Garage pics - Page 7 - LotusTalk

twaszak1 · 07-13-2007, 08:45 PM

where do you guys get these wonderful lotus signs, and banners?

andykeck · 07-13-2007, 09:30 PM

Not mine, sadly, but one I got to poke around in a couple of weeks ago.

WildCJ5 · 07-14-2007, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by andykeck

Not mine, sadly, but one I got to poke around in a couple of weeks ago.

Is he the one with the old Ferrari transport truck? His garage and collection are both unbelievable.

jimthalheimer · 07-14-2007, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by twaszak1

where do you guys get these wonderful lotus signs, and banners?

I found the banner on EBAY, I bought the sign from a fellow E Talker who had sold his Elise.

andykeck · 07-14-2007, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by WildCJ5

Is he the one with the old Ferrari transport truck? His garage and collection are both unbelievable.

Yes. You can see the truck in the back. There are some better photos of it in the linked collection.

The best part is that all of his cars are drivers and most he actively races. His stories about taking his ex-Schumacher F1 car to our local track are jaw-dropping.

doma · 07-28-2007, 01:05 AM

This was fun ... packing a 25 car garage with .... exotic cars! Pics from the 2 hour effort...

doma · 07-28-2007, 01:07 AM

more...

doma · 07-28-2007, 01:10 AM

Only the Yellow Elise is mine. The house, and one of the F GTs, belongs to a enthusiast who leads some great drives through the Sierra Montians on occasion.

A final pic of the house that goes along with this very unique garage...

reddane · 07-28-2007, 06:49 AM

My knees are becoming weak just looking at those photos.

codymac · 07-28-2007, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by doma

Only the Yellow Elise is mine. The house, and one of the F GTs, belongs to a enthusiast who leads some great drives through the Sierra Montians on occasion.

A final pic of the house that goes along with this very unique garage...

But the garage has unprotected windows.

necro · 07-28-2007, 08:57 PM

Well I'm in the process of building a garage......
Unfortunately I do NOT have a lot of space or a huge $$$ budget. So I'm doing a a lot by myself and expanding my "two car garage" ( that is how it was listed in the house, it's really a 3/4 car garage).

I want a car lift... so I go to the Los angeles dept of building services to get a building permit.

Surprise #1: It seems that one can NOT have a car lift in a residential area. And if it's commercial it needs to be 300' from the next neighbour. ( the most I can get away from one is 30'.....)

Oh and they told me that it is against city code to fix your own car in your own garage - you can ONLY do basic maintenance

Surprise #2: in order to get the plans approved for a tall ( >8' garage, I have to have them drawn up by a structural engineer!! (Hey it's just $2k+)

Well - the upper back yard is already dug up and filled with sand, rebar etc...

I hope at least somebody can laugh at this post.... and feel better about their garage!

nvrblu · 07-28-2007, 11:33 PM

One of my neighbors built a long, narrow garage. Inside he has two 4-post lifts. He runs a local Vette club and he keeps four parked in his garage -- end-to-end, stacked two high.

Perhaps you could justify a lift and tall garage if you state the purpose as vertical storage.

Another neighbor built a 20X44 garage with 12+ ft ceiling for his RV. Paying a structural engineer is probably a good idea, anyway, when you go tall and wide. He used a local CAD service for the plans and had the necessary structural engineering plans drawn up by the company that built the roof trusses. An old buddy of his was a construction foreman for over 35 years, built thousands of houses in the area, and he supervised the construction.

I'm planning a similar garage and hope to get the same guy to build mine (probably for 5% commission). I'm planning a 20X46 with 12+ ft ceiling (probably coffered) and will have a 5"-6" slab near the back where I can add a lift later -- a Rotary brand 2-post. Of course, the lift is only for basic maintenance like changing oil and rotating tires.

We had a few layoffs where I work at the end of May... if business looks good in September, I'll get started.

necro · 07-29-2007, 03:01 AM

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Perhaps you could justify a lift and tall garage if you state the purpose as vertical storage.

I'll put four american flags on it and it's my quad flagpole!2
Hey good luck with buisiness - I want to see the picturs in the fall of your new garage.

shay2nak · 07-31-2007, 10:31 AM

jesus, who the hell is that? a showroom for a garage?

CK_lotus · 07-30-2008, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doma

Only the Yellow Elise is mine. The house, and one of the F GTs, belongs to a enthusiast who leads some great drives through the Sierra Montians on occasion.

A final pic of the house that goes along with this very unique garage...

Ahh! What a life.

Vishus_1 · 07-31-2008, 08:07 AM

So these cars in that garage are not owned by whomever owns the garage?

If so, what was the point - to see if they fit?

goin2fast52 · 08-05-2008, 10:13 PM

Wow, that garage is amazing! I'd love to have something like that one day.

But when planning out my dream garage, I run into the same problem the owner of that garage seems to run into: how do you get all the cars out??

Fauxlan · 08-28-2008, 01:06 PM

I'm happy to just have a garage

skottoman · 09-01-2008, 07:13 AM

You guys suk.
You can barely call mine a garage. Although it has carpet squares!

SUTOL111x · 09-01-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by skottoman

You guys suk.
You can barely call mine a garage. Although it has carpet squares!

That is about all the room I will have also - I think your garage looks great!

07-28-2007, 01:05 AM	#126 (permalink)
doma '05 SY #0038 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Belmont, CA Posts: 2,260 Images: 6	Garage This was fun ... packing a 25 car garage with .... exotic cars! Pics from the 2 hour effort... Attached Images __________________ Braille Battery - Micromirror - Alpine Head Unit & Speakers - HID Headlights - H&T Pad - Snorkel Delete - Non Dust Brake Pads - JL Stealthbox - JL Amps - Sirius Sat - Rudolph Antlers and Nose Kit Astronomy Picture of the Day

07-28-2007, 01:07 AM	#127 (permalink)
doma '05 SY #0038 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Belmont, CA Posts: 2,260 Images: 6	more... Attached Images __________________ Braille Battery - Micromirror - Alpine Head Unit & Speakers - HID Headlights - H&T Pad - Snorkel Delete - Non Dust Brake Pads - JL Stealthbox - JL Amps - Sirius Sat - Rudolph Antlers and Nose Kit Astronomy Picture of the Day

07-28-2007, 01:10 AM	#128 (permalink)
doma '05 SY #0038 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Belmont, CA Posts: 2,260 Images: 6	Only the Yellow Elise is mine. The house, and one of the F GTs, belongs to a enthusiast who leads some great drives through the Sierra Montians on occasion. A final pic of the house that goes along with this very unique garage... Attached Images __________________ Braille Battery - Micromirror - Alpine Head Unit & Speakers - HID Headlights - H&T Pad - Snorkel Delete - Non Dust Brake Pads - JL Stealthbox - JL Amps - Sirius Sat - Rudolph Antlers and Nose Kit Astronomy Picture of the Day

07-28-2007, 08:57 PM	#131 (permalink)
necro <....> Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: City of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 518 Images: 1	Well I'm in the process of building a garage...... Unfortunately I do NOT have a lot of space or a huge $$$ budget. So I'm doing a a lot by myself and expanding my "two car garage" ( that is how it was listed in the house, it's really a 3/4 car garage). I want a car lift... so I go to the Los angeles dept of building services to get a building permit. Surprise #1: It seems that one can NOT have a car lift in a residential area. And if it's commercial it needs to be 300' from the next neighbour. ( the most I can get away from one is 30'.....) Oh and they told me that it is against city code to fix your own car in your own garage - you can ONLY do basic maintenance Surprise #2: in order to get the plans approved for a tall ( >8' garage, I have to have them drawn up by a structural engineer!! (Hey it's just $2k+) Well - the upper back yard is already dug up and filled with sand, rebar etc... I hope at least somebody can laugh at this post.... and feel better about their garage! __________________ 07 SY ExigeS

07-28-2007, 11:33 PM	#132 (permalink)
nvrblu ... _ . ..._ . Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 3,386	One of my neighbors built a long, narrow garage. Inside he has two 4-post lifts. He runs a local Vette club and he keeps four parked in his garage -- end-to-end, stacked two high. Perhaps you could justify a lift and tall garage if you state the purpose as vertical storage. Another neighbor built a 20X44 garage with 12+ ft ceiling for his RV. Paying a structural engineer is probably a good idea, anyway, when you go tall and wide. He used a local CAD service for the plans and had the necessary structural engineering plans drawn up by the company that built the roof trusses. An old buddy of his was a construction foreman for over 35 years, built thousands of houses in the area, and he supervised the construction. I'm planning a similar garage and hope to get the same guy to build mine (probably for 5% commission). I'm planning a 20X46 with 12+ ft ceiling (probably coffered) and will have a 5"-6" slab near the back where I can add a lift later -- a Rotary brand 2-post. Of course, the lift is only for basic maintenance like changing oil and rotating tires. We had a few layoffs where I work at the end of May... if business looks good in September, I'll get started. __________________ Steve -- '05 Laser Blue, Biscuit, Sport/Touring, Starshield

07-13-2007, 08:45 PM	#121 (permalink)
twaszak1 Lotus Service Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 698	where do you guys get these wonderful lotus signs, and banners?

07-13-2007, 09:30 PM	#122 (permalink)
andykeck Meow talk lotus one day? Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,929 Images: 1	Not mine, sadly, but one I got to poke around in a couple of weeks ago.

07-28-2007, 06:49 AM	#129 (permalink)
reddane I'm sereal. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 25	My knees are becoming weak just looking at those photos.

07-31-2007, 10:31 AM	#134 (permalink)
shay2nak I <3 chicken, I <3 liver Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 15,053	jesus, who the hell is that? a showroom for a garage? __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEOS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

07-31-2008, 08:07 AM	#136 (permalink)
Vishus_1 Super charged! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,038 Images: 62	So these cars in that garage are not owned by whomever owns the garage? If so, what was the point - to see if they fit?

08-05-2008, 10:13 PM	#137 (permalink)
goin2fast52 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL, USA Posts: 92	Wow, that garage is amazing! I'd love to have something like that one day. But when planning out my dream garage, I run into the same problem the owner of that garage seems to run into: how do you get all the cars out??

08-28-2008, 01:06 PM	#138 (permalink)
Fauxlan mazda dork Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Franfreakshow Posts: 153	I'm happy to just have a garage

09-01-2008, 07:13 AM	#139 (permalink)
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