Mightymike2000ss

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well guys where ever i get stationed i'd like to take my car but i dont want it to just outside when i've dumped a bunch of money in it.... if i have to buy a storage unit i will.

can you let me know what you guys do with your cars!!

how many cars do you actually own, i was thinking about buying maybe a short cab truck. part getter

if you guys could give me some input if it matters i will be an e3 when i ship out...

Dmaleck

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I'm in the same boat with you, unsure where to put my car! I was thinking I would store it while in in basic and get through AIT and then somehow get the car to wherever I'm stationed, Not sure though.

Asian LSX

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I've got 3. Other 2 are in 2 different states. Trying to reunite all of them. LOL

If you find a place for it while in Basic/AIT, take some leave to go back and get the car.

Storage can be cheap if you know somebody or play the I'm serving my country card and work someone over.

Z33Option

Sits at my parents house under a cover. It's been there since tech school and coming up on 2 years. I don't mind it being there and they don't either. Just need to keep them driving it once in a while, and keep the oil changes and major servicing on it well.

sgm98ws6

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I would have stored mine but I ended up wiping out the trans on a 4 day and got a rental. Now it sits waiting to go under the knife. Most duty stations will have some type of storage provided for deployed soldiers. Couldnt tell you if it will be in or outdoors. I have seen both. Most places will have vehicle storage though close to base.

Mightymike2000ss

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so would it be pointless to take it with me where ever i get stationed? because i just got my new rear and im getting a procharger this year it sure would be a waste if i couldnt bring it

sgm98ws6

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It all kind of depends on where your going... For instance when I get back my car will be done but im not gonna bring it to kansas for the winter. Also I ETS the following spring otherwise I would bring it. Do you have a place to leave it if you dont bring it? If your gonna pay for storage either way then I would say take it. My bird is pretty rare and I had it in my garage until right before I deployed, which then i had to go the the barracks. Never had a problem with people messing with it.

Mightymike2000ss

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i guess i can buy a storage unit, it cant be more than 80 bucks a month for winter time's which thats when i'd store it sneak in every now and then and throw the procharger on it...sssshhhhhhh. then buy like an s-10 for a little....

Noodles

Right now I'm using it. But it's being shipped from my house in NJ to my mothers in Houston, TX.

She's keeping it in her garage, because between her and my stepfather they only have a Trailblazer which is all about weathering the elements, haha, unlike my camaro ss! (and my stepdad drives a big rig)

Then, after basic I have 4 weeks of aircrew fundamentals in texas. During that time, I'll either ask my mom to start getting it registered and ready for me to insure... or, I'll be trading it in.

Whatever the case, "my car" will be getting shipped to my (probable) 2nd tech school location out in Monterey California. It's a year long tech school, so we get to keep our cars in training, and hold rank. Kind of a cool deal.

CALL911

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If you are in tech school (depending on which one), or especially in basic training, you are not going to be allowed to drive/go anywhere, therefore having a car is pointless. This is where I reccomend just leaving it somewhere safe (back home, with a friend, in a storage unit, whatever...).

Once you get to a tech school that allows driving privilages, or your base, thats when I usually would say bring the car back.

I own 3 cars (two F-bodies in my sig, and a Honda). I have found that it is a pain to live some of these places in my training with all 3. Currently I have a house off base with a two car garage and I keep the Honda and Formula with me (the Z stays back where I will end up in Indiana when I am done with training).

Basically you have to weigh out your options of where you are, the cost and pain it will be to have your car there, and then decide if it is worth it to bring to you, or leave someplace safe until you are in a better place to be re-united with it. I know some people that got stationed in North Dakota, and they ended up just having to sell their F-bodies because they could almost never drive them and it was pointless to have them.

Cavscout17

What I did was leave it with my parents while I was in basic. They started for me once a week and kept in the garage. While I was in Iraq they did the same thing. I leave for Iraq again in about 6 weeks and I will be doing it again with the bike and the car.

If you leave it in storage you will need someone to start it for you about once a week for you. Or you have to disconnect the battery and put fuel stabilizer in it to keep out the moisture and then change all fluids when you get back if it hasnt been started or driven the whole time.

Hope this helps. Be safe out there

Awake455

At least up here in the frozen wasteland that is fort drum there are indoor heated storage places for your vehicle. Gets started & warmed up every 2 weeks, driven around the building a few times, and put back. It's like $110 a month but a bit better than sitting in a cold storage unit. When I went to basic and AIT I found such a place near my old home.

I have to LOL when ppl talk about harsh winters in KS and not wanting to have their F body there. These ppl haven't been to fort drum.

My solution for this winter: buy an enclosed trailer. It's a few bucks more than the indoor heated storage, is right outside my barracks, and now I can haul my car to the auto craft center and work on it regardless of the snow and ice. Not quite as nice on the car as the indoor heated storage but I like the convenience of being able to hook up to the trailer, go to the shop, plop the car inside the building, and work on it even in 5 feet of snow. Plus I now have a trailer for pcs moves.

Mightymike2000ss

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quick question, what do i do with my car if i get stationed somewhere that has insane emissions? im from iowa lol they dont give a **** here

JohnFrazee02SS

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Keep it registered in Iowa.

Awake455

Indeed. I'm stationed in the socialist state of NY but keep all my vehicles tagged in KS. Front license tag, annual emissions inspections, and annual stickers? Yeah...I don't mess with that noise.

Asian LSX

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+3, just makes things a whole lot easier.

BlackLM7

I've owned only 2 vehicles in my life and I still own both, a 1978 Camaro and 2004 Silverado. I was fortunate enough to have my Camaro stored at home in Cali when I was deployed/overseas. As for my truck, I always used this:

http://www.sddc.army.mil/sddc/Conten...0/DBCN8810.pdf

The military allows you to store 1 vehicle without charge to you if you deploy or go somewhere overseas where you can't drive a POV. The VPC (vehicle processing centers) are located throughout the U.S. and certain places overseas. They store your vehicle in a climate controlled building and start it every 2 weeks. The best thing is you can check the status on your vehicle at: https://www.whereismypov.com/.

I know none of this applies to you now but at least it gives you an idea of some of the benefits in the military.

armyboyatc

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If your active duty then your duty station will have a place to store your car. Most places are outside. Ask your higher ranking NCOs they will know. If you are a higher ranking NCO then you should already know that lol. If your national guard...... your **** outa luck. They wont usually hold your car. Ive seen exceptions. Keep in mind that this is for soldiers deploying. If your going to basic training or AIT then your also **** outa luck unless your AIT, like mine, allowed you to have your car there. Since your not "technically" in the military until you graduate basic training, they are not gonna waist their time holding your car for nothing. Ya know? I rented a storage building for my car and its stuff. It was cheap and it had a lock on it. I would reccomend that.

Greenfire

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Keep your car where it is (Iowa) until you get out of BMT and AIT. When they give you PCS orders for where you will be stationed permemently, then worry about getting the SS to that base. You get some leave/time off afterwards or a couple days to get your stuff from home and move.

Emissions depends on what state you go to, but you can just keep your home state tags on the car while your in the military. That's the best route if you don't want to worry about emissions, unless well for instance I have a friend that's from Iowa and he got stationed here in Alabama for a bit, and the tags here are very cheap complared to Iowa tags plus there are no emissions inspections here in Alabama so he just put AL tags on the car to save money while he was stationed here.

It is not a requirement to change the tags on your car to whatever state you get stationed in. Course there is the chance you could get an overseas base for your first assignment as well.

Mightymike2000ss

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thanks guys for the input.... its help out alot...