Sort of in the same boat. Been thinking of thinning the herd, myself lately.
Mom passed last month.
Switched jobs a year ago.
I moved a year ago and I still own my old house..... 2 house payments suck..... ....need to work on my house to sell it. 2 a/c units, roof, some ceiling re-texture, etc.... selling that house would allow building a garage for my "toys" at the new-to-me "old " house.
I have 10 cars, a boat, a utility trailer, 2 car trailers, a motorcycle ...... scattered between both places and a friend's house....... and all my cars need "something".
-'06 GTO - trans removed for slave cylinder
-'81 T/A - trans removed and rebuilt (won't upshift)
-'73 Vega Hatchback GT - Steering box replaced (busted), T-5 crossmember fabbed up, driveshaft shortened
-'72 Vega Kammback GT - fuel pump replacement
-'73 Vega Kammback autocrosser ..... complete brake system, drivetrain installed
-VW Baja - just needs sold... I never use it.
-'05 Jeep Wrangler - Heim Joints an all 8 control arms replaced as well as bushings (reverse rebuilt) 120k miles
-'91 Miata - Rallycross car (doesn't need a thing other than A/C charged for each of the summer races... 230k miles of hard abuse... super trooper)
-'93 Miata LE - 30 mpg daily .... cracked dash replaced (one of 1500 molded in red... yep, I have another one.... just to do it) 220k miles
-'99 Suburban - injector pump issues (unsure) won't start when heat soaked for 15 or 20 minutes.... gotta cool pump with bottled water. 230k miles
-'97 Mustang GT - just bought from brother... needs balljoints, ties, etc ..... and a windshield 140k miles
I'm overwhelmed. ..... and not very motivated to do anything right now.
I've been thinking of ditching most of my stable and starting over as a responsible 52 year old homeowner (I've been single for 15 years... she says I'm set in my ways). .... but I really like what I have. It's taken me 10 years to acquire them.
Consider: Keep the Jeep (just because I love it) , '72 Kammback (autocrosser), GTO (daily) and Suburban (hauler) ..... '91 Miata OR Mustang (as a Rallycrosser). That means the others should go, but I've worked for 10 years to get them all and I'm attached.
She says I have hoarding tendencies. I said I don't really hoard anything other than Vega stuff..... and that's not really expensive stuff. She said, "Hoarders don't hoard valuables, they'd be rich ..... they hoard junk."
Hmmmmmmm? I ain't rich.
I guess the two commuter cars and a truck family scenario just didn't fit my life.
Seriously, I gotta make some changes. a '69 Firebird convertible is calling my name ever-so-softly-in-the-distance..........
STOP IT !!!!!