I have the Atlas Scissor lift from Greg Smith Equipment, similar to the one you are looking at. Fine for Porsches, could present a problem with front engined cars if looking to drop transmission or exhaust, most other jobs are not an issue. 2 post lifts such as MaxJax would work better for those jobs, but they also have their drawbacks (set-up time, storage issue, opening doors, etc.). I would suggest you go to The Garage Journal Board (
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Just read your bottom sentence, it is not a pain to use at all, especially if you recess it into the garage floor. If you do not recess it, you will need to make ramps on either side of it to drive your Boxster up on to for clearance, THAT is something I saw as a pain so I recessed mine. It also serves as a helluva workbench......
