Hemmings Daily: What I learned from buying a portable low-rise car lift

Work on cars long enough, and eventually you'll want some kind of automatic lift that offers freedom from the floor jack and jack stand shuffle every time you want to wrench. The gold standard is the two-post lift that can raise a vehicle overhead in minutes, but my garage has a low roof -- anything that goes up more than a few feet won't work. The good news is there are plenty of low-rise and mid-rise lifts out there that work even in tight garage spaces. I finally took the plunge myself and bought a Quick Jack por [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Thursday, October 24, 2019 [What I learned from buying a portable low-rise vehicle lift]( [What I learned from buying a portable low-rise vehicle lift]( Posted by Mike Austin - Work on cars long enough, and eventually you'll want some kind of automatic lift that offers freedom from the floor jack and jack stand shuffle every time you want to wrench. The gold standard is the two-post lift that can raise a vehicle overhead in minutes, but my garage has a low roof -- anything that goes up more than a few feet won't work. The good news is there are plenty of low-rise and mid-rise lifts out there that work even in tight garage spaces. I finally took the plunge myself and bought a Quick Jack por... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1985 BMW 323i Baur Targa Convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day: 1985 BMW 323i Baur Targa Convertible]( Posted by Mike Austin - It's not quite a hardtop, but not quite a convertible. It's a 1985 BMW 323i Baur Targa for sale on Hemmings.com From the seller's description: 1985 BMW 323i, (E320) rare Baur Targa Convertible for Sale This is a carefully maintained 1985 E30 Baur for sale, with 122k miles, in excellent condition. 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