Heated Indoor Car and Vehicle Storage in Northville, MI

Northville Mobile Detailing heated car storage at a glance

• Business: Northville Mobile Detailing, owned and run by Dennis Merlo.
• Where: 43334 W Seven Mile Rd #500, Northville, MI 48167, in the back of The Northville Research Center.
• Heated: Yes. It is a heated indoor garage.
• When: Car storage is accepted all year round.
• Price: $250 & up per month, at a rate Dennis sets with each owner.
• Security: The building is always locked at night, and the business is there during the day.
• Insurance: Fully insured should anything happen to your vehicle.
• Visits: Up to 2 to 3 times per winter, by appointment.
• Battery tender: Not provided.
• Phone: (248) 420-0839, and Dennis answers it himself.

Store your luxury vehicle where the weather cannot reach it

A Michigan winter is not one long cold spell. It is a repeating cycle of thaw, refreeze, brine trucks and wet salt, and that cycle is what does the damage. A car left outside takes all of it.

• No road brine drying on the paint, the wheels, the brake hardware or the underbody.
• No standing water freezing inside door seals, trunk channels and window tracks.
• No snow load sitting for weeks on a convertible top or a fabric cover.
• No ice scraper going anywhere near the glass or the trim.
• No overnight swing from thaw to deep cold pulling at rubber, adhesive and sealant.
• Tires sitting on a warm, dry floor instead of frozen concrete or a rutted driveway.
• A battery and a fluid system that are not being asked to survive outdoor lows.

Indoors and heated covers both halves of it: the weather itself, and the temperature swing that comes with a Michigan winter. The swing is the part owners of collector and luxury cars tend to care about most.

Who uses winter car storage here

Kept by a working detailer

The person whose building this is details vehicles for a living, and he is in the building anyway. Your car spends the winter where somebody who works on cars every day will see it.

That means a car does not have to go under cover dirty. It also means that when you want it back, the person handing it over is the person who cleans cars for a living and already has the car in front of him. What makes sense for your vehicle is worth a conversation with Dennis rather than a checkbox on a form, so raise it when you call.

Where the garage is

Car storage near Northville, Plymouth and Novi

Northville

The building is on Seven Mile Road in Northville, a short drive from the downtown blocks, Mill Race Village and Fish Hatchery Park. For a Northville owner that is storage a few minutes from home, in Northville Township.

Plymouth

Plymouth owners come straight up Northville Road from the downtown streets around Kellogg Park. It is one road, which matters in February when you are moving a car you care about on a surface you did not choose.

Novi

Novi owners reach the building heading east on Seven Mile Road. Novi has a great deal of newer housing where the attached garage is already full, and that is usually the reason the next car needs somewhere to go.

Questions owners ask before they book

Is it actually heated, or just indoors?

It is a heated indoor garage, run by Northville Mobile Detailing. That is the whole point of it and it is why the space goes early.

Is there heated car storage near Plymouth and Novi?

Yes. Northville Mobile Detailing's heated car and vehicle storage garage is on Seven Mile Road in Northville, and it serves owners in Northville, Plymouth, Novi and the surrounding communities. Plymouth owners come up Northville Road, and Novi owners head east on Seven Mile Road.

How many spots are open?

As this page stands, 2 spots. Call and confirm, because that changes.

Is car storage only for the winter?

No. Car storage is accepted all year round.

What does a storage spot cost?

Storage is $250 & up per month. Dennis sets the rate with each owner and quotes the exact figure himself on the phone.

Can I get to my car while it is in storage?

Yes, up to 2 to 3 times per winter. Call Dennis before you come, because he meets owners at the building by appointment.

What size vehicle fits?

Call with the year, make and model. If it is something long, tall or unusually wide, say so on the phone and Dennis will tell you straight away whether it works.

Is the building secure?

The building is always locked at night, and Northville Mobile Detailing is there during the day.

Are you insured while my car is in storage?

Yes. Northville Mobile Detailing is fully insured should anything happen to your vehicle.

Do you provide a battery tender?

No. We do not offer a battery tender.

Can the car be cleaned before it goes in or when it comes out?

Ask Dennis. Detailing is what he does, and your car is already in his garage.

Who do I actually talk to?

Dennis Merlo, who owns Northville Mobile Detailing. It is a family business and he answers the phone himself at (248) 420-0839.