The 2014 La Jolla Concourse D’Elegance was this past weekend at the picturesque La Jolla Shores. This was the 10th year of the Concourse and probably its best one yet. Almost every make I could expect was represented at the show. Better yet, a pair of classic English luxury vehicles that we care for were also in the show! Last year the same owner’s 1953 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith took the people’s choice award. We store that one, too. While the sun didn’t…
Read MoreTo juxtapose our last blog post (When We Recommend Outdoor Storage) we want to go over a few cases when we recommend indoor storage… …well obviously, if money is not an issue, we ALWAYS recommend indoor storage! However we realize that not every customer is going to have the want or the means to put there car inside. However, these are some cases where it is almost a given in our eyes: Storage for More than Six Months Even the…
Read MoreWhile we unanimously agree that indoor storage is the best for your car, truck, RV, or motorcycle, there are some situations where we think it is okay to store your car outdoors. Here are some of those situations: When your car will not be with us for very long If your car will only be with us for 3 months or less, it is our experience that interior and exterior trim and paint will hold up well…especially if you own a new…
Read MoreThroughout our day, we see a lot of battery terminal corrosion especially on incoming cars. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon under the hoods of all vehicles. If left unchecked, the corrosion can lead to rotted connectors, a lack of contact from the battery to the cars charging system, and a car that wont start! Our tip is to pop the hood every once and a while to check your oil (you should be doing it anyway). Once the oil…
Read MoreMost of the time, our customers will drive their vehicles to us and handle paperwork/ inspections in-person. But sometimes a customer will have their vehicle transported via trailer. This happens for many reasons: car was purchased out-of-town/state, customer is out-of-town/state, car does not run, or the car has expired tags. In these cases, extra diligence is required in all respects. We have to communicate with the truck drivers about our hours of operation, all information has to be gathered from…
Read More5 Questions You Need to Ask When Shopping for Car Storage I was on the phone with a customer today who is assigned to the USS America. She will be storing her car with us at the end of the month. She had called around to several facilities around town looking for a safe place for her car. She however chose us because she liked the answers she got to her questions I frankly thought these questions were excellent as…
Read MoreWe just got this solid little red Jeep in today. It belongs to a gentleman who is current deployed with the Navy and he and his family had asked us to take possession of his vehicle late in his deployment because his friends were doing a less than stellar job in looking after it. Allegedly, since this car was in the care of said friend, the ragtop had been destroyed (windows slashed), right rear tail light lens had been smashed,…
Read MoreSo we’ve already covered batteries and car storage here. I wanted to cover a specific kind of battery that we see most often in our enthusiast customer’s cars: The Gel Cell or AGM Battery. Since we cater to enthusiasts we have seen these quite frequently over the years. Most of the time, they can be spotted by the yellow or red top. Above we see a yellow top optima battery. The car in the shot is an absolutely stunning Mazda RX7…
Read MoreSo we just got our first Volt! …in storage that is. I recently wrote a similar more generic post on storing your electric but wanted to give the Volt some special attention…. The Chevy Volt is GM’s foray into the electric car market. Body and interior styling are really attractive and build quality is excellent. The Volt however is a little different than most plug in electrics. Rather than carrying a battery that gets 150-300 miles per charge the Volt…
Read MoreWe received a very nice note from one of our customers who is just about to wrap up his term of storage here at AAAA Auto Storage & Park. The car he owns is a beautiful 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 California Special. Here it is right before his deployment with a Marine ‘Huey’ in the background. His car inspired me to do some research into the California Special Mustang variant and I’d like to share some of the history in this blog…
Read MoreWe’ve had the privilege of looking after some great cars over the years. From Cesar Chavez’s Hummer to the Batmobile, AAAA Auto Storage has seen almost everything. With that said, I wanted to dedicate a post to three of my all-time favorites: 3. 1972 Dino GT The Dino was Ferrari’s attempt at producing a low cost sports car. While the car wasn’t a complete bargain, its sticker price was comparable with the Porsche 911 at about $15,000. Still if you’ve…
Read MoreAAAA Auto Storage & Park has partnered with reputable car care professionals in San Diego to ensure we are a full service house for your car care needs. Need your windshield replaced while your car is in our care? We can handle anything from a trusty old Toyota Pickup to this beautiful and rare Nissan GT-R. These are real shots of one of our trusted partners USA Auto Glass installing a new windshield into this GT-R. It got me thinking that most…
Read MoreOver the past 4 or 5 years, we have noticed a surge in customers bringing diesel cars for storage. This is no surprise as German, Japanese, Korean, and American auto manufacturers are importing global diesel models as an alternative solution to hybrids to manage the rising cost of fuel.Diesel cars, as you may or may not know, can get excellent fuel mileage when compared to their gas counterparts. This BMW 535d will get, if you drive it carefully, 38 mpg! Keep…
Read MoreI wanted to take a minute to write about Petrolicious. Petrolicious is a website. The idea is that the producers find a car they like (always a classic of some sort). Then they make a short film on the car and its owners. Sounds pretty mundane but the key to the Petrolicious appeal is in its tag line: ‘Drive Tastefully’. I have been a big fan of this site for a while. Each video they produce is beautifully executed and…
Read MoreWhen my dad and I aren’t arguing about if 911s are worth the money or whether the CTS will ever surpass the 3 series in customer perception, we like to spend quality time together. So we decided to go take a look at the Corvette Exhibit at the San Diego Auto Museum. The Corvette is a true American Icon. Since its inception in 1953, GM has never stopped production and buyers around the world have never stopped loving it….
Read MoreWe take great pride in making sure that your car, truck, motorcycle, boat, or RV looks just as good if not better coming out of storage as it did going in. This is possible because over the last four decades, we have figured out what works and what doesn’t when it comes to washing and detailing vehicles. In fact, because new cars are being designed and manufactured with new and variant materials (carbon fiber, all-aluminum bodies, matte paint, synthetic leather) we…
Read MoreThis is a guest blog post by Ship Overseas Our company, Ship Overseas, transports cars from USA to other countries. Many of our customers use car storage facilities like AAAA Auto Storage to hold their cars for the short term. The cars range from classic to new. Sometimes there are auto dealerships in other countries that purchase cars over the internet and have them dropped off at a car storage facility while gathering other cars. This makes it easier to…
Read MoreAt AAAA Auto Storage we are starting to see more and more customer’s who are storing hybrid and electrical vehicles. These customers also have a (completely justified) concern when it comes to proper care and storage of their prized hybrid car or truck.
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