I need to do a full restauration of a LandRover Defender (station wagon 110 TDi with 400k on the clock). That thing hasn't been started the last 3½ years and now water got in (the cabin, not the motor). So a serious amount of work and I expect it to keep me busy for the next 2 years. But I need a dry, even and hard surface place for that time to rent. So far I have spotted a warehouse in Sen Sok, but the $330 for 30m² sounds a bit much to me. I have no issues with no electricity and/or no water, since I could run autonomously on that. I would appreciate any hints or recommendations (Khmer only speaking landlord is no problem)

I had that idea as well, but the height is 2.35m and even if I get it through the door, most of those places are not that long (maybe 7m in total, however, most of the time there is a bathroom in the way) so it would get quite cramped.

Thanks for the advice. I have no clue about the current rates, but since a lot of the sections are empty in this compound, so I thought it is high (we all know that Khmer usually have their idea of the price and don't lower it, even if the place stays empty for years)

Yes, I had done this calculation a well. But I did not find a reasonable alternative so far (like renting the same area for $50 and build a structure on it - doable, but despite finding an according location, is it really that more cheap?)

Not sure, why I did not get a message on this reply, but I can be quite messy as well, when it comes to parts and unfinished work, so putting 2 guys with the same problem together might not have ended up well...

On the other hand: someone with LR experience is quite rare here in Cambodia. There is one guy that owns 12 of the old ones, but although I met him a couple of times, he never replies to messages. There are a few others,but difficult to get in touch with as well. Which is very surprising, given that in any county I have been so far there is a hardcore Landrover comunity, which is more than happy to have a new member. Well, KoW...

Anyway, I am loosing track: if anyone looks for a warehouse to rent here in Phnom Penh: It turned out, that I was quite wrong with the dimensions of the warehouse in Sen Sok: 10.5m times 5m, gives you roughly 50m² for $330 and an ultra cool, Chinese owner - for sure not the usual Chinese guy. Drives a RAM, speaks very limited English. I assume because he is Chinese and the location is not that perfect, a huge amount of his units are empty. But if someone looks for a warehouse that is perfectly acceptable by big trucks, has huge roll doors (full width and height around 5m), I can only highly recommend this place. You can combine up to 10 units to one, meaning you can do serious big projects there as well and if you take a unit at a corner (2 units rental minimum required for that), the "sidewall" is no sidewall, but 2 additional 5m rolling doors