Does leaving a wet car in a garage cause problems?
In a recent letter to the DT editor the writer maintained that garages ruined cars. A wet car put in a cold garage deteriorates far more quickly than it will if left outside. He claims that it is the electrical circuits that suffer through condensation creeping into every crevice. I was about to keep my Hyundai Sante Fe in my garage but now am not to sure. What do you think?
Asked on 18 February 2012 by ME, Braintree
Answered by
Honest John
The writer was right. Never ever shut a garage door on a wet car. If you garage it wet, there is a chance that residual heat from the engine and exhaust will dry it out, but you have to leave the garage door open for the damp air to exit. Close the door and the car will merely sweat. Another problem with garages is that with no sunlight in winter they can get very cold, so if you take a car out of a garage at two degrees into an ambient temperature of 12 degrees you will temporarily get condensation over the exterior of the car.
Similar questions
I shall be out of the country for three months from early January next year. I shall park my 2012 KIA Cee’d 1.6 Diesel in our unheated garage and would appreciate advice on what actions to take to ensure...
Our son and his wife are going to Australia for a year. They have an 2011 petrol Golf Match which they will store in our garage whilst they are away but I will not be able to drive it as they will have...
My soft-top BMW is garaged in an open car port (no doors, plenty of air circulating, but dusty, and bird droppings from nests, etc, and part of the back exposed to weather). Do you have any recommendations...
.jpg)
