News:

It appears that the upgrade forces a login and many, many of you have forgotten your passwords and didn't set up any reminders. Contact me directly through helpmelogin@dodgecharger.com and I'll help sort it out.

Main Menu

How do you store / park your Charger?

Started by XS29L9Bxxxxxx, December 22, 2012, 09:10:45 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

How do you store / park your Charger?

In a garage
66 (82.5%)
In a garagemahal / showcase
3 (3.8%)
In a carport
3 (3.8%)
Under a tarp / cover, outside
3 (3.8%)
In the great outdoors...
5 (6.3%)

Total Members Voted: 80

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

Mine are kept in a garage, but I've seen some under tarps, in open fields, and even just left on the street...  :slap:

How / where do you store your Charger, and is it your ideal place?

Also, if you have a cool place or "man cave" for your Charger, bonus for pics  :cheers:

nvrbdn

mine is on the car lift wrapped in snuggly blankets but available to me incase i wanna do anything to it. not my ideal place because i always use my garage for other stuff, so i wish i had a single car seperate garage for the charger to sit in by itself. it also has plenty of mouse traps loaded with peanut butter waiting for an uninvited guest to try to take up residency. so i get to visit my car daily while checking the traps.. :2thumbs:
70 Dodge Charger 500
70 Duster (Moulin Rouge)
73 Challenger
50 Dodge Pilot House

Ghoste

Mine is in an attached garage resting under a car cover with heat for the winter.

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

Also, for anyone who stores their cars on a 4 post lift, please share your experiences and satisfaction with your lift purchase - I am looking at the Backyard Buddy 4 post lift, which seems to be somewhat different in design than others.

Anyone have their Charger(s) on a lift for storage?


greenpigs

In an attached garage + under a car cover...no heat though.
1969 Charger RT


Living Chevy free

RangerDan440

its usually in my parking spot at work but I garage it overnight
69 Charger
71 Road Runner
71 Satellite sedan
73 Duster
10 Challenger R/T

MoparMotel

Bought my first house in May- I've got a 3 car garage, mine stays on the far right side of the garage parked right up against the pedestrian door- If someone tries to kick in the pedestrian door I will have a dent in my fender but there isn't enough room for anyone to open it and get in. Also had Lo-Jack installed on the car 2 weeks ago for a little extra security.

1968 Dodge Charger

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

Quote from: MoparMotel on December 23, 2012, 01:21:17 PM
  If someone tries to kick in the pedestrian door I will have a dent in my fender 

Lay a 4x4 scrap beside the car so if someone "did" kick in the door, it would stop against the 4x4, not your fender.  :Twocents:

1973rallye



Who knew there wouldn"t be any room for our Tacoma!!! My bad, heh heh heh...
1973 Rallye 440 4 speed
2016 Challenger r/t Shaker

MoparMotel

Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on December 23, 2012, 04:01:56 PM
Quote from: MoparMotel on December 23, 2012, 01:21:17 PM
  If someone tries to kick in the pedestrian door I will have a dent in my fender 

Lay a 4x4 scrap beside the car so if someone "did" kick in the door, it would stop against the 4x4, not your fender.  :Twocents:

That's a good idea, don't know why my dumbass didn't think of that lol
1968 Dodge Charger

Tilar

One stays outside all the time, the other gets garaged in the winter.
Dave  

God must love stupid people; He made so many.



Back N Black

in a 2 bay garage, wife would like to park her car but not enough room with the rest of the junk.  :rofl:

F8-4life

Mine sits in a unassuming 2 car garage nothing specail, but considering my 69 is a rusty pile.. its lucky to get that. I live in a suburb in pricksville so I must keep the eyesore hidden. If I had land I would just set it outside as yard-art and watch it RIP.

BlueSS454

Sometimes it's in here...



Most of the time it's in here...

Tom Rightler

Dino

April/May - November/December : In a 2.5 car garage.

The rest of the year:  In storage.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

bakerhillpins

Quote from: Dino on December 26, 2012, 04:17:47 PM
April/May - November/December : In a 2.5 car garage.

The rest of the year:  In storage.

Dino, I thought you were keeping it in the garage this winter?


Mine lives in the barn/garage in the summer months and in a warehouse over the winter.
One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
69 Dodge Charger R/T, Q5, C6X, V1X, V88  (Life is WAY better)
96' VFR750 (Sweet)
Capt. Lyme Vol. Fire

"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

Chargen69

for the last few years at the body shop 

NHCharger

They hide in here, except when I'm driving one of them.
Yes I do have an alarm system and a clear shot from my bedroom window.
72 Charger- Base Model
68 Charger-R/T Clone
69 Charger Daytona clone
79 Lil Red Express - future money pit
88 Ramcharger 4x4- current money pit
55 Dodge Royal 2 door - wife's money pit
2014 RAM 2500HD Diesel

The70RT

Armed & Alarmed  :D
<br /><br />Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Dino

Quote from: bakerhillpins on December 26, 2012, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: Dino on December 26, 2012, 04:17:47 PM
April/May - November/December : In a 2.5 car garage.

The rest of the year:  In storage.

Dino, I thought you were keeping it in the garage this winter?


Mine lives in the barn/garage in the summer months and in a warehouse over the winter.


Yep that was the plan.  Unfortunately our garage addition plans got shot down, it's not gonna happen.   :bawling:

So that means we only have room for 2 cars at a time and it didn't make sense to leave the daily drivers out in the elements to keep cars inside that would not be driven on snow and ice.  Luckily we got a decent deal to store the two toys at the local storage facility close to home so on a nice day I can hop in my Honda and ten minutes later I'll be in the Charger.  Not too bad.  I'm hoping that eventually we'll have something to keep 4 cars at home but right now it's not in the cards.

In weather like this I much prefer to have my Honda in the garage, I hate clearing it when there's a foot of snow or more on the ground.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

bakerhillpins

So do the lifts that you all have to support cars for general maintenance/work also pull double duty as storage so you can store one under another. I see lots of pics of that but haven't looked further to see if they are specialized or not.



Quote from: Dino on December 27, 2012, 07:42:40 AM
Yep that was the plan.  Unfortunately our garage addition plans got shot down, it's not gonna happen.   :bawling:
[snip]

In weather like this I much prefer to have my Honda in the garage, I hate clearing it when there's a foot of snow or more on the ground.

Bummer on the new garage plans. I need to finish a raft of interior remodeling before I can even begin to plan my garage out.

I hear you on the clearing off cars in the winter gig.  :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
69 Dodge Charger R/T, Q5, C6X, V1X, V88  (Life is WAY better)
96' VFR750 (Sweet)
Capt. Lyme Vol. Fire

"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

chargermike

i keep my charger in a heated shop. never gets below 55 degrees.  :cheers:

The70RT

Quote from: chargermike on December 27, 2012, 02:49:11 PM
i keep my charger in a heated shop. never gets below 55 degrees.  :cheers:

mine was 48 this morning, now it's 75  :icon_smile_big:
<br /><br />Uploaded with ImageShack.us

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

Quote from: Dino on December 27, 2012, 07:42:40 AM
Quote from: bakerhillpins on December 26, 2012, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: Dino on December 26, 2012, 04:17:47 PM
April/May - November/December : In a 2.5 car garage.

The rest of the year:  In storage.

Dino, I thought you were keeping it in the garage this winter?


Mine lives in the barn/garage in the summer months and in a warehouse over the winter.


Yep that was the plan.  Unfortunately our garage addition plans got shot down, it's not gonna happen.   :bawling:

So that means we only have room for 2 cars at a time and it didn't make sense to leave the daily drivers out in the elements to keep cars inside that would not be driven on snow and ice.  Luckily we got a decent deal to store the two toys at the local storage facility close to home so on a nice day I can hop in my Honda and ten minutes later I'll be in the Charger.  Not too bad.  I'm hoping that eventually we'll have something to keep 4 cars at home but right now it's not in the cards.

In weather like this I much prefer to have my Honda in the garage, I hate clearing it when there's a foot of snow or more on the ground.

How much does a storage unit for something like that cost per mo.?


BlueSS454

Quote from: bakerhillpins on December 27, 2012, 02:35:24 PM
So do the lifts that you all have to support cars for general maintenance/work also pull double duty as storage so you can store one under another. I see lots of pics of that but haven't looked further to see if they are specialized or not.

There is always a car stored up on the 4 post lift in my shop.  That is the main reason I bought it.  I don't think I would do that with a 2 post lift though.
Tom Rightler

bakerhillpins

Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on December 27, 2012, 03:47:08 PM
How much does a storage unit for something like that cost per mo.?



I pay $50 a month for unheated, dry, secured storage. 6 months is, of course, $300 a year. The warehouse is maybe 250k sq foot. RVs, cars, boats, limos, all sorts of toys, even an old Ladder truck.
One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
69 Dodge Charger R/T, Q5, C6X, V1X, V88  (Life is WAY better)
96' VFR750 (Sweet)
Capt. Lyme Vol. Fire

"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

Dino

Quote from: bakerhillpins on December 27, 2012, 10:54:19 PM
Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on December 27, 2012, 03:47:08 PM
How much does a storage unit for something like that cost per mo.?



I pay $50 a month for unheated, dry, secured storage. 6 months is, of course, $300 a year. The warehouse is maybe 250k sq foot. RVs, cars, boats, limos, all sorts of toys, even an old Ladder truck.

Yeah that's the going rate for a warehouse spot.  We pay more than that but each car has its own secure unit.  I forget how much but it's not bad at all.  We also got the first month free for both cars. 
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Charger_Dart

Quote from: bakerhillpins on December 27, 2012, 02:35:24 PM
So do the lifts that you all have to support cars for general maintenance/work also pull double duty as storage so you can store one under another. I see lots of pics of that but haven't looked further to see if they are specialized or not.

I happen to be lucky enough to one of each. I have a BendPak 4 post that is heavy duty and very well made (I highly recommend these) and pulls double duty as a general maintenance lift and Charger storage mostly during in the winter.  I also have a Greg Smith 4 post lift that is pretty inexpensive and use just for car storage. The Dart usually sits on that one and I would not recommend it for general maintenance use.

Mike
68 Charger R/T & 68 Dart GT Convertible