alazar14
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Hi all,
I find myself in the unfortunate situation of having to pick what type of damage I want my truck to incur long-term given my living situation. I recently moved to an apartment in San Bernadino, and have found it quite difficult to keep my truck out of trouble. Given where I am, I have 3 choices that I can see regarding where I can park my truck.
I can park it right outside my apartment window, easily visible to me at all times, on the curve in a not so busy residential road. When parking on the road, I can park out in the 90-100 degree sun (where usually the sun will do the damage), or under the nice shade of a tree, where bird poop will rain down on the paint over time. Alternatively, I can park in my assigned car port, next to my two neighbors who both have extremely dinged up cars with door edge damage the likes of which you wouldn't believe. Oh, the the car port is on a side incline where the door of the car to my left (which by the way has an entirely busted back window since I moved here, and damage like you wouldn't believe) would easily go flying right into my passenger side door causing quite a few dents over time.
For now, I have chosen to park on the street, under the hot sun most days, while moving my truck into shade spots where they become available, and cleaning off bird poop at least twice a day. I also wash my car once per week, and use Megiuar's Hybrid ceramic wax to polish it up (will prob do this every 60 days). Further, I don't take my truck to work, as I work in a college with extremely limited and cramped parking spaces. I just scooter my ass to work 2.5 miles each way.
I have a sun visor to prevent as much damage to the inside as possible as well.
So, given my three options, which would you choose?
I have considered buying a car cover, but the massive amount of sand/dirt in this area would get caught under the cover and cause scratches. I have also thought about buying door ding protectors (magnet after market ones since Ford doesn't make any), but those also cause paint damage / scratches long term.
Ugh! The frustrations that come with trying to keep a new vehicle in as "like new" condition as possible, without having a garage.
I find myself in the unfortunate situation of having to pick what type of damage I want my truck to incur long-term given my living situation. I recently moved to an apartment in San Bernadino, and have found it quite difficult to keep my truck out of trouble. Given where I am, I have 3 choices that I can see regarding where I can park my truck.
I can park it right outside my apartment window, easily visible to me at all times, on the curve in a not so busy residential road. When parking on the road, I can park out in the 90-100 degree sun (where usually the sun will do the damage), or under the nice shade of a tree, where bird poop will rain down on the paint over time. Alternatively, I can park in my assigned car port, next to my two neighbors who both have extremely dinged up cars with door edge damage the likes of which you wouldn't believe. Oh, the the car port is on a side incline where the door of the car to my left (which by the way has an entirely busted back window since I moved here, and damage like you wouldn't believe) would easily go flying right into my passenger side door causing quite a few dents over time.
For now, I have chosen to park on the street, under the hot sun most days, while moving my truck into shade spots where they become available, and cleaning off bird poop at least twice a day. I also wash my car once per week, and use Megiuar's Hybrid ceramic wax to polish it up (will prob do this every 60 days). Further, I don't take my truck to work, as I work in a college with extremely limited and cramped parking spaces. I just scooter my ass to work 2.5 miles each way.
I have a sun visor to prevent as much damage to the inside as possible as well.
So, given my three options, which would you choose?
I have considered buying a car cover, but the massive amount of sand/dirt in this area would get caught under the cover and cause scratches. I have also thought about buying door ding protectors (magnet after market ones since Ford doesn't make any), but those also cause paint damage / scratches long term.
Ugh! The frustrations that come with trying to keep a new vehicle in as "like new" condition as possible, without having a garage.
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