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JohnKleven

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I have been using a vehicle lift to polish cars now for quite a while. Usually when I lift cars I need to use boards strategically placed, to get the car high enough to clear the lift.



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Until now. I decided to have a concrete company come out, cut a hole in our floors, and pour a new 6" slab so that my lift is now recessed. Definitely not a cheap way to go, but it sure is nice to lift the car in 2 minutes, instead of having 2 people help guide me and taking 15-20 minutes out of my day. What do you think?



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Great idea, John! Look good!



I've been wanting a lift for a while now but it's just not in the budget yet....my back is killing after a day of polishing a car that's low to the ground.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Great idea, John! Look good!



I've been wanting a lift for a while now but it's just not in the budget yet....my back is killing after a day of polishing a car that's low to the ground.
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Bendpak makes one that retails up here for just around $2k. Very good quality from what I've seen.
 
detailfanatic said:
Bendpak makes one that retails up here for just around $2k. Very good quality from what I've seen.
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Yeah, I've looked at some comparable ones to Bendpak for about $1600, plus the store is only a few miles away. :)





This one



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RaskyR1 said:
Yeah, I've looked at some comparable ones to Bendpak for about $1600, plus the store is only a few miles away. :)
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This is a Mac Tools, but I think they're all made by Challenger Lifts. I think it was around $2200, but it is a high rise. Lifts the car 48". Our 2 post lifts are Bendpak, and they are great also.
 
I planned to get a lift this year, but had to put the money towards a new garage door. Thinking about this one as its lightweight and portable:



 
usdm said:
I planned to get a lift this year, but had to put the money towards a new garage door. Thinking about this one as its lightweight and portable:
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Interesting. It has a lot of features that I like but I wonder if it would get under some of the really low exotics.



Price is pretty higher then I expected too.
 
John Kleven- Hey, that's really slick!



I've *really* been missing my old lift recently, and you guys aren't helping that any!
 
I crave a lift, for detailing, and for oil changes, etc. What a luxury!



In the case of your installation into the ground, did you consider getting metal diamond plate style ramps instead? Bascially a more robust version of your wood planks?



I figure this would have maintained some flexibilty in case you wanted to move the rig in the future, and likely would have cost less.
 
I have a twin post 10,000 lbs lift that I have been using but would love to have a scissor type as you have posted. The twin post are always in the way of door panels and interior access. I end up moving the car mutiple times. I know if i start looking at them the wife will go ballistic !
 
RaskyR1 said:
Interesting. It has a lot of features that I like but I wonder if it would get under some of the really low exotics.



Price is pretty higher then I expected too.
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They also offer ramps that allow low-slungs to get off the ground, so that is an option (but then again, I guess that was Mr Kleven's reason for cutting into the floor in the first place; to avoid the whole ramp issue).



I really like the portability of the thing, but that price is a bit steep. Still thinking about it though.
 
Thanks guys. Yes the whole point was to lose the ramps. This makes it so much easier to lift up sports cars and such. I can drive any car right over the ramp without worries of causing damage to the undercarriage, or front valance.
 
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