Need car lift recommendations for new home Options

[Cairo94507]

Hi Guys,

My wife and I bought a new (to us) home on 2.8 acres (hopefully she is content to stay there until I am in the ground (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hands.gif) ). It has a large 3-car that is 6' wider than my current over-sized 3-car, has a 10' ceiling and is deeper too but I can't remember how much deeper. I am going back tomorrow morning to take measurements of all of the rooms so I can start thinking what we will do inside.

I am looking for lift recommendations for that garage. I have thus far had a 4-post and a scissor-lift and loved both. But I like to begin from scratch and research what is new and see if that is a better fit for for my today needs. And, yes, I am going to completely remodel that garage.

To be honest, I am kind of liking the 2-post BendPak GrandPrix GP-7LCS. https://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/gp-7lcs/

It is only 106.5" tall (about 8'10") so that leaves me 14" of ceiling clearance which I like. What do you guys think or recommend?

It will of course be a lot of work, but in the end should be really nice.

Thanks,
Michael

[mepstein]

Shops mostly use 2 post for mechanical repairs and scissor lifts for bodywork. It just depends what you want to do in the garage.
The nice thing about a two post is that a car can be stored under another

[mihai914]

That Bendpak Grand-Prix is one sweet lift. I was considering it for my low ceiling garage and inquired about long term car storage and it's not recommended to use a two post lift even for overnight storage.

Do people do it, of course but there's always a risk involved.

The only manufacturer that will certify their 2 post lifts for car storage is Mohawk, they even have separate adapter that pick up the car under the tire to prevent suspension issues.

BTW if of any concern, the Grand-Prix is made in China as most 4 post lifts on the market, even Rotary.

HTH

Shops mostly use 2 post for mechanical repairs and scissor lifts for bodywork. It just depends what you want to do in the garage.
The nice thing about a two post is that a car can be stored under another