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Same situation...

- tried the pro storage warehouse: Pro: awesome place to go to, lots of cool cars, yours included, easy access, etc.. Con: $$$$$$$$$$ - if you are on the top lift, requires advance call, generally not the place to work on cars

- Tried the local mechanic race shop type storage - Pro: other cool cars, slightly cheaper than above. Cons: Access is a lot harder, more limited, more of a pain to setup or move cars around (in my case anyway), it's not as professional and you're always bothering someone if you want to swap cars often.

- Considered buying a small warehouse and renting/sharing with folks: Cons only: $$$$ purchase in my area, city ordinances, liability on all fronts, lawyer would be needed to setup a LLC or something to shield you and make it a business. Did cost/return analysis and no thanks ! PITA...

- Garage extension: By far the simplest but $$$... option b: If you have vertical space or can afford raising the roof, a stacking lift can do the trick. Best option at $2000-3000. Done it before... New garage is $30K, raising the roof 6ft or so was $12000 quoted. I can't do that now because my new house garage is upstairs, too much weight if I stack.

I sold 2 cars in the end, tired of paying $$$ storage... Still have one in the $$ storage... Some friends of a friend might share their warehouse with me at some point but we're back to liability concerns.... Think about the stacking lift/roof beam modifications.

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