Any advice from the pros

[280z]

i can not keep my car on campus during the week but i found a couple different spots over here in santa cruz where i could stash her away during till the weekend but i know that i would be worrying about her constantly. if i did bring her, i would keep her under a locked car cover but even still i would worry about her. i feel so lonely without her, it has been 6 weeks since i have driven her and i think about her everyday. yesterday i was on the bus and we passed up craigs beautiful blue z waiting at an intersection and i was feeling so lonely without isabelle (her new name) i am seriously becoming depressed at times

but at least if shes at home, i know shes safe in the garage from theives and scratches and all that other stuff. . i just can not decide what to do. has anyone ever been ina similar situation? any comments or advice would be helpful thanks

[Bambikiller240]

Been there. Leave her at home, a car cover is no protection at all from the things that can damage your car the most. Like AHOLES and other FOOLS. try to get home every month or so and enjoy a cruise (and visit your family).

JMO

[280z]

your word is good enough for me thanks carl

[Daniel]

Think out of the box! Somewhere in your area is a garage thats empty. Perhaps the owner doesnt use it or would trade someone cleaning it out as rent. Run an add,post one on the board at school and the grocery store, ask at church or the local resturants. Who knows its relationships like that could very easily become a source of income from them and their friends. People always need something fixed, cleaned or painted.

[280z]

yea i thought about that but i would want to wake them up if i were parking it late some night.

[Daniel]

OH!! You allowed yourself to fail before you even started. You assume the storage is somewhere near where they sleep. Yeah, leave it at home. When you meet the guy that stores his in a cool place,Please think of this.

[Bambikiller240]

Finding a unused garage is not a bad idea, but it is very difficult to do in a college/university/tourist town like Santa Cruz. Marc's concerns about noise/access issues are quite valid. When I was in the Navy, a friend and I rented a garage and noise of parking late at night was a huge issue.

[gema]

Can't hurt to post an ad in the local free paper, or stick a note at the local Whole Foods. Lots of nice people in the world, you just never seem to run into them by chance.

[280z]

i found this guy on craigslist renting a one car garage for $200

i hope he doesnt mean a month! what would be a practical price?

http://www.craigslist.org/sby/prk/47893967.html

[Bambikiller240]

I wouldn't be too surprised if it is per month. Only one way to find out. Play up the Starving Student angle.

Practical? Only your budget knows for sure. I wouldn't be practical for me at the moment.

[26th-Z]

I would hardly consider myself a pro, but this thread DOES take me back a few. I decided to go sports car racing and college got in my way. I built the engine for my race car in my dorm room. Ported the head with a dremel grinder on my desk in the room.

$200 a month is a little high, perhaps. I pay $175 for a 16 x 20 dry garage for 26; including 20 amps of electricity. 27 is now parked in a humid carport with side curtains, but $15 a month makes it sound much better.

I'm definitely on the same page with Daniel. Those who seek shall find.

Now my advice....Focus on your studies. Propel yourself into your future armed with an education and a training to think. Your Z will be there when you get back.

[SJGREEN71]

i found this guy on craigslist renting a one car garage for $200

i hope he doesnt mean a month! what would be a practical price?

http://www.craigslist.org/sby/prk/47893967.html

$200 per month in Santa Cruz doesn't sound out of line. Maybe Boulder Creek, or Bonney Doon might be less costly. How 'bout the nudist beach up the coast. Hippies love old cars.