where do you keep / work on your race car? (garage, shop, storage unit, etc)
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where do you keep / work on your race car? (garage, shop, storage unit, etc)
just curious where people keep & work on their cars.
I'm guessing most people will say the garage of their house, but does anyone keep it in a storage unit, or at a shop? Where do you work on it?
just curious...
I'm guessing most people will say the garage of their house, but does anyone keep it in a storage unit, or at a shop? Where do you work on it?
just curious...
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Greyout)
I have no garage or even a fixed parking space. I sometimes work on the street, but have recently had most of my work done by a mechanic who works from home at a very reasonable price or at a local speedshop who do me ALOT of favours.
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (AdamITR)
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Nice looking SE-R! Are you running GC Advanced Design or just GC coilovers with some other shocks?
Oh, and my SE-R is in my garage... on jackstands... with no transmission.
The BMW braves the cold and rain in the driveway.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Nice looking SE-R! Are you running GC Advanced Design or just GC coilovers with some other shocks?
Oh, and my SE-R is in my garage... on jackstands... with no transmission.
The BMW braves the cold and rain in the driveway.
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (AdamITR)
I do minor work in my parking lot, but usually bring it into the shop whenever I have a day off and the shop is open (I work at a dealership)
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (AdamITR)
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that is awesome
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Greyout)
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I inquired about renting one in my neighborhood. It was really expensive, like 2x the rent of the 10x10 unit we have my GF's furniture in.
joel
I inquired about renting one in my neighborhood. It was really expensive, like 2x the rent of the 10x10 unit we have my GF's furniture in.
joel
Unless theres something cheaper, they go for 1,400 :-s
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Accord94DX)
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around here, cost of hangar space = cost of house
around here, cost of hangar space = cost of house
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Greyout)
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Not so much here. $130/month for 4 cars.
around here, cost of hangar space = cost of house</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not so much here. $130/month for 4 cars.
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Accord94DX)
Thank god I have a shop now. Used to work in the drive way. A couple years ago I did a brake job in minus zero temps really sucked.
Hope to add a two car garage addition behind the house next year.
Hope to add a two car garage addition behind the house next year.
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (RangerDan)
car will be put at my friends house for the winter. he's got a 3 car garage where he has his miata, and since we don't need them anytime soon, we're going to pull them in sideways and make 2 fit into 1 stall.
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Not so much here. $130/month for 4 cars. </TD></TR></TABLE>
wow, I'm going to look into this more.
Not so much here. $130/month for 4 cars. </TD></TR></TABLE>
wow, I'm going to look into this more.
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Greyout)
I live in a apartment so I have to do all my work the few times a year I go to my parents house (ie. Christmas, Thanksgiving...) .
It doesn't leave much time for socializing.
btw, does anybody know of any better options than this for someone that lives in a big city with no garage?
There's a shop near here that you can use complete with tools and lifts that you pay for by the hour. It's still cheaper than a mechinic (assuming you know what you're doing) but for a bigger job if could still cost you $100+.
It doesn't leave much time for socializing.
btw, does anybody know of any better options than this for someone that lives in a big city with no garage?
There's a shop near here that you can use complete with tools and lifts that you pay for by the hour. It's still cheaper than a mechinic (assuming you know what you're doing) but for a bigger job if could still cost you $100+.
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Re: where do you keep / work on your race car? (Greyout)
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wow, I'm going to look into this more.</TD></TR></TABLE>
goto your local small airport and check out the hangars, you will usually find a guys # written on one of them.
wow, I'm going to look into this more.</TD></TR></TABLE>
goto your local small airport and check out the hangars, you will usually find a guys # written on one of them.
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when i went apartment searching, well, i didnt, i went house searching. with all my crap, cars and motorcycle, i cant live in an apartment. so i only searched for houses with rooms to rent and usable garage space. living in a house is much better in my opinion than a cramped apartment. if i didnt find my current room/garage for rent in a house, i would have rented a whole house and subletted it myself with double garage and extra driveway space that leads to the backyard to an even bigger garage/shop... mmm dream house.