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What happens to a car when it sits for a long time?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

Well, some of the effects are its rusts out, gasoline gets distilled (goes bad) the battery goes dud. the cars interior can become shrivel from the sun and crack. the paint peels. basically, it becomes useless.

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