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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 order thread
« Last post by The WolfMan on Today at 21:11 »Unless you plan on never driving it, there’s no need for any of that stuff. In fact you might do more harm than good putting a cover on it. You’re fortunate to have a garage, keeping any car in from the winter elements is good.Life is more than cars and there is a strong possibility that I need to store my Edition 50 for 5-6 months.
During storage, there are four aspects that concern me: battery, body, fuel, and tyres. I have been researching how to properly care for these components.
Battery is easy, a battery charger. CTEK is a good choice.
Fuel, the tank should be full of petrol to avoid condensation inside and a petrol stabilizer I think is a good idea, like this one from Liqui Moly:
https://www.liqui-moly.com/en/gb/petrol-stabilizer-p000050.html#21646
Tyres one can also overinflate the tyres for storage, but a "tyre saver" should help.
Finally body. Before putting a cover the car needs to be washed, otherwise the cover can damage the paint. The car will be in a garage, but a cover will prevent dust to settle in the paint. There are lots of covers on the market and I don't know what to buy. I would like to have a cover with a soft cloth in contact with the paint, not a "plastic" one.
Order placed January 27thSo you are receiving the build week at least four weeks in advance. I think that is the normal "time frame".
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