What do I do with my 'collection' now?

**Scouse** · 3rd March 2010, 11:06 AM

As some of you might know, I'm into Morris Minors in a decent sort of a way.
I have around 30 cars, some driveable & on the road but most are parts cars. There's around 5 restoration project cars amongst them too - these are in my shed. There's other cars/vans floating around the place besides Morries but they're used as storage for parts.

All but 4 Minors are at my Dad's place outside Sydney. He has 21 acres near Tahmoor/Bargo & been living there for 25 years or so.

It's a longish story but he's decided to sell his property this year & downsize to a regular house block in Mittagong.

Now, what do I do with my cars?
I live on a regular suburban block so there's no room for any more cars. As it is, there's 8 cars there now.

I've worked out a few ideas so far:

Buy some acres myself with (or build) a shed & store everything there. We were looking at buying some recreation land some years ago but went with an investment property instead. I am in a position to probably afford to buy some acreage within 1 1/2hrs or so of home. It would just be used for storage for a few years until Little Scouse gets bigger, then used for recreation (I hope).
Buy my Dad's place. We can't afford to buy his place & keep ours so we'd have to live there. It's not practical to do that with our work arrangements though. Leslie's also worried about the bushfire threat.
Scrap the wrecks & sell off the project cars.
Buy another house on a decent size block of land, store the decent cars there, scrap the rest & rent the house itself out. I could afford to do that (I think).

Some cars need to go anyway & I have been getting rid of a few lately. There's a couple of rare project cars that I would really like to keep though but the oldest known Minor in Australia can go.

I really like the idea of a recreation block. That's what my Dad's place was originally until Mum & Dad split up. We used to go there every weekend, ride motorbikes & drive paddock bashers around generally have fun.

Fortunately, it's not on the market yet so I have some time to play with but it's still a problem that I need to sort out ASAP

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**dullbird** · 3rd March 2010, 11:15 AM

move move move.......dont know about your dads place but we are not in a high risk area....

there is 5 acres for sale up the road from me too...dont know how much though.

**isuzutoo-eh** · 3rd March 2010, 11:20 AM

Buy a share in a multi-story carpark?

**Redback** · 3rd March 2010, 11:21 AM

You can't afford to buy his place?? or can you do a family swap?

Baz.

**dullbird** · 3rd March 2010, 11:22 AM

mmmm Mittagong, Liverpool, Mittagong, Liverpool I know which one I would rather live in

**Scouse** · 3rd March 2010, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by dullbird

move move move.......dont know about your dads place but we are not in a high risk area....

there is 5 acres for sale up the road from me too...dont know how much though.

It'd be about the same risk as your place I would imagine. It's surrounded by bush & while he's never had a fire within a couple of km of home, it will happen one day. Thirlmere's had a few close calls in recent years too.

Originally Posted by Redback

You can't afford to buy his place?? or can you do a family swap?

Baz.

I couldn't live there. It would mean a 90+min each way commute for me & 3+hrs each way for Leslie.

**MickS** · 3rd March 2010, 11:57 AM

Go with option 1 mate...that way you and the wife are still close to work....Little Scouse is not uprooted as such...you have the recreation block and storage for cars and bits...and somewhere to go to get away for a weekend...put a decent shed on it - with bathroom/toilet facilities etc - you have a "home" away from home and something that will stay in the family.

**Chucaro** · 3rd March 2010, 11:58 AM

Get a place in the Mittagong distric and start a LR business, for sure there are plenty ne RR there, special at Bowral and Burradoo

The schools are very good at there and one of the best spots to live.

**Bundalene** · 3rd March 2010, 12:03 PM

Buy a "recreation" block and build a shed. Then over the next few years you can build a small cottage - Little Scouse can be a big part of the building as well, as he grows up. He'll learn a lot, believe me.

Giving your children a place to go to "let off steam" so to speak - as they grow up, is wonderful ....... You know, learn to ride motor bikes, learn to drive (Landrovers

) and acquire general bush skills as well as gain an appreciation of the Australian bush/nature etc.

It's better to have bush retreat that the children can escape to, rather than have them heading into the City/night clubs etc. when they're teenagers.

Encourage them to bring their friends along for weekends away. It's great fun.

It worked with us

**p38arover** · 3rd March 2010, 12:37 PM

What about a factory unit - somewhere to store and work on the ones you keep?

Add a hoist and you're right.

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