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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Your MINI Garage

At the request of NAM user Cred, we thought we'd ask, what's your MINI garage look like? Here's a few of mine...
 
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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I can't get involved in this thread. I haven't got the dough to deck out my garage like that. I use it for too many other things in the drive to be practical. At least that is my excuse. I don't do my own wrenching and haven't for years. Plus I have a wife. (Married for 29 years so I must be doing something right.)

So I can't participate.

But I wish I did have a garage like that.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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Thats crazy nice. Can you use a jack on that flooring? I'm in the process of finishing my garage and am researching floor options. I don't have nearly the room you do but still want something nice.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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......... not that.....damn.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by mschiml
At the request of NAM user Cred, we thought we'd ask, what's your MINI garage look like? Here's a few of mine...
you win
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 04:47 AM
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That looks awesome, I would love for mine to look like that, but have to share with the wife and her stuff. Someday hope to have a seperate garage just for me
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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At the request of NAM user Cred, we thought we'd ask, what's your MINI garage look like? Here's a few of mine...
Sweeet! Very jealous now...

 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:42 AM
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That is awesome!!!!! All I have is a 20X32 metal carport. Wife has the attached house carport. Although it doesn't get too cold down here in Alabama so working in the port isn't too bad, Except for this morning it was a whopping 27 degrees. Cold for this place.
I'm already over this winter stuff and it hasn't yet begun. Seems to get colder here every year.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:54 AM
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Wouldn't mind having those in my garage! Nice Mini you've got there.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 06:06 AM
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Oh just wait. I will top this thread. Let me get home and take a picture.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 07:58 AM
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I've lived in my current house for 20 years and the garage has always been good enough for my Mazda, 3 Jeeps, Toyota, Audi, Trooper, Silverado, and VW but I got the MINI in September and last week started to "Pimp my garage". Will post pictures after I finish the floor this weekend.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mschiml
At the request of NAM user Cred, we thought we'd ask, what's your MINI garage look like? Here's a few of mine...
Do you have an extra space? I'm in Chicago and this is what my garage looks like currently:

 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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Now that is a nice garage.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 08:50 AM
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Good timing...

I just finished the room attached to our 2 car garage- Forgot to take pictures but uploaded this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w72EhHUVlFc

This room allows me to keep only the cars in the garage so there's plenty of room to work on them ; )
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bahawton
Good timing...

I just finished the room attached to our 2 car garage- Forgot to take pictures but uploaded this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w72EhHUVlFc

This room allows me to keep only the cars in the garage so there's plenty of room to work on them ; )
You could have at least cleaned it up abit before posting the vid.
Just kiddin'. Super job and really neat, organizied, and functional.
You remind me of me except the opposite. Ha!
 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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This was finished about a year ago and the pictures were taken last December, except for the outside shot with the new Caddy in it. It's more decorated and organized inside now. And my new 4-post lift is waiting to be assembled.







 
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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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^^ I could live there!!
 
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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Hahaha! It looks like Squirlz's garage is larger than his house! That would probably be my case too, if I had more free time!
 
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 08:09 AM
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I am so jealous.... that last garage with the living room built in is simply put, the greatest way to live in a home.

edit: d'oh... and a kitchen. perfect
 
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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It IS bigger than the house! I'm very lucky to have married a "car chick" who shares my dreams.

 
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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All of these are great garages! Mine is such a pit with too much stuff in it - but at least I have some posters on the wall. And funny story: the previous owner has some racing posters on the wall when my wife bought the house and never bothered to take them down. 5 years later we met and ... got married and sold my house. Anyway, one of the posters is Michael Schumacher racing in a Benetton!

Otherwise, our garage is a disaster.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 08:57 AM
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I just noticed the Ms Pac Man table cabinet in this picture. Seriously, you're living my dream...
 
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Old Dec 2, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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hmm...yeah, not gonna be posting any pics of MY garage on this thread. (with its piles of pool toys, Christmas decorations, and leftover bits of furniture) But do want to know how high the garage ceilings have to be for a lift to work, and the black and white floor in the first post--are those just peel and stick vinyl tiles?
 
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