About to travel for work

[Sivi70980]

Leaving for Colorado for work and will be there about a year or so. Current plan is to change oil, top off fuel, wash/wax, car cover, and battery tender while in the garage. I'll be visiting home every 90ish days and will drive the car about an hour straight each visit and then do the same things to store minus oil change. My reason for posting is to get opinions on weather or not I should drive the car to Colorado to enjoy it while I'm there. I would have to rent a storage unit to store the car when not in use as I'll be "living" in a hotel and wont let it sit in their parking lot. Rationally of course better to stick with plan A but I didn't buy the car to not enjoy it either. Those canyon roads will reverb the sounds so well! And I'll have my own ride instead of sharing rentals with co workers. Help me decide, give me more pros and cons I may be missing.

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[NoVaGT]

Just drive it to Colorado and don't rent a storage unit. Simply find a safe place in the hotel lot to park it away from others. If I were in your position, I'd be doing a Google earth of the hotel, and look at the parking lot. See where it would be safe to park it away from the cretins.

It's a car, use it as intended.

 

[Sivi70980]

Just drive it to Colorado and don't rent a storage unit. Simply find a safe place in the hotel lot to park it away from others. If I were in your position, I'd be doing a Google earth of the hotel, and look at the parking lot. See where it would be safe to park it away from the cretins.

It's a car, use it as intended.

I've stayed at the hotel before a few times, 9 months in 2014. The area has gone down quite a bit in 6 years. Homeless and flashing lights/sirens even on weekdays. And of course Colorado so freak hail storms. Not that the storage place down the street would be any safer from theft or vandalism but at least the hail storm that may never come wouldn't damage it. In 2014 I had the mini there and had zero problems. The storage unit would run about $150/month too. When I think of my car as a resource, obviously just keep it at home. Convenience says take it. Emotions are just in the way on both sides. Maybe my 90 day visit home I drive it there for summer months and then drive it home before winter...

 

[Balr14]

It's not a collector car and will only depreciate in value, whether you drive it or not. Take it with you!

 

[Stone pony]

Take ta carrrrrrr........

 

[Sigma6]

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[SAL-E]

I would take it...

 

[m3incorp]

I will start with a few questions. What will you drive while in Colorado, or does your work pay for transportation? Where in Colorado are you going and are you able to stay in a hotel in a better area, preferrably one that has a parking garage? Is your car paid in full, if not, is it worth so much that you would rather pay for it and not use it? We all put a value on our cars emotionally that is often much less than the what the insurance company and used car market values it.

 

[Sivi70980]

I will start with a few questions. What will you drive while in Colorado, or does your work pay for transportation? Where in Colorado are you going and are you able to stay in a hotel in a better area, preferrably one that has a parking garage? Is your car paid in full, if not, is it worth so much that you would rather pay for it and not use it? We all put a value on our cars emotionally that is often much less than the what the insurance company and used car market values it.

My work pays for the hotel room and rental car. The rental car will be shared but 3 guys though so there will be times where it's not available. I will also have my bicycle for personal transport and will be riding the heck out of it because training for an event anyways. The mustang would be for decompressing and driving to friends houses instead of spending an hour or more to cycle there and be all sweaty. No chance in getting a different/better hotel because government rate. Car brand new and should be payed in full by the end of this trip. Agree on emotional value, love this car more every drive. I'll also ad that work is already looking to be absolutely stressful and while I enjoy peace and fitness of cycling, rowing through the gears with an angry v8 may be what I need to keep my sanity...and of course guns....lots of guns. But then my emotions also don't want to risk the rock chips, dings, and any other damage as a result of the drives there and back. I'm honestly leaning more towards flying Monday as planned and then when weather gets a little better in a month or 2, revisiting this decision. I may have more or less access to the rental witch would play a huge part. I also plan on visiting home every 90ish days to spend a quality hour or so driving the car and of course also hanging with the wife. I like the idea of missing most of a years worth of mileage on the car too. I plan on keeping it for at least 10 years or so and lower mileage and better kept paint and stuff sounds great to me. Although just talking about the paint likely just caused another ding somewhere. So I'm not worried about resale value as much as it being in great condition for myself.

 

[S550_GTCS]

If the hotel has an underground parking garage, be careful if you take the car. I had mine parked for 2 days up in Niagara Falls and it happened to rain one night. Rain water leaked through the parking garage and dripped all over the car. Not sure what was in that water but it wrecked the vinyl wrap on the roof of the car. Had to have it redone after returning home. It never crossed my mind that the roof of the parking garage would leak. I'm sure you are aware but any hotel parking lot is park at your own risk.

I personally would worry about the car too much and would feel better knowing its safe at home.

 

[Dfeeds]

Maybe look to see if there's storage near the hotel you can ride your bike to. You can keep the car there until the weekends or whatever and then take it back when you're done.

 

[Roger Blose]

Put your car away as planned and have a reason to look forward to going home and driving the fresh car each time. On the job, you will be worrying about it all of the time, taking co-workers for rides, and not being able to wash / take care of it on the road. And yes, low mileage is a nice side benefit of this program. I had a sales job once with no company car but rentals were approved. I had a 2006 GT at the time that I drove to the local Hertz office weekly to get my rental cars. One year, I rented 64 cars from Hertz, became a Hertz President's Club Member, and save my car's mileage over many years. My 12 year old GT had 61K at trade in time giving me a higher value towards my current 2018 GT. Plus you are so much more relaxed driving a rental car while on the job!

 

[Sivi70980]

Maybe look to see if there's storage near the hotel you can ride your bike to. You can keep the car there until the weekends or whatever and then take it back when you're done.

If I do drive it, that is exactly the plan.

 

[Bikeman315]

Risk vs. reward. You sound really leery of bringing the car to Colorado. If that is the case leave it. If something, anything were to happen to the car you will be kicking yourself for forever. Maybe you can rent a Mustang in Colorado?

 

[Sivi70980]

Put your car away as planned and have a reason to look forward to going home and driving the fresh car each time. On the job, you will be worrying about it all of the time, taking co-workers for rides, and not being able to wash / take care of it on the road. And yes, low mileage is a nice side benefit of this program. I had a sales job once with no company car but rentals were approved. I had a 2006 GT at the time that I drove to the local Hertz office weekly to get my rental cars. One year, I rented 64 cars from Hertz, became a Hertz President's Club Member, and save my car's mileage over many years. My 12 year old GT had 61K at trade in time giving me a higher value towards my current 2018 GT. Plus you are so much more relaxed driving a rental car while on the job!

Agree as well. Didn't think about the washing upkeep, would be stuck only hitting the touchless washes. Other maintenance would be just like home though, I have access to all auto craft shops on army bases that I work on. Spoiled with a lift and all lol.

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