how many cars are enough?

[Jeff H]

I've thought about that many times. I think about the particular cars I'd love to own and then I realize if I actually had them I would never be able to enjoy them all. So I just try to enjoy the 1 or 2 cars I have. It's a shame that the prices have gone through the roof taking the hobby out of reach for a lot of people, but then housing prices have done the same thing. I applaud the people that can put together these impressive collections for others to enjoy. Just think, 30 years from now there will be a group of people sitting around staring at a collection of Accuras, Toyotas and Mitsubishis thinking the same thing.

[VintageMusclecar]

One is more than enough for me, and I can barely afford that the way prices are going anymore.

Eric

[MOTION1]

Eight years ago, I added on a new 3 car garage......

Sure wish I would have made it a 5 bay

Dan

[MosportGreen66]

Thats what I going to say Dan M... enough to fit in the garage...

[Pantera]

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Eight years ago, I added on a new 3 car garage......

Sure wish I would have made it a 5 bay

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Boy have I heard that so many times. It doesn't matter how big you build them they are never big enough!

I have always advised anyone building something that whatever they are planning to double it or they will wish they had just as soon as it is built. The funny thing about walking around the outline of a planned building. it will seem so huge when you are walking it out. But when you get a few shelves and work tables and a car or two in there, then it will be small real quick. Having enough space to open a door while you work on a car can take up room so fast.

I know that I want to build one 150 x 60 and I am sure that I will find it full in just a few years.

Pantera

[Charley Lillard]

I built what I thought was my dream garage 8 years ago. 1700 square feet layed out to hold 6 cars. We now park one car and a Kubota in there. The rest is my kids motorcycle crap, old furniture, Pool table, shuffleboard table and just stuff. Then I build my dream shop. Traded my 70 Hemi Cuda, Lemon Twist yellow frame off 4 speed car at $44K and money for a used 80'x100' shop. I have 4 project cars, a car trailer, kids boat, old steam engine, old tractor, Kubota tractor, tons of old furniture, car hoist and a bunch of crap in there. Even put a second floor mezzanine in that is 1500 square feet. It looks like crap in there with all the crap. Then I do the new car barn at 5000 square feet and it is filling up fast. Whatever you build it will fill up fast. Then it will start to piss you off.

[427TJ]

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It looks like crap in there with all the crap. Whatever you build it will fill up fast. Then it will start to piss you off.

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My 3-car garage suffers from the same crappy buildup. I have to go out there about once a month and spend a day throwing out crap, cutting up cardboard boxes for the recycling bin, and just generally keeping it clean and reasonably organized out there. One thing I <u>will not do</u> is stack crap on my Camaro! That is just blasphemous. I've begun selling my old model car and airplane kit collection on eBay and it's been opening up a lot of space in the garage. Feels great to get rid of crap plus make a little $$$ at the same time.

[Keith Tedford]

Charlie, you can not fight the number one natural law of the car world. "Stuff/junk will accumulate to fill any given space". Our garage and barn are both full upstairs and down. I gave up fighting it about 40 years ago.

[BBIGG BLOCK 396]

When you start getting so SKINNY from not eating!and you have to sell one to buy GROCERIES!LOL

Bobby Dodson

[427TJ]

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One is more than enough for me, and I can barely afford that the way prices are going anymore.

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Same here. But, I can imagine having five to ten cars and having my hads full keeping them running and enjoying them. Don't get me wrong, I'd find a way to do it, but 10 cars max would be fine with me. Don't ask me which 10 I'd want!