Are you talking dry storage or a place where you can work on your car ? For
dry storage it's not that difficult. There are many folks here that
wouldn't mind an extra 50-60 per month for doing nothing except renting that
extra garage space. Look in the local pennysaver or post something at the
local community center or senior citizen's gatering place. For a place to
work on the car (welding, pulling engines, etc) it's a lot harder to find a
decent place. I lucked out when someone referred me to a limo guy that was
renting a concrete-floored barn. He business was off, so he welcomed some
extra $$ coming in. I have 24/7 access and it's in a safe neighborhood. I
also have 120/240 electric at my disposal. No heat, though. Also the roof
leaks right over my spots ! In addition, the losers that work for him have
access to the place, so I have to keep everything locked up. Needless to
say, I only keep the projects here. The finished cars are kept elsewhere.
BTW, I pay $175 for three large spots. A bargain, especially around here
(Connecticut). I feel the secret is to keep talking to people and making
inquiries. You'll find something eventually.
My two cents.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Davids <ddavids@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 3:17 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Secrets to Cheap Storage
> Speaking of storage, isn't this just the biggest headache of all? Arrrrgh.
> I mean, I would much rather spend hours solving a nasty intermittent
> engine problem than months juggling cars around among my garage, my
mother's
> garage, my airplane hangar, friend's houses, the garage at work (at one
time
> I had 5 cars under different buildings) and other creative hideaways.
> The hands-down cheapest, secure solution I have found is hangars.
> I can get it down to average around $50 per month per car by really
packing
> them in (forget driving the ones in the back). Of course it's not heated,
> and things get pretty dusty when the wind blows.
>
> What I'd like to know is: does anyone else on the list have a better idea
> for storage in a semi-urban area? I've even been pencilling out what the
> costs would be to build my own small warehouse. Maybe some of the expense
> could be abated by building more than I need and renting out the rest?
> I've also been shopping warehouse space to rent, but they're all basically
> set up for businesses (office space, power, bathrooms, high ceilings,
etc),
> so they're really too feature-rich for simple car storage. Oh, and the
> Public Storage kinda places (Shurgard, etc.) are way too expensive (around
> $200 per month for a 10 x 20 unit).
>
> Until I come up with something better, hangars are my strategy.
> Any better ideas out there...?
>
> Dan Davids
> Seattle
>
> Somewhere between 30 and 40 cars. My fear is that when I left work, I
forgot
> one under a building and it's long gone now. Could'a happened, actually.
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