March 4, 2010 12:58 PM PST
I had a 32 X 40 X 12 garage in 1978. Drive on center pole hoist. four floor jacks high pressure compressor and alignment rack. worked as a second job nights. Looked like a horse barn outside insulated walls and ceiling on 6' cement floor. Heated with oil heater to 65 all winter. had to sell property after house fire. Miss just having place to work and store thing that I use. Just a one car shed now..
Now THAT'S the garage I'd kill for. I work brake jobs, tune-ups, oil changes, exhaust, and tire repairs when I can, but if I had a dime for every time I've had to tell someone, "yeah, I know how to do it, but I don't have the tools to do alignments and engine/tranny jobs," I'd be sittin' pretty on the profits from actually doing the work. I've got a 2 1/2 car garage now, it's actually why we chose the house we got into. My 15 passenger van fits inside with room to walk around the front. No heat, can't seem to get my hands on a compressor big enough to run an impact wrench for anything I can afford. If I was you, I would be sick to not have that place.
