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RE: FW: Car Cover or Garage

To: mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net, healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: FW: Car Cover or Garage
From: "scott willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:22:13 -0500
I had my GT6 under a cover for several months. I would just peel the cover 
off and let it breath and dry as often as you can after rain. You will get 
some condensation etc. If you cannot get to the car for a couple months then 
I suggest dry storage.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Scott Willis
Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA
59 MGA
69 GT6 NASS member #484
http://www.geocities.com/bgeuroclassics/BG_Euro.html
BG Euro Classics Car Club
Bowling Green, KY




>From: "Mark Goodman" <mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net>
>Reply-To: "Mark Goodman" <mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net>
>To: "Healeys@Autox. Team. Net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: FW: Car Cover or Garage
>Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 02:42:28 -0400
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Goodman [mailto:mkgoodman@worldnet.att.net]
>Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:46 PM
>To: 'William.Moyer@millersville.edu'
>Subject: Car Cover or Garage
>
>Dear Bill,
>
>First of all, I am sorry to hear about the damage to your home.  I do
>suggest that if you find an agent that will work for you to make sure that
>you will get paid for the damage that the insurance refuses to cover.  You
>should not have to pay for a garage or storage of your furniture.\
>
>If you keep the car outside, if it is on soil or grass, place a plastic 
>tarp
>under it.  If it is cement of asphalt, no problem.  If your car cover is 
>not
>waterproof, go to WALMART and get the most expensive one they have, as that
>is the one I use and it kept a  7 inch downpour off the car at Encounter 
>two
>years ago in the Pocono's.
>
>I hope that this helps you.
>
>Mark Goodman
>66BJ8 35503
>
>
>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:05:49 -0400
>From: "William Moyer" <William.Moyer@millersville.edu>
>Subject: Healey content
>
>Hi all,
>
>About 2 months ago Pennsylvania had flood conditions which totaled more
>Property damage than New Orleans had because it was over a larger area.  My
>House was among them with, luckily no damage to the Healey, but the first
>Floor of my house needs to be rebuilt: floors, walls, furniture, etc.  My
>Damage was due to "seepage" not rising river or lake water which could 
>never
>Reach my house so I had no flood insurance and the policy won't cover
>"Seepage".
>
>I'd already arranged for a firm to come in to waterproof the house at a 
>cost
>of $6K but their appointed time was three days after the flood.  There,
>almost
>no Healey content whatsoever.
>
>Here's the Healey content.  My choice is to take the car out of the garage
>and
>put it under a car cover for two months or put it into a garage which will
>cost several hundred dollars.  I'm asking for the wisdom of the group.  
>It's
>only a couple of months, but it's got no rust on it whatsoever.  After 
>doing
>the resto I won't allow rust anymore, anywhere for any reason whatsoever.
>Call me prejudiced.
>
>What's the consensus, use my car cover or put it in the rented garage?  My
>garage will have my surviving furniture in it while the reconstruction is
>going on.
>
>Bill Moyer, BJ7
>

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