[ausev] Fwd: Re: $35 Secure Parking Available Automotive Hobby Shop

[Derek Bridges]

This guy has a shop on Burleson Road that he is making into a sort of 
automotive co-op. I saw his ad in craigslist and contacted him in order 
to see how his operation might mesh with our interests.  Maybe we should 
arrange a group visit. His focus on education and cooperative support 
sounds like a good fit.  Too bad his place is located down south on 
Burleson Road instead of here up north (a personal perspective).

Derek Bridges


-------- Original Message --------
Subject:     Re: $35 Secure Parking Available Automotive Hobby Shop
Date:     Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:18:37 -0500
From:     Scott Estes <Scott at marker25.com>
To:     Derek Bridges <bridges at ieee.org>

Derek, 
If you guys want to build an electric Porsche 914. I have a car 
for you. We can also make space for your club. Austin's Half Fast Garage 
will soon be incorporated as a non profit with a focus on education and 
cooperative support. We have to charge for what it costs us to run the 
garage and the fees we charge are going to be based on costs plus 
contingencies. Right now it looks like $150 per month  for an open bay  
with air and power and $200 per month for a bay in the quonset hut. We 
have room to park vehicles (open air) for $35/month.

The garage has 220, but no three phase. If the City of Austin will work 
with us, we will get 3 phase down the road, but for now, I am not going 
to fight with them. We are ready to start building 12 open air garage 
bays. Open, but with a roof and a place to lock up some stuff. The Q-Hut 
has an engine build room that will soon be dust free and air 
conditioned. We have one 7hp air compressor on line and a 10 hp 
compressor to be installed in a few weeks. We have a spray booth and are 
adding a media blasting booth with a reclaim pit, a powder paint booth, 
a powder paint oven and a powder paint oven for frames.

The goal with the garage is to provide a place for enthusiasts to work 
on vehicles safely and efficiently with the assistance of fellow car 
nuts. I can not tell you how many times I have hurt my back because I 
did not have help lifting or moving something. We are creating classes 
in welding, sheet metal fab, paint and polishing with a goal to provide 
a class for every skill that a car guy could need. We will have a tool 
crib for tool loan and rental. We will also have a library for research.

I would love to meet with your club and pitch what we can do for you. 
The garage is still working on getting liability insurance and 
incorporation in place, so there are no formal member as yet, but I hope 
that we can get all the detail stuff done by the end of April.

The shop is at 5708 Burleson Road and my son and I will be out there on 
Sunday working on his mustang fast back. Would love to meet you and show 
you the place.

Scott Estes
947-9362


> I would like to learn more about your Auto Hobby Shop space rental. I 
> am a member of the Austin
> chapter of the Electric Automobile Association (http://austinev.org/) 
> and our local club has, from time to time, kicked around the idea of 
> renting some shop space in which to do conversions of members' cars to 
> electric drive instead of using members' garages.  It may or may not 
> be a viable idea right now but it doesn't cost anything to ask questions.
>
> How are your organization and your rental rates structured?
> Exactly where is it?
> Do you have 220V power?   Maybe 3 phase?
>
> Thank you,
> Derek Bridges
> 12907 Irongate Ave
> Austin TX 78727
> phone 512-452-3610
> bridges at ieee.org
>
>
>
> You wrote on Craigslist:
>
> $35 Secure Parking Available Automotive Hobby Shop
> Reply to: hous-287743132 at craigslist.org
> Date: 2007-03-03, 11:43AM CST
> I am renting out secure car parking spaces by the month. Unpaved 
> parking $35/month. Paved parking $50/month. These rates are with a 6 
> month commitment. Shorter terms are negotiable. For an additional $10 
> a month we will start your vehicle each week and insure the battery 
> stays charged.
> Covered parking $150/month. Secured hobby shop bay with access to 
> compressed air and electric $250/month.
> Parking availible for RV and boats for $2.50 per foot.
> This location is a Hobby shop for car enthusiasts and the space rental 
> is incremental income to cover taxes and insurance. If you have 
> interest in joining a hands on association and have access to space 
> and tools, send me an email and give me an idea of the project you are 
> working on and your skill set.
> We have a lift, shop air, some tools to share and an area to spray 
> paint. We can store your project, or allow you to work on it in a 
> secure location.
> burelson road at montopolis
>
>