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Subject:Re: Who has a lift in their garage?
From:Owen
Date:Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:23:22 -0500

What was the brand and costs? Portability? Any lessons learned?

Thanks,
84 westy
Sugar Land (Houston)
Owen Brand
----- Original Message -----
From: "EMZ" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: Who has a lift in their garage?

> LIfts are much cheaper them they have ever been.  No need to dig up
> the floor.  I just installed one in e friend home garage. Now we
> have to raise the roof.
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>                                    92-Jetta GWC
>             www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
>
> On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, George Goff wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 8/29/03 7:12:31 PM, Trvlr2001@AOL.COM writes:
> >
> > << Has anyone gone to the expense of installing
> > a lift in there garage? >>
> >
> > John, my man, that is the dream of every shadetree mechanic whoever
busted a
> > knuckle.  I suppose This Old House routinely installs them as part of a
garden
> > shed rehab, but I never saw a lift other than in a place like Gomer's
Garage.
> >  Or was it Goober's?  I did know a hell of a good electrician who had
started
> > out as an auto mechanic.  He had a small farm and was always restoring
or
> > maintaining one sort or another wheeled contrivance, so when he built a
four bay
> > garage, he put a pit in one of the bays.  He said it was the one of the
best
> > things he ever did.
> >
> > George
> >
>