# Storing a car for over a year

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-a-car-for-over-a-year/124945>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 13, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-a-car-for-over-a-year/124945 "2018-09-13T22:20:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PaulSegal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PaulSegal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PaulSegal)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-a-car-for-over-a-year/124945/1 "2018-09-13T22:20:21Z")

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What is the proper way to store a car for a year or more?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-a-car-for-over-a-year/124945/2 "2018-09-13T22:26:14Z")

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Paul , rather than getting a bunch of conflicting ideas or some of us forgetting something just do a Google search ( storing a car ) will get you articles and videos so you can choose your own plan.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/storing-a-car-for-over-a-year/124945/3 "2018-09-13T23:31:20Z")

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Agree with Volvo\_V70 as to procedures for storage.  
But one thing I learned from personal experience, after you do all the prep work, cover the car with a quality car cover. I just used old sheets, after 15 months the car was FILTHY, required a lot of washing.