When people get a garage with their house, they often think they will use it to store their bikes, that promenade they will never use, exercise equipment, and never used items. But they often do not think about the fact that they get a driveway with their house too. Do you get to park your car in a driveway? Or do you have to leave it in the rain and elements, potentially getting dirty, scratched and damaged?

Most people do not think about the advantages of getting a car inside a garage compared to outside. Is it getting it behind a garage door worth the time of going to the garage? Is it worth closing the door? Let’s discuss the advantages of closing a garage door.

The Money You Could Be Saving

Cars get damaged and near the outside elements. it makes it look older and worse that can cost plenty of money. The outside weather suns damaging the car paint, with every exposure to the elements it gets worse and worse. if not taken care of with a wash and the paint gets scratched it can lead to re-sprays that cost plenty. if not taken care of tree sap and bird droppings can cause and also eat away at the paint.

Then there is the weather. In winter there are frosts and in summer there is baking heat. Cars seals and rubber trim and dashboards age faster in the heat. The temperature swings makes everything work harder. Batteries die faster and the tyres perish quicker. The dashboards crack in the sun. Plastics crack.

They understand this and some insurance companies will take a bit away from your prmium if your car is garaged overnight but it will never be a fortune.

Security That Actually Works

Most car theft is oppertunistic. Thieves walk down streets trying door handles and peering through windows. The more styff gets in their way the more easily they pick a diffwrent untented target.

Garaged cars obviously have a more secured barrier and they cannot see if you have a cheap car or an expensive. They are more likley to take the time to crack into a car if they see a laptop or expensive belongings. With a locked garage door most the thieves will loose interest.

Keyless car theft is a striking reality now. Thieves use signal boosters to unlock and start cars parked right outside your. They’re unable to pick up the signal if your car is parked in your garage. Simple as that.

Protection You Don’t Think About

Who has not been scraping ice off their windows in the cold for for twenty minutes? Not only is that annoying, but you’re running the engine for a bit while it warms up and wasting gas. Plus, if you’re on a time crunch, you’re on your way to being late for work. A car that’s been garaged the whole night is going to start up warmer and use less gas.

Your garage is also a great way to avoid hail storms that cause thousands of damage, and heavy rain that seeps into door seals and rusts the body of a car over time. Dew includes a moisture that causes the paint to oxidize and rust.

The Value When You Sell

Buyers also take note of the condition of the car and the paintwork on the body. A car that has always been garaged has better and cleaner trim, paintwork that lacks rust, and overall fewer age issues. That’s worth a lot to a buyer when deciding between your car and their competitor.

If the car is in great condition you might get paid an additional £500 to £1000 for it. If you are wondering how, it is various factors, not just the mileage. It’s about how the car has been kept.

Changing the condition of your car begins with the space you have. If your garage is full of stuff, spend a Saturday clearing it out. You should put the junk on Facebook Marketplace and get rid of anything that is broken. Stack the leftover junk along the walls. You will probably make a bit of money by selling things you don’t need.

The next step is getting your car in the garage. You probably don’t need to clean the car. All you need to do is make sure it is dry and secure. Your car will thank you for it and so will your wallet.