Garage Car Lifts

[sng45]

Just coming to the end of an eighteen month build on my new house and starting to get to the good bits - I need two car lifts for the garage to bring storage capacity to five cars ( i.e three parked on the floor and two above) does anyone have recomendations for a good car lift/storage system please?

I've seen these in "Classic & Sportscar" and "Octane" magazines http://www.internbv.nl/208%20engels.htm#208%20enge... - has anyone bought one of these or anything similar ?

Thanks

Steve

[TD]

Steve,
I bought one of these hydraulic ramps in 2007 and have to say its great. I bought direct from USA www.americasprideonline.com and shipped it myself and was quite a bit cheaper than advertised here. The pound was stronger then also so good value.(altogether £1000 with shipping I think) The ramp is very well made and typically being american its solid with safe latches etc. Very easy to install and use. Only downside is the small ramps onto it have to be removed each time and are quite heavy to manhandle back and forth. In terms of operation and ease though its first class I would recommend as long as you have the height.
Hope it works out for you.

[yellowgriff]

Sorry to be blunt, Im in the car trade don' t buy anything that comes from China..I bought one, they replaced it three times before it would work.
Had my garage at at stand still.. Do your home work before spending your hard earnt cash,,Dunlop lifts now come from china...

[AA121]

I've bought one of these Intern lifts and it is a good price and works well. However, I do think you get what you pay for and some of the aspects, in terms of build quality, of the product reflect this.

[AndrewW-G]

We've got a couple of the lifts from Fred @ InternBV,mainly for storage (at home and work) if your after a lift to increase storage space and the odd job, then the Intern lift is great, the only drawbacks being the aforementioned build quality compared to a professional lift (I've had a hydraulic hose split & had to replace one of the control rods)

I've currently got a RR Corniche & a Ferrari 400i on them without any problems, they're identical to the BendPack lifts in the US (which I've seen on most of the discovery channel car shows)

If you look in the TVR section you'll find a thread about the bulk buy that was done for them, Fred may even still do a PH discount

Edited by AndrewW-G on Sunday 22 November 10:46

[andy rob]

If I was bying 2 lifts & your gonna be doing a few jobs on the cars as well as storing them id buy a 4 poster & a 2 poster, they both have differnt benefits.
Like anything else buy from china at your peril............how much are your cars worth ??

[andy rob]

that 4 poster on the link needs etiher sunk down or the use of ramps either of which will cause hassle for the car going underneath

Edited by andy rob on Sunday 22 November 11:17

[AndrewW-G]

andy rob said:

that 4 poster on the link needs etiher sunk down or the use of ramps either of which will cause hassle for the car going underneath

Edited by andy rob on Sunday 22 November 11:17

They come with removable ramps (if rather heavy!)

[andy74b]

sng45 said:

Just coming to the end of an eighteen month build on my new house and starting to get to the good bits - I need two car lifts for the garage to bring storage capacity to five cars ( i.e three parked on the floor and two above) does anyone have recomendations for a good car lift/storage system please?

I've seen these in "Classic & Sportscar" and "Octane" magazines http://www.internbv.nl/208%20engels.htm#208%20enge... - has anyone bought one of these or anything similar ?

Thanks

Steve

I bought one of these a few years ago and think its great value. F40 sits on it without any problems. Ramps with it are heavy but do work well, also comes with castors which make it easy to move around.

[SimonSays]

If it's just for storage (i.e. not working on the cars) the systems from WÖHR are amazing:

http://www.woehr.de/en/produkte/index.php

Systems like this, for instance


or this:



That last one looks like this:

[eddhick]

andy74b said:

I bought one of these a few years ago and think its great value. F40 sits on it without any problems. Ramps with it are heavy but do work well, also comes with castors which make it easy to move around.

We are looking at purchasing one of these, out of interest how many times do you operate the up/down function? And you say it's also been totally reliable? The DB& Zagato would be sat on top of it as it's the least used vehicle so not really that much weight.

Cheers, Ed.

[ade/lou]

Not quite what you maybe looking for, brings a smile to my and few others faces !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1IfqVofNA

[RichB]

SimonSays said:

If it's just for storage (i.e. not working on the cars) the systems from WÖHR are amazing:

I wonder what the overall cost of this is? It would mean digging a pit and tanking it etc. - althought that shouldn't be hugely expensive after all it's only like a small swimming pool. It's of interest though because an additional garage may cost £10k so I wonder if this is a better solution?

[SimonSays]

RichB said:

SimonSays said:

If it's just for storage (i.e. not working on the cars) the systems from WÖHR are amazing:

I wonder what the overall cost of this is? It would mean digging a pit and tanking it etc. - althought that shouldn't be hugely expensive after all it's only like a small swimming pool. It's of interest though because an additional garage may cost £10k so I wonder if this is a better solution?

Well if you have a basement underneath, it should be easier all in all, but still might be expensive...
The first solution (see diagrams in my previous post) don't need a pit underneath, only a high enough ceiling. But in that case, you'd have to move the car underneath before accessing the one above...

The owner of the 2 cars in the picture uses both regularly, so with the push of a button he can just pick one and drive

[andy74b]

eddhick said:

andy74b said:

I bought one of these a few years ago and think its great value. F40 sits on it without any problems. Ramps with it are heavy but do work well, also comes with castors which make it easy to move around.

We are looking at purchasing one of these, out of interest how many times do you operate the up/down function? And you say it's also been totally reliable? The DB& Zagato would be sat on top of it as it's the least used vehicle so not really that much weight.

Cheers, Ed.

To be honest it's not used that much, maybe couple of times a month. Has been completely reliable though. Also it runs of 240v not 3 phase which alot of the professional ramps do. For under 2k you get to store another car in your garage, alot easier than building a new one.

[RichB]

My problem is that I don't have the headroom in the garage, cieling is only about 7' high. So to stack cars I would have to dig down below ground.

[andrew.]

RichB said:

My problem is that I don't have the headroom in the garage, cieling is only about 7' high. So to stack cars I would have to dig down below ground.

countachs are exactly half that height : job done !

[sng45]

Thanks for all the replies to my post - very much appreciated. I've had the garage built to around twice the height of a standard garage with a high vaulted ceiling (looks a bit like a mini concert hall !) so roof clearance is not a problem, I won't be doing any work on my cars so don't require a scissor jack as the sole reason for the lifts is for additional storage.At the moment I've got a couple of 911's a 356 and an Elise so non of them are particularly heavy. I'm interested in the comments re the lifts on the original advert I posted and most people seem happy with those although I'm going to investigate further the other ones mentioned. Thanks again.

[XTR2Turbo]

I have one of the Lifts from Fred.

They are made in china but quality more than adequate for storage etc.

You are welcome to take a look if near Edenbridge Kent. One thing I would say is that they are heavy to assemble and need two people. If you buy two then I would suggest that you negotiate for Fred to get his driver to assemble them for you.

David

Edited by XTR2Turbo on Sunday 22 November 23:05

[steveirl]

Buy the best you can afford, worth it for peace of mind. I bought a BendPak, 10000lb capacity, way over what I need, but not being in a hurry I managed to get it at a 35% discount off normal price, and given its capacity it's unlikely to ever give way.