Don't have a garage?

Siliconslave · 2 Mar 2006 at 15:35

hows about renting one?

unfortunatly its only in france atm, but looks like a great idea for people (like me) who only have on street parking yet still want to work on their own cars

Fix your own car for $7.25 / half hour - "O'garage – in Roubaix, France, near the Belgian border – is a DIY garage for car repairs. Gearheads pay by the hour or half hour to use the facility's fully loaded space and professional-grade equipment, including car lifts. O'garage offers instructional guides, clinics and classes for newbies as well as a range of fluids and tools for purchase.

Siliconslave · 2 Mar 2006 at 16:07

Tesla said:
I was seriously considering setting up another business doing exactly this.

Do you think it would be popular?

Lifts are NOT cheap

i'm not too sure how popular it would be, if you were seriously considering it i would ask around the owners clubs as they are the kinda people that are more likely to try stuff out for themselfs. I imagin if it was a decent price i would go along, changing brake pads at the road side is suicidal!

Siliconslave · 8 Mar 2006 at 14:24

with the whole lift issue would pits not be cheaper and more practical for some jobs? Mainly due to the fact that they don't require any special training, and its pretty much the fault of the driver if the mess it up. Obiously they aren't practical for all jobs, but for non-suspension / wheel jobs they would be fine

Siliconslave · 8 Mar 2006 at 14:34

AmDaMan said:
Possibly but what would the cost of structural adjustments x 4 be compared to a lift that could cater for all the problems as well?

no idea

woulda thought it would be slightly cheaper than 3k, but then you never know.... and you would need to get permission from the owner of the place i guess. Just chucking ideas around mate

(PS hope theres going to be an ocuk motors discount

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