Finding the mate with car trailer, tow car and time/skills to help fix your fleet can be hard - other than asking all your mates and reletives, places like this forum is probably a good start, could also try anywhere blokes socialise like footy clubs and pubs and see how you go.
Re fixing up your car:
- You prioritise the repairs (most urgent first)
- You save for the parts (and labour if unable to do it yourself).
- You work your way through it all as time and money permits.
Sometimes you can do well by getting a donor car if you need to do lots of repairs...take what you need then onsell the rest - it
can work out cheap in the long run or even profitable.
BUT...sometimes you are better off just buying the parts you need:
- Buying a whole donor car will generally be more expensive than buying the few parts you need.
- You end up with a lot of money tied up in the donor car until you can part it all out or onsell/scrap what remains when you have taken what you need.
- You end up having to deal with Gumtree wombles and flat-brimmers if you decide to part it out
- It can take up a lot of space (which it sounds like you don't have) and make your yard look like crap
- It can really **** off the Mrs - like REALLY **** her off - they don't see car parts as suitable centre ornaments for dining tables.