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bcrdukes · 07-29-2022, 10:09 AM

I'm going to bounce off of supafamous' thread (sorry sir!) and ask the question similar to his.

My fiancée has a Toyota Yaris that sat at her parents garage for 6 years. Her dad would occasionally fire up the car, maybe drive it around the block, but that was it.

We charged up the battery two weeks ago when we came back to visit after 2 years due to COVID and man, the car smelled like the garage. Had a drywall'ish musky smell in the HVAC system and interior. Any how, we got that sorted out, professionally cleaned and detailed etc. I don't believe there's any proper ventilation in the garage so I'm thinking whether or not we need some kind of vent/fan and circulation system going. It gets pretty damn hot in there in the summer so I suspect there's no air flow in there.

My soon-to-be-father in law will be dumping his old van soon an offered up the space to me for a hobby/collector car and it's something I'd like to consider. If so, I'd want the car to be in good shape and not smell like a damn garage for when I come back to visit. Any suggestions on this?

07-29-2022, 10:09 AM	#6
bcrdukes RS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Your Location Posts: 34,112 Thanked 15,666 Times in 6,629 Posts Failed 562 Times in 377 Posts	I'm going to bounce off of supafamous' thread (sorry sir!) and ask the question similar to his. My fiancée has a Toyota Yaris that sat at her parents garage for 6 years. Her dad would occasionally fire up the car, maybe drive it around the block, but that was it. We charged up the battery two weeks ago when we came back to visit after 2 years due to COVID and man, the car smelled like the garage. Had a drywall'ish musky smell in the HVAC system and interior. Any how, we got that sorted out, professionally cleaned and detailed etc. I don't believe there's any proper ventilation in the garage so I'm thinking whether or not we need some kind of vent/fan and circulation system going. It gets pretty damn hot in there in the summer so I suspect there's no air flow in there. My soon-to-be-father in law will be dumping his old van soon an offered up the space to me for a hobby/collector car and it's something I'd like to consider. If so, I'd want the car to be in good shape and not smell like a damn garage for when I come back to visit. Any suggestions on this? __________________ Stock & Noob Meet 2026 - Stay Tuned!