Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
Discussion
suffolk009 said:
Just a quick question aboiut flooring. I've wanted a white marble floor ever since I saw the McLaren garage at Silverstone, but will it be too pourous - nasty oil stains etc. I expect I'd be better of using a good ceramic (like car dealer showrooms), but the price isn't that different.
Wondering if anyone has any actual experience of marble floors under cars.
I'm not sure they would be using marble but likely to be a decent porcelain tile (don't use ceramic as it's more brittle)Wondering if anyone has any actual experience of marble floors under cars.
Here's mine still in progress...
I tested the tiles by taking some brake grease off a transit van, oil and other crap and left it on the sample tile for 48hrs... it easily just wiped off so that's good enough for me.
Few bits left to do before painting, lights are in and look awesome!
Still working out if my man maths can justify some dura cabinets
RichB said:
jke11y said:
RichB said:
ah, no grease, no spanners no tools and the vice looks like it's never been used 
You've made countless posts on tthis thread commenting on every garage that looks too showroomy for your taste - always something along the lines of the above. We get it, you think a garage should be dirty and full of tools. To add balance I'd post a few pictures of my garage stuffed full of car parts, tools, bikes, about 20 sets of alloys an such like but the door frame has swollen so much over winter I can't open the bloody door!
TonyF said:
bertie said:
Nice collection.
How do the 458 and 488 compare?
Both epic cars the 488 is slightly quicker of course but not by as much as you would think, very linear power delivery with the turbos but i still prefer to drive the 458.How do the 458 and 488 compare?
TonyF said:
bertie said:
Interesting, and makes me happy I decided to keep my 458 Spider, prices seem to be holding well on 458 too.
They do, dealer offered me 25k more for my spider than i paid for it 2 years ago when i bought the 488 !!Just seen this thread, here's my rebuilt garage last year.
Decided it extend it by a metre and raise it by 11" to accommodate the roller door plus a shallow pit for a scissor lift.
Insulated with 3" boards and lined with 18mm ply, painted in Gulf colours or as near as from B&Q
Roll cabs and cupboards in and a couple of decals and metal signs on the walls.
Car installed and ready to be worked on.
New decal of GT40 which I'm looking at as my next build
Decided it extend it by a metre and raise it by 11" to accommodate the roller door plus a shallow pit for a scissor lift.
Insulated with 3" boards and lined with 18mm ply, painted in Gulf colours or as near as from B&Q
Roll cabs and cupboards in and a couple of decals and metal signs on the walls.
Car installed and ready to be worked on.
New decal of GT40 which I'm looking at as my next build
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