[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Jerry's Gremlin Garage II ....goin' the distance ( 3 hours )

["Jerry" <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@xxxx wrote:
> It's nice to have a shop to store your cars and parts in. How far did
> you say it was from where you live?
> "Doc"

 The building is about 160 miles from my home. With no slow-downs, I 
can get there in 3 hours, 4 if I have to fill up a thirsty vehicle. 
LOL. Usually 3, though. Considering the alternatives ( Pay $300,000 or 
more for a local commercial building the same size ), I think I'll 
drive 3 hours each way occasionally to tinker with my spare hobby 
cars. I can afford $18,000, and will put up with the long-distance 
hassle. People think I'm nuts, but heck, you can't even afford to 
BUILD a 5-car shop like this around Wash. DC area for 18k! No way! 
Just for the shop and back lot alone, I thought it was a worthwhile 
investment. It'll still be a long-distance relationship with my cars 
and parts, but at least I won't have them on someone ELSE's property, 
and down where there's no power. I"ll have power, enclosed shelter, 
and loads of sq. ft. to putter around in ( for now, anyway ).
  Another thing I'd tried to do, Doc, was to get 4-5 guys interested 
in buying a local commercial building big enough for 4-5 guys and 
their cars. Heard of a car club in Minnesota that did that, they had 
100 guys, HUGE warehouse building, and the waiting list to get into 
that club ( limit 100 guys, only death and moving away got them to 
drop out ) made it a desireable club to belong to. Lets see - 100 
guys, at $1,000 each, is 100,000...lets say New York, ok, maybe $5,000 
each for a $500,000 place.  One time outlay, then upkeep, etc. 
WOrthwhile? maybe. Depends on the location/buildings available/guys in 
the club. But I only got a few local guys interested here, and a few 
moved away, and the rest are still broke. But it's still a good 
concept, you can build your own security cage inside the building to 
store your cars and tools,etc. 
  Takes alot to get that many people motivated to do it. If one or a 
few could do it, then "sell" the other spots later, would probably be 
easier, but also requires those "few" to have the money to do it. I 
think it'd be a great thing to do, but it always comes back to that 
green stuff. Still, something to keep in mind...
  Well, still gotta get that fence built, then get a mason to cut the 
garage doorway and install a door. So those are the next priorities. 
I'll be trying to hunt down some Fencers to do the work soon as 
possible. May go do it myself, if all else fails. 

- Jerry -
  
   




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