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

[Aaron Choate]

This looks very cool.  Please let me know if you end up scheduling a visit.

Thanks,

Aaron Choate

On 3/25/07, Derek Bridges <bridges at ieee.org> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
>
>
>
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