Localfolks: storage facilities for cars

[geekchick]

Thanks to our *ahem* friendly neighborhood homeowner's association, we need to find a place to store one of the cars for a while that isn't our parking lot or the streets in our subdivision. There seem to be several places that will let you put your car into one of their exterior units if it fits, as well as a few that have parking spots specifically for things like RV/car/boat storage. For some reason though, even the folks who say on the phone that they have exterior 10x20 units with roll-up doors available say that the car must be registered and insured if it's stored there. Um, if the car was currently registered, we'd be able to park it on the street and this whole thing would be a complete non-issue. I'm not sure if the people who were claiming it must be registered were expecting the car to be parked in an exterior space rather than shut up in a locked storage unit (because frankly, if it's stored in a locked unit, how is anyone going to know the registration status?), but that's something that I guess needs clearing up sometime during the day when the manager's around.

I see someone posted about car storage in one of the NoVA communities and I'm keeping an eye on that, but do any of y'all have any recommendations for places to stash a car for a few months that don't care if the tags are current or not?

Comments

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

this is not exactly what you're looking for, but I can say that when I tried to pick up a friend's car that was stored in an outdoor car storage area, all the windshields were broken and her battery was missing. I don't think this is what you're looking for, not at all.

[geekchick]

No, I don't think either of us is even remotely keen on leaving it parked outside someplace where we can't keep an eye on it. (Not to mention, those definitely require the tags to be current.) We're wanting to grab a 10x20 storage unit and park the car inside it.

[also-huey.livejournal.com]

Put it in my driveway. Leave the keys in case I need to move it.

...uh... ...storage fees... ...hrm. ...four beers per month. Stop at the Giant on the corner and pick up a twelve-pack of Busch, that's three months paid in advance.

[geekchick]

Hm. Hmmmmmm. May consult with you about this possibility. We're going to get it towed back to our place temporarily while we figure out what to do from there.

[also-huey.livejournal.com]

Head gaskets are tricky, but I do have air-tools. I don't suppose either of you is terribly tool-wieldy, interested in doing it yourself, and possessing of the free time and the couple hundred bucks in parts it'll take to make it work?

Also, I have a hitch on my truck, so if you want to rent the $20 U-haul car dolly, that's generally cheaper than a tow.

[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

Okay, maybe I'm dense or missing something, but if you can afford to store it, why can't you afford to register it? Or is it something like, it needs huge and expensive repairs to pass inspection?

Just curious, and totally unhelpful...seems stupid that they'd care if it's registered as long as you're paying.

[geekchick]

Or is it something like, it needs huge and expensive repairs to pass inspection?

Ding ding ding! =) Yeah, if I remember what I was told correctly, it's got a blown head gasket or something similar. Currently it's not really very drivable.