( Too many schnitzels and beer ) Sounds like a deadly combo, just kidding, I know how good this stuff can taste. Been there, done that. Your car and you are going through similar issues but everything cna be fixed.
Take it easy and take good care of yourselves.
P.S. I would like to have a working VCR myself, as you know, as I still have a suitcase filled with classic movies on VHS that I'd prefer to watch the analog way ( projected on my wall )
I never knew 2 was too many. I mean 2 Schnitzels, 2 beers, 2 cars, 2 girlfriends, 2 guys with the same name...what's the problem? Correction, the thing with 2 girlfriends is not true.
The VCR stuff is taking a lot of space. Although 2 boxes out of around 50 is not that much.
2 boxes related to VHS, in combination with MiniDiscs. And also 2 boxes of cassettes. 2 boxes of DVD's and CD's and the other 44 I need to dive into the overview.
Sounds like you are trying to deal with the stuff in your storage ( which sounds like a metaphor for dealing with the past/ excess bagage.