So I kind of unexpectedly got the opportunity to do a 9 month internship in England. But I don't quite know what to do with my car while I am gone. The people running the internship want me pretty much immediately (january).
I thought about storing it, but Im not sure where. I thought about renting a storage unit, but Im not sure how expensinve that would be or if they would let me store a car in there. Also, the car obviously wouldn't be driven for 9 months or so, which I'm sure can't be terribly good for it.
I could sell it, but I have to leave very soon and am dubious that I could sell it that quickly (2-3 weeks). I would be asking 8-10k for it, and doubt I could get that much right after christmas. Plus it has some cosmetic issues on the front and we all know people tend to buy on looks. Besides that, Ive put alot of maintenance work and money into it, so I'd prefer to keep it. I could leave it with someone to try to sell for me, but that is kind of a pain in the ass with the titles and everything.
The other option is to drive it to my parents house, but they live in Georgia, so I would be driving it across country. With premium gas where it is, I imagine that would cost me an arm and a leg, assuming the car makes it all the way from California to Georgia with no problems. Also, that would take alot of time that I don't have right now.
So what would you do in my situation? Know any cheap/secure long-term storage places that will let me store a car?
J.
I thought about storing it, but Im not sure where. I thought about renting a storage unit, but Im not sure how expensinve that would be or if they would let me store a car in there. Also, the car obviously wouldn't be driven for 9 months or so, which I'm sure can't be terribly good for it.
I could sell it, but I have to leave very soon and am dubious that I could sell it that quickly (2-3 weeks). I would be asking 8-10k for it, and doubt I could get that much right after christmas. Plus it has some cosmetic issues on the front and we all know people tend to buy on looks. Besides that, Ive put alot of maintenance work and money into it, so I'd prefer to keep it. I could leave it with someone to try to sell for me, but that is kind of a pain in the ass with the titles and everything.
The other option is to drive it to my parents house, but they live in Georgia, so I would be driving it across country. With premium gas where it is, I imagine that would cost me an arm and a leg, assuming the car makes it all the way from California to Georgia with no problems. Also, that would take alot of time that I don't have right now.
So what would you do in my situation? Know any cheap/secure long-term storage places that will let me store a car?
J.