Height barriers

[WelshGas]

It is said that the best methods for garaging a vehicle are.
1. Large, well ventilated , insulated or heated garage.
2. Outdoors with a carport roof and no more than 2 side walls.
3. Outdoors away from trees

All the above will allow the vehicle to dry promptly because of airflow and temperature variations.

Worst , small, poorly ventilated and unheated garage. Vehicle remains wet in a damp atmosphere for prolonged periods.

 

[Nand0]

Could you dig down and make two channels for the tyres to run in ?

That's an idea I have not explored. I thought about lowering the floor, although it's also concrete and it would not be a simple job. Two channels would be a bit simpler. The issue is that I'd have to start the channel way before the beam and make them deep enough to ensure the height when reaching the beam was sufficiently lower (need to also raise the back wheels). Will investigate. Tx!

 

[Nand0]

Well mine has sat outside for the past 7 yrs since first registration. Still looks as good as the day I got it 107,000 miles ago.

Here we get hail storms every now and then. Last year we had one that caused major havoc. Hail stones the size of golf balls. Part of the city was shut down for a couple of days while downed trees were cleared out from the streets. Lots of cars got severely damaged with shattered wind screens and bonnets and roof looking like corrugated iron sheets.

The roof on a cali is made of aluminium, which would be even more susceptible to hail damage than steel.

I did consider it, but I don't fancy my chances, and getting the insurance to cover for this is not cheap either (understandably, really).

We usually get weather warning about probability of hail storms, so I could potentially partially deflate tyres and get it in there until the storm risk passes. But I'd have to stay on top of it... a bit risky.

 

[WelshGas]

Here we get hail storms every now and then. Last year we had one that caused major havoc. Hail stones the size of golf balls. Part of the city was shut down for a couple of days while downed trees were cleared out from the streets. Lots of cars got severely damaged with shattered wind screens and bonnets and roof looking like corrugated iron sheets.

The roof on a cali is made of aluminium, which would be even more susceptible to hail damage than steel.

I did consider it, but I don't fancy my chances, and getting the insurance to cover for this is not cheap either (understandably, really).

We usually get weather warning about probability of hail storms, so I could potentially partially deflate tyres and get it in there until the storm risk passes. But I'd have to stay on top of it... a bit risky.

Car Port?

 

[Nand0]

Car Port?

I live in an apartment block, the outdoor parking spots are communal. It would require convincing a majority of residents to get it done, and that's assuming we could even get planning permission for it. I know my neighbours, never going to happen :-(

I even considered moving (no kidding), but the costs far outweigh the cost to install VB Air, with zero chance of recovering any of it (at least air suspension would add value to the Cali should I ever want to sell it)

Sorry, don't want to hijack this thread, I'll stop here, but thanks all for the suggestions. This forum is invaluable, and hopefully it will prove even more so when I have my own California

 

[dripster]

So our local lido has fitted a 1.98m height barrier. I was assuming that was me done for but today I was there in the Fabia shopping trolley and saw a Caravelle with a roof rack so reckon I may try it...