Wanted: storage for a 406.

[rwb]

I'm not ready to part with the 406, so it needs storing. It's taxed while the end of February, so I have some thinking time...

The best offer I have so far is £8/week in a garage in Farnborough.

Any equal or better offers?

[scotty73]

That's a lot of money!
Have you tried your local caravan storage place?

[Welly]

I can fully understand you wanting to keep hold of the 6, I did they same for about 6 weeks. But when you're used to the '7 I don't think your attachment will be as strong. I'd take the £8.00/wk and see how you feel after 4 or 5 weeks? then sell the 6.

Are you bothered that you won't like the 7 and need the old car in reserve?

[DaiRees]

Remember if you're keeping it taxed, you'll also have to keep it insured

[rwb]

Remember if you're keeping it taxed, you'll also have to keep it insured

I thought that's only if it's on a public road?
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-insurance/uninsured-vehicles
Apparently not.
BASTARDS.
sh*t this is a mess now.

[DaiRees]

sh*t this is a mess now.

Yup, I know! And I had a garage to keep mine in....

[rwb]

Well this is definitely its parting shot.
Whenever there's been a mundate crisis relating to my 406, it's always been my fault!

[Welly]

Are we saying that you've got to Insure it being sat in a garage? that don't sound right? can't you surrender the road tax and SORN it?

[jasper5]

can't you surrender the road tax and SORN it?

Yes

You can download the SORN form and the tax refund form (V14) from the website above and send them off together.

If storing the car in a garage you do not need to insure it, but you must SORN it and surrender the tax.

[lozz]

Shame your not up norf,

8quid a week weve been charging 10 quid a month,

[waue1978]

Know I'll probably get shot for this, but I reckon you should just sell it Rich. You've bought the 407 now & you're only going to get stung for storage & insurance on the 406 with the added bonus of it possibly being a bit moody from being stored if you do try to use it again at a later date (seized brakes, flat battery, warning lights etc).

Sell the 406 as soon as you can sensibly get a good price (you're hopefully far enough away from Christmas to get a reasonable price) & learn to live with the 407. If after a while you miss the 406 you can always buy another one - they aren't rocking horse sh*t yet. Yes, you'd probably lose loads on the 407 if you sell it on, but that's going to happen if you decide to go back to your 406 anyway.

[dave406]

I will have some sapce on my drive soon when the astra is gone. Put a cover over it should be sorted and i have CCTV pointing at the drive

[rwb]

Stuart: I value your input since you swap motors so relatively frequently -- we're opposite ends of the spectrum! I think you and welly are right that it must go.
I see that the only sensible thing to do is sell, so I'm going to give that a go.
And it's really, really stupid to be emotionally attached to a machine.

Even so, Plan Z has always been a 1.9 which is definitely something to look forward to. So when the HID headlights, hard drive MP3 thing, and impossibly unfathomable electronics make it a write-off in 18 months....

...which is hardly giving the new one a fair crack of the whip is it? It's a truly excellent machine, but it's not a better 406. This is the first time that I've had a new car that isn't in every way immeasurably better than the last.


So, back to storage: Lozz: are you near Manchester? That's actually good for me since my mummy and daddy are in Huddersfield so I can abuse their hospitality
Bristol is also good as it's a relatively easy railway journey (if there is such a thing).
Just to be clear: I'm not expecting a favour -- don't be shy about laying the law down about what you want from me.

Drop dead day is Saturday 9th November at 9am...

[dave406]

RWB if its something you want to have a chat about PM me mate and we can come to an agreement

[lozz]

Stuart: I value your input since you swap motors so relatively frequently -- we're opposite ends of the spectrum! I think you and welly are right that it must go.
I see that the only sensible thing to do is sell, so I'm going to give that a go.
And it's really, really stupid to be emotionally attached to a machine.

Even so, Plan Z has always been a 1.9 which is definitely something to look forward to. So when the HID headlights, hard drive MP3 thing, and impossibly unfathomable electronics make it a write-off in 18 months....

...which is hardly giving the new one a fair crack of the whip is it? It's a truly excellent machine, but it's not a better 406. This is the first time that I've had a new car that isn't in every way immeasurably better than the last.


So, back to storage: Lozz: are you near Manchester? That's actually good for me since my mummy and daddy are in Huddersfield so I can abuse their hospitality
Bristol is also good as it's a relatively easy railway journey (if there is such a thing).
Just to be clear: I'm not expecting a favour -- don't be shy about laying the law down about what you want from me.

Drop dead day is Saturday 9th November at 9am...

im in Manchester mate, a stones throw from huddersfeild,