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Old 11-15-2006, 07:31 PM
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I've been looking at car lifts. Not for working on a car but for storage. There are several kinds out there, Back-Yard Buddy, EZ Lift, etc. I have only have a 2 car garage but have 10' of height and have thought about using the height for storage of the soon-to-be 3rd vehicle. Anyone use these??
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i think those lifts take up width space. you may be able to stack 2 cars on top of each other, but you'll proably lose your ability to park 2 cars side by side, meaning, you'll probably still be able to only park 2 cars max in that garage.
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I've got one in 1/18th scale.


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^ so what kinda work or those cars getting done??

btw, you need to add some mechanics to those models.
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Where do you live? There is a guy by the name ANYTIME on NSXprime who gets the NSX guys a good deal on Bendbek(sp?) lifts. You can do a search under his name.
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ive seen one on here this guy has a corvette his S and another car and he has a rack hmm see if i can find the pics
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single post lift
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i would love to have a rack at my house!
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Thanks for the feedback, I've seen the 4-post Superlifts at some car shows. I like the concept, just don't know how well they really work day in and day out. Most seem to cost $3k-$4k, maybe a somewhat steep price to keep a third car out of the weather.
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You also need a 12' ceiling to make them work well. When you lose 2' of ceiling your clearances get awfully tight.
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