. It’s actually a pretty significant portion of your premium.
    ya thanks for that, i called in for dropping wives car down to being parked, and removed my commute km. saved me a good chunk

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    I leave my windows open for air circulation as much as possible, no matter how long I'm parked in the garage I want to allow floor mat moisture to escape.

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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    I mentioned this in another thread But if you are no longer commuting make sure you turf that off your policy. It’s actually a pretty significant portion of your premium.
    Are you still able to use the car to go to the store?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chester View Post
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    Are you still able to use the car to go to the store?
    Commute is completely separate from your use of the vehicle for pleasure/regular use or your annual km.

    Daily commute km is an increased risk factor for insurance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chester View Post
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    Are you still able to use the car to go to the store?
    I believe he's suggesting you knock the 'commuting' kilometers off your car. Not all km. So "leisure driving" I believe is the insurance term.

    If you knock all km you are effectively only paying for fire / theft in which case no you are no permitted to drive. Period.

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    Yeah, there are two very different options being suggested here.
    1) remove "commute" from your coverage, and then use the car of shopping weekends etc freely
    2) Remove all liability portion and park the car on private property and you can't drive it anywhere for any reason.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwslam View Post
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    I believe he's suggesting you knock the 'commuting' kilometers off your car. Not all km. So "leisure driving" I believe is the insurance term.

    If you knock all km you are effectively only paying for fire / theft in which case no you are no permitted to drive. Period.
    You are correct. I changed it to pleasure only. Hehe.

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    It's mandatory that you say the pleasure really slooowly. Plllleeeeaaaasssssuuuurrrreeeee.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    It's mandatory that you say the pleasure really slooowly. Plllleeeeaaaasssssuuuurrrreeeee.
    Is that "Pleasure" or "Please, Sir"

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    How much are you guys saving by doing this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by thinmyster View Post
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    How much are you guys saving by doing this?
    Was a few hundred bucks between now and august between my truck and my wife’s SUV. For a phone call now to remove, and a phone call whenever you start working again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thinmyster View Post
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    How much are you guys saving by doing this?
    Mine works out to $18.50 a month, between now and September. Im still pondering whether to go with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thinmyster View Post
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    How much are you guys saving by doing this?
    $65/mo on mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    Toss a bar of Irish Spring in.. apparently mice and such hate the smell.
    This is not helpful advice; mice eat/chew the soap (witnessed first hand). Better yet tie garlic up near windows and hang horseshoes over the doors.

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    Savage Honda Fit is in storage. Sadness, but if I'm not driving kids to school or parking downtown, what's the point of the Supercar?
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    Commute to Pleasure is one thing but collision to comprehensive (if you have collision) may save you even more if you see the risk is worth it. Might be if you are driving significantly less or not at all.

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