Does Parking Under the Sun Damage Your Vehicle?

[_Cathy_]

5-year old and 3-year old vehicles

the 5-year old one has a garage two years of its life, but we had to move to a location with only open parking
the 3-year one spent all of its life on open parking

no issues on the a/c, dashboard, or interior
clear coat still held up. hindi kami nagwa-wax.
plastic headlight may signs lang ng yellowing sa top part pero not too bad. can't say may pinagbago sa output at night
my dirt bike paint did fade pero no one's complaining... will be getting an adventure one, yun na lang wax ko

may option kami to rent covered parking slots for php3-5k/month depends on the area, maglalakad pa ng malayo onti. we did not get them
magpa-"hilamos" na lang if the paint becomes worse, instead na maging metikoloso and religiously wax or get the parking slots
php36k-60k * 2 for two parking slots na rented, nope practical lang. paint is still okay

weird kasi yung car ng Mom ko in one year nag fade na yung hood, roof and trunk. Ang sagwa tignan. Although red kasi, baka mas halata?

wala nga dapat masyado effect yan. yung civic ko 2 years halos na nakababad sa araw, wala naman ganyan. hinihintay ko lang sa paint magkadiperensya kasi yun lang naman talaga maapektuhan.

Mas feasible pa kung ang cause eh di masyado nagagamit. minsan mas malala pa kasi yung di nagagamit kesa yung gamit na gamit.

Pero may times din naman na yung Gen 10 ko ang gamit ko araw araw, ngayon lang nangyari yung naglabasan mga sira

Not sure exactly how it happens, but the A/C shop told me it's a common problem daw among cars parked in the sun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm guessing na since the refrigerant is not flowing when the car is off, pressure just builds up in the condenser until safeties (basically pressure relief valves) lets out some refrigerant to prevent damage to the system, or in old cars most likely the increased pressure causes permeation or "singaw" from rubber seals and hoses that are no longer as fresh as they used to be.

wow really? I hope mine only needs a freon refill and nothing else. Though I thought if the freon leaks it's just a symptom of a problem and something else will need repair?

Bukas pa kaya Tower of David? That's where I always go kasi