Leaving car in garage

**bigmac** · 4th May 2010, 20:26

As I'm going away I'm leaving my car in my garage I've left it in gear with handbrake off and locked it but I'm thinking should I unlock it and leave windows down a bit ?

**glenboy** · 4th May 2010, 20:29

Leave it locked with the windows up,it'll be fine......

**gtr1000** · 4th May 2010, 20:31

How long you away for - 2 years?

Otherwise do what glenboy said.

**Wolflinn** · 4th May 2010, 20:46

Why handbrake off ?

**gsxrster** · 4th May 2010, 21:02

hang your keys outside while your at it

**m8internet** · 4th May 2010, 21:16

Originally Posted by Wolflinn

Why handbrake off ?

This helps prevent the pads "welding" to the discs

I've had a few cars in storage
If it is more than 2 months :
remove the battery (don;t just leave it in the garage, place it in the house; kitchen for example)
place the car hard as near to one wall as possible
apply a wheel clamp on the front wheel
remove the alloy wheel lock from the car
Place the keys (all of them) in a sealed envelope and leave them at a relatives house (that way if the house is broken into they won't find the keys for the car)

**bigmac** · 4th May 2010, 21:55

usually park at airport so all this leaving car at home is new to me lol

**gsxrster** · 4th May 2010, 22:06

Originally Posted by m8internet

This helps prevent the pads "welding" to the discs

I've had a few cars in storage
If it is more than 2 months :
remove the battery (don;t just leave it in the garage, place it in the house; kitchen for example)
place the car hard as near to one wall as possible
apply a wheel clamp on the front wheel
remove the alloy wheel lock from the car
Place the keys (all of them) in a sealed envelope and leave them at a relatives house (that way if the house is broken into they won't find the keys for the car)

jack it up an remove all wheels , gearbox and windows !
no ****er will have it then !
how far FFS ?
if the house is broken into dont you think they will see a battery in the kitchen ?

**aledjones_lex** · 4th May 2010, 22:28

let me use your car whilst your away thus noone will steal it

**m8internet** · 4th May 2010, 23:50

Originally Posted by gsxrster

if the house is broken into dont you think they will see a battery in the kitchen ?

Getting the battery into the car would require either the key or breaking a window of the car (other methods are available, but take too long)
Once they have got the battery into the car they will have great difficulty starting the car (from memory reconnecting the battery causes the alarm to go off and you need the key to silence it)

Alternatively, just steal the battery!

Anyway, it's only a Vectra most thieves would give in after 15 minutes, there are better cars out there to steal