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How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by joker92: 10:13am On Mar 07, 2017
Do you have more than one car, thus want to park one because you barely drive it. If you are traveling and need to park your car till you come back from your trip, here are some maintenance tips that will help sustain your car's durability.

PARK YOUR CAR IN A SHADE
It will be wise for you to park your car in a garage while traveling. You could as well park it under the shade in a situation where you don't have a garage. You could cover it with a car cover. This will save the car from harsh weather conditions, dusts or even prevent kids from scratching your car.


DO NOT ENGAGE HAND BRAKE
Don't engage the car's hand brake for the car you won't drive for a while. This is because the brake pads could get stuck and will cost you some money when you are ready to drive the car. Rather use wheel chocks otherwise called wedge to prevent your car from rolling.

FILL THE FUEL TANK
One of the problem you will encounter after parking a car for a long time is a leaking fuel tank due to rusting in the tank. However, you could avert such scenario by filling your fuel tank before parking the car.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
It's better you service your car engine before parking it for a long time. It will also be nice you remove the car's battery from the car especially if you won't be around for long.

http://www.naijacarlovers.com/2017/03/how-to-maintain-car-you-want-to-park.html?m=1

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by joker92: 10:14am On Mar 07, 2017
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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by nghubs1(m): 10:15am On Mar 07, 2017
Nice one
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by torres89: 1:13pm On Mar 07, 2017
when you think u know it all...
nice one
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by beewhy009(m): 6:49am On Mar 08, 2017
Whao... Dope. Nice one... Buh OP, what about the tires? lipsrsealed

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by beewhy009(m): 6:49am On Mar 08, 2017
Whao... Dope. Nice one...
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Nobody: 6:50am On Mar 08, 2017
am I the only one dreaming or is it just me... Arsenal(2) vs Bayern Munich(10) ... Arsenal name should be opa6 grin ; . Where they not training same as Bayern players..

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Negotiate: 6:50am On Mar 08, 2017
thanks
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Cutehector(m): 6:52am On Mar 08, 2017
Lord bless me with a cool car.. Amen
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by dokyOloye: 6:56am On Mar 08, 2017
Cutehector:
Lord bless me with any kind of car.. Amen
Pay more attention to d hustle and reduce d attention U pay to women and 'women things' and Ur dream will come thru.
Ur signature and topics created says a lot already.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by seunlly(m): 6:56am On Mar 08, 2017
Op nice one
More sense
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Cutehector(m): 6:57am On Mar 08, 2017
dokyOloye:
Concentrate
on what sir
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by kelechiodo(m): 6:57am On Mar 08, 2017
Is two weeks a long time to park a car without these protections.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by oluajana(m): 7:01am On Mar 08, 2017
Cutehector:
Lord bless me with any kind of car.. Amen

Don't pray for 'any kind of car' but a good one. Problematic car could frustrate and worsen your lifestyle and everything about you. It is better not having a car at all than a problematic car.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by femyodsky(m): 7:01am On Mar 08, 2017
kelechiodo:
Is two weeks a long time to park a car without these protections.

same kwestion on my mind
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by valdes00(m): 7:02am On Mar 08, 2017
Zinedine Zidane has opened up why he headbutted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup Final. Zidane..."He dragged my shirt,i ignored him,He called my mother a LovePeddler, i ignored him...He called my father a terrorist, i also ignored". Then I Lost My Temper when he told me, 'Go And Join Arsenal'.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Nobody: 7:13am On Mar 08, 2017
Also, change the engine oil to fresh one before parking
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Cutehector(m): 7:16am On Mar 08, 2017
dokyOloye:
Pay more attention to d hustle and reduce d attention U pay to women and 'women things' and Ur dream will come thru.
Ur signature and topics created says a lot already.
all these things u see are in social media. If I don't hustle I won't eat... So the things u see in here are not applicable in reality...

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Samanza89: 7:17am On Mar 08, 2017
Nice one, but your research is not that elaborate. At least you would have mentioned the tyres cos staying in one position will reduce the tyres life span. And also avoid parking it close to a bush cos it will be a good habitation for reptiles like snakes and lizards!...

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Nobody: 7:21am On Mar 08, 2017
Cutehector:
all these things u see are in social media. If I don't hustle I won't eat... So the things u see in here are not applicable in reality...

lai Mohammed

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Cutehector(m): 7:23am On Mar 08, 2017
carmag:


lai Mohammed

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lol u people won't succeed in making me pissed this morning wink
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by dokyOloye: 7:28am On Mar 08, 2017
Cutehector:
all these things u see are in social media. If I don't hustle I won't eat... So the things u see in here are not applicable in reality...
Ok bro.
Peace.
Just keep d hustle full rev and Ur dreams will come thru.
And for Ur 1st car,just buy something simple but neat.
Some go and buy big cars that they have to wait for salary b4 they can change brake pad.
God bless ya hustle.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Cutehector(m): 7:34am On Mar 08, 2017
dokyOloye:
Ok bro.
Peace.
Just keep d hustle full rev and Ur dreams will come thru.
And for Ur 1st car,just buy something simple but neat.
Some go and buy big cars that they have to wait for salary b4 they can change brake pad.
God bless ya hustle.
thanks for the tips... Which do u think is more important to buy first.. A land or a car?

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Tazdroid(m): 7:37am On Mar 08, 2017
I find this very useful. Nice one op
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by dokyOloye: 7:51am On Mar 08, 2017
Cutehector:
thanks for the tips... Which do u think is more important to buy first.. A land or a car?
A car will help U hustle for d land and in fact lands faster.
A car is a necessity more than a luxury.
After accommodation,a car should come next.
It will help Ur hustle a lot,U can get to meetings faster,U don't have to rely on d unreliable public transport to get to important meetings.
If dem call U even for midnight, U go show.
While at work or anywhere,U can package Ur garri and salt or food inside d car and go and drink when U are hungry.
If U go see oga somewhere,dem say he no dey,u go kukuma find where shade,wind Ur seat back and sleep,while waiting for him.
Hell,U can even sleep in Ur car when on transit,bath and change clothes in d nearest convenience and be on Ur way.Just look for a secure place like a hotel car park etc.
U can even up Ur hustle by picking paying passengers when U travel or on Ur way to Ur destination.
If U are going for a transfer or something, U can afford to carry pots,stoves,plates,even foam sef,instead of buying new ones.
And d catch is that U can get a reliable,nice Nigerian used car like golf 3,nissan almera etc for b/w 300k to 600k but a land U buy for 600k will surely be in d bush,and will take many years b4 it appreciates.
It's always a car first bro,but remember, keep it simple and neat.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Cutehector(m): 7:57am On Mar 08, 2017
dokyOloye:
A car will help U hustle for d land and in fact lands faster.
A car is a necessity more than a luxury.
After accommodation,a car should come next.
It will help Ur hustle a lot,U can get to meetings faster,U don't have to rely on d unreliable public transport to get to important meetings.
If dem call U even for midnight, U go show.
Hell,U can even sleep in Ur car when on transit,bath and change clothes in d nearest convenience and be on Ur way.Just look for a secure place like a hotel car park etc.
U can even up Ur hustle by picking paying passengers when U travel or on Ur way to Ur destination.
If U are going for a transfer or something, U can afford to carry pots,stoves,plates,even foam sef,instead of buying new ones.
And d catch is that U can get a reliable,nice Nigerian used car like golf 3,nissan almera etc for b/w 300k to 600k but a land U buy for 600k will surely be in d bush,and will take many years b4 it appreciates.
It's always a car first bro,but remember, keep it simple and neat.
thanks for this advise

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Raypawer(m): 8:46am On Mar 08, 2017
Thanks for the info... just the right info for me
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by professore(m): 9:02am On Mar 08, 2017
I like it,but it is better to engage handbrake and spend some money than risk children removing the wheel chock and pushing it.

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Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by tmanis(m): 9:34am On Mar 08, 2017
the car in the image OP used is a dodge challenger tongue
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by TheGreatIYANU: 10:40am On Mar 08, 2017
Thanks for this bro.
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Scatterscatter(m): 10:44am On Mar 08, 2017
Nice post... God bless your kidney!
Re: How To Maintain A Car You Want To Park For Long by Scatterscatter(m): 10:47am On Mar 08, 2017
Xcuse sir! What advise do you have for those that intend to pack their legedees Benz or Leg Rover for a long time?

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