This is tough. I just recently have gone that route, more or less. After eight years, I lost my lease-hold property that had a nice air conditioned garage with it. I could do most anything there. But - I found that I really needed to downsize, and my son offered the opportunity to move in with him for a while, sock away some money, and grow a new business at the same time. Golden opportunity. But - he lives in a really hilly and ritzy area - no street side oil changes or car maintenance. Anything beyond the occasional car wash in the driveway is frowned upon in the neighborhood. The street in front of his place is steeply down hill, and his driveway is steep - right up to the garage. And the place is old - and the garage so low, that when the door is open, the door operating arm hangs down far enough I can't get my van inside. This is really a problem for me with my lifestyle which involves the upkeep on three vans. So far, I have stored one van in a secure storage facility, and I try and keep one parked at work and one to drive back and forth with - swapping out occasionally. But no place offers much of a place to work. I'm still looking. John On 5/29/2012 8:22 AM, J Stewart wrote: > All this talk about why someone can't do their own engine conversion has me thinking. I am possibly making a move in the next 60 days to the Virginia Beach area. For the first time in my life I will be living in an apartment. I have 1) the Vanagon 2) company car 3) a motorcycle. I am looking at both apartments and rental houses, but I honestly do NOT want yard work, and apartment complexes with swimming pools and fitness centers look quite appealing. BUT WHERE DO I WORK ON MY VANAGON???? Even changing the oil-I know most apartments frown on working on cars in the parking lot. One ad I looked at said the complex featured a "car care center" but I don't know what that means-a place to work on your car or a bunch of guys who will detail it for $99,99. I also see an engine conversion in my future-IF I keep the Vanagon, and my living quarters will factor heavily into that decision. So, how about it you Vanagon owning apartment dwellers, how do you do it? > > > > > Jeff Stewart > . > |
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