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#34 of 133 A couple new "mansions" built close to here by carnut4 Jul 22, 2002 (12:50 pm)
have 3-4 garage doors on the lower level, and 2-3 more on the upper level. Doctors and Lawyers I guess. These are what you get for $500,000 around here. Down in the bay area, they'd be what-a mill-and-a-half? I remember when the Falcon came out in 1960, it became alot of people's first second car. Especially the wagon. Most of the LA suburb tract homes in the late 50s-60s had 2 car garages. For my Dad, though, it was a 48 Crosley, and then, um, a 58 Renault Dauphine. Hey, would you rather have a Falcon or a Dauphine??
#35 of 133 You can't over estimate the importance... by andys120 Jul 22, 2002 (2:31 pm)
of the "second-car" phenomenon in propelling the growth of 1.) small imports (VWs, Dauphines and MGs) and 2.) domestic compacts ( Corvairs, Falcons etc. It was also instrumental in the creation of a large market for intermediates.   The difference between then and now is that the second car is likely to be a truck.
#36 of 133 by speedshift Jul 22, 2002 (4:16 pm)
A new "mansion", especially one with a three-car garage, would start around $3M in this part of the Bay Area. Most new homes have just a one-car garage because land is too expensive to use for parking cars. Maybe this means a trend to the one-Suburban family.
#37 of 133 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 23, 2002 (6:57 am)
Yeah, he's right. A real, certifiable little dump of an old house in my town is $850,000. A decent but not in any way showy or large house is 1.5 mil, and it might not have land or a garage (maybe a car port). A 5,000 sq ft. home would be 3 mil, no problem. This is one reason most of the people in my town are gray panthers.   And it's also why I can't collect old cars anymore! Garage space is ridiculously priced. If I wanted to store an old Falcon, I'd eat up the entire value of the car in about one year's garage rent. Crazy world, ain't it?
#38 of 133 Bill Gates by isellhondas Jul 24, 2002 (11:02 am)
Lives about fifteen minutes away from me. Maybe I'll go knock on his door and ask him how many cars his garage holds.   I think his recently completed Lake Washington waterfront mansion has something like a fifteen car garage or something?   Then again, getting through his security just might be a problem...
#39 of 133 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 24, 2002 (2:10 pm)
It has to be a suicide I'm afraid. They'll never let you in otherwise. So maybe you could write and ask.   Actually I have no problem with 50,000 square foot houses as long as 46,000 sq ft are devoted to cars. And of course we can always convert those extra ground level bedrooms into tool rooms. And kitchen cabinets make great parts bins.
#40 of 133 Well.... by isellhondas Jul 26, 2002 (7:36 am)
Not long ago, I was on Lake Washington and we cruised by his mansion. His guest house must be 4000 sq feet by itself!   He is a car guy and I understand he has some kind of Porsche (959 maybe..can this be right?) that he can't even drive because it isn't legal in the U.S.   He has some other interesting cars as well I hear.
#41 of 133 Same thing is going on here.... by andys120 Jul 27, 2002 (6:52 am)
in the crowded Notheast they're popping up Mc Mansions on half acre lots. We deliberately looked for something less suburban (6 acres), alas our two car garage only has room for two moderate sized cars.   It does make it hard to be a collector (just sold my "collectible" 86 5-liter convert). If the market comes back we'll look into garage expansion.
#42 of 133 Wondering about gas!!!! by dunkmydonut Jul 28, 2002 (4:59 pm)
Not the shortage, or price, or even the effects of no-lead on an engine meant to sip gobs of lead. I'm wondering how these guys who collect all these cars keep the gas in them from turning to a solid. It's all I can do to keep the gas healthy in the lawn mower and snow- blower. [you guys in the Bay Area will have to look up snowblower in the dictionary] I know about Stabil but it's a long way from perfect. Maybe something new on the market to protect those classics. Somebody know about a secret formula for these guys with 20 or 30 cars?
#43 of 133 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 29, 2002 (6:50 am)
Many of these cars do fall into neglect actually. I mean, they still look good but the gas goes foul and the tires go flat, etc etc. There is a "gasoline stabilizer" that works pretty well, and of course you can lift your car gently to get it off the suspension stops.   But in truth, having a car lay around unused is the worst thing for it. This is why I always encourage people to use their cars, even if they are worth a substantial sum. That's what insurance is for. "Hoarding" a car like it was the Mona Lisa makes no sense to me personally. I see 1/2 million dollar cars on the track all the time and applaud the owners heartily. Even once a week for ice cream for the kids would be great.

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