# I have Storage , forgot it was a Van **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** plymouth, voyager\ **Created:** [June 23, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-storage-forgot-it-was-a-van/50742 "2010-06-23T02:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tom\_Gallant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tom\_Gallant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_Gallant)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-storage-forgot-it-was-a-van/50742/1 "2010-06-23T02:38:16Z")
Okay My Voyager has been siting in my Driveway for over 18 months I use it for Storage, the Transmission started Slipping and I needed reliable transportation to work in And got a 2006 Montanna ( I love This Van ) But the Voyager sits and i worry should I start this Voyager after it has sat so long ? Get New transmision for @$1,000.oo or donate it to charity , Note it has a new engine in it (well New 2 years ago ) afraid to start it in Pennsylvania ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-storage-forgot-it-was-a-van/50742/2 "2010-06-23T03:14:46Z")
What year Voyager? You’re probably not going to be able recover the cost of transmission if you sell it (although $1,000 would be a very good deal even for a used transmission), so you’ll probably only want to fix it if you’re going to use it personally. As for starting it, after 18 months the gas is going to be a bit of a crapshoot. If the tank was full when you parked it and it’s non-oxy (i.e. no ethanol) gas, you might get lucky. Otherwise it’s got to be drained and refilled with fresh gas. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-storage-forgot-it-was-a-van/50742/3 "2010-06-23T23:53:42Z")
Well, it seems it’s a Plymouth, so it’s pretty well aged. newest it could be is a 2000. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-have-storage-forgot-it-was-a-van/50742/4 "2010-06-24T00:00:27Z")
Donate it. If you can find an organization that uses it themselves, you can write off whatever you believe is the market value. Otherwise, the charity will provide a sales receipt and you write off that amount. I’m into car donations. I’ve donated 3 of our last 4 vehicles. The one I didn’t donate had a carbon build-up problem and I didn’t want to saddle the charity with a clunker.