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   Stuart | Oct 12, 2003 08:27pm | #1

   I'd sure try to talk your client into a lift, if he has the headroom.  It would be a heck of a lot cheaper.  I have one in my garage and it works quite well.  They don't require any special requirements, just set them up and plug them in.

   Maybe you could adapt one for use in the basement...put the lift down there and build a platform on it the size of the hole in the garage floor.  Drive the car on, lower it, drive it off, and raise the lift up again.  I believe at least some of the lift companies have a high lift version that may work, most of them only raise the platform about 6 feet or so.

   Otherwise, I think you'll have to look into some sort of industrial or freight elevator.

   One thing to consider is that any oil drippings, dirt off the bottom of the daily driver car, melting snow, etc. is eventually going to get into the basement if you have a big hole in the garage floor.

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   VaTom | Oct 12, 2003 09:56pm | #2

   I picked up an air over hydraulic commercial lift for the cost of removal.  They were begging me to take the second.  I don't know what it's extension is but could conceivably be extended easily.  Don't know as I'd plan to have the car leave the lift but rather cover the hole after descent with a sliding floor, automatic of course.

   That would leave you needing far less room on the bottom level.  I'm in the habit of telling my clients that pretty much anything's available, just a matter of cost.

   PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!

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   Snort | Oct 12, 2003 11:59pm | #3

   What about an open ended box on a lift in the basement? Raise the lift, drive the Porsche into the box, lower the lift (and the Porsche), drive the family sedan onto the top of the box? Maybe put a safety on the goezuppa button<G> EliphIno!

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   DavidThomas | Oct 13, 2003 03:14am | #4

   Look in an issue of Sport Aviation (EAA) magazine for an aviation version. Maybe that is appropriate seeing as how the aviation one is designed to lift expensive things having horizontally opposed, air-cooled engines.

   http://www.armaerospace.com

   2,000 pound model, $6,495

   2,500 pound model $7,295

   David Thomas   Overlooking Cook Inlet in Kenai, Alaska
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   donpapenburg | Oct 13, 2003 05:03am | #5

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   alwaysoverbudget | Oct 13, 2003 07:12am | #6

   just buy 2 lifts,cut a hole in the floor and set one in the basement,put a slightly wider one on main floor. every day driver lift would need some side extensions on it so that they were flush with the floor so you could step out and not fall on the porcshe!!!!

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   zakariyoung | Apr 21, 2022 07:31am | #8

   From the beginning of the purchase of the garage, there was a desire for a comfortable descent and ascent into the basement from the garage level. The biggest attraction was lowering and storing all-season tires in the basement. As well as old car parts: hb5 9007 led headlight bulb https://lampsap.com/hb5/ , pumps, radiator . In general for full use of the basement it needed to be drained, insulated and organized elevator. After your question, I realized it was time for me to do it!