Who here is really into their garage?

bvernon · 11-30-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MK599

This is a local members M3, UNNATRAL's car, chillin in my parents garage with my families cars. My M doesnt normally make the cut to park there

Holy Sh.t!!!!!! What a beautiful "garage"???? Do your parents own the Toronto Blue Jays????????

bvernon · 11-30-2011, 05:22 PM

Here's a couple of pics of my 2 car garage. Finishing the floor has been one of the best things I've done. I used Premier Garage (franchises around the country- see them at premiergarage.com) for the floor then had my painter finish the walls and do the trim work. Nothing like coming home to a beautiful garage and seeing the M3 nice and cozy!

zhp2m3 · 11-30-2011, 06:04 PM

How the hell do you guys get your garage so damn clean?? You guys don't have spiders lurking, dog hair..any freaking leaves or anythings. You must be living in a bubble.

bvernon · 11-30-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by zhp2m3

How the hell do you guys get your garage so damn clean?? You guys don't have spiders lurking, dog hair..any freaking leaves or anythings. You must be living in a bubble.

Here's the answer: if you look closely you'll see that vacuum mounted on the wall! A must have when you finish your garage......it also helps to really seal the perimeter when you finish it.......

BMWNTHZST · 12-11-2011, 03:29 PM

I'm almost embarrassed to show you pics of my garage but here goes anyway.

Next year I might think about installing Race Deck flooring.

Voltigeur · 12-11-2011, 03:48 PM

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Lovely place for your cars

Unfortunately, we need our garage to store yardwork and other gear (several acres), so looks like a bit of a brothel - tho' nicer from outside as it's a separate bldg

As for our 'other place': inner city so lucky to have 2 car spaces! Which is why I want to find a place w/ off-street / secured parking in the longer run.

But If I could have a pristine and dedicated garage, yours works for me

BiteDoctor · 12-11-2011, 04:03 PM

OP very nice, love the layout and organization! Chandaliers and artwork is nice, but Id want a place like yours where I could do some wrenching. Plus the car lifts wouldnt match the drapes...

gpitts · 12-11-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by VVG

When I was younger, after having a nice car, I always dreamed of having a really cool garage. Finally did it a couple of years ago and have kept "modding" my garages bit by bit ever since. I'm sure other M3 owners are into this too so I just wanted to share:

Here is my primary garage: cabinets are Gladiator Garage Works. Flooring is Race Deck Tile.

What a beauty! I have Garage Themes (Portland, OR area) starting on mine on or around December 19. Going with polyaspartic material on the floor and RedLine cabinets and workbench. Also decided to go with four GE Evolve LED Garage lighting fixtures to replace my four overhead fluorescent lighting fixtures while I'm at it. Very tired of changing way too many ballasts and T-8 tubes over the years.

gpitts · 12-11-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MK599

This is a local members M3, UNNATRAL's car, chillin in my parents garage with my families cars. My M doesnt normally make the cut to park there

HOLY EXCREMENT!

LarThaL · 12-11-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

VVG,

What is the dimension of each "parking spot"? By that i mean the black outline rectangle that borders the grey and red corners, that each car is inside of?

Each "spot" is 8 feet = 8 tiles. That is within the black border areas.

LarThaL · 12-11-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MK599

This is a local members M3, UNNATRAL's car, chillin in my parents garage with my families cars. My M doesnt normally make the cut to park there

Wow. Now this is stunning. However, this also qualifies as what I call a gallery for exotics, as opposed to a working garage that cars go in and out of everyday. Still nice to see how those in the 99.9999th percentile live !!!

MK599 · 12-11-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bvernon

Holy Sh.t!!!!!! What a beautiful "garage"???? Do your parents own the Toronto Blue Jays????????

Hah, they're physicians.

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Originally Posted by VVG

Wow. Now this is stunning. However, this also qualifies as what I call a gallery for exotics, as opposed to a working garage that cars go in and out of everyday. Still nice to see how those in the 99.9999th percentile live !!!

You're right, this is purely for show. The garage does get used basically everyday in the summer. But its no place to work on a car. There is a two car garage attached to this, not shown in the pic. Its for the dailys and everything else.

Voltigeur · 12-11-2011, 05:51 PM

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To the OP: I showed my wife your immaculate garage - which she approves of - to which she said: "Yes, I'd like that" [translated, an immaculate garage].

To which I replied: "I will provide that" [if you will permit the budget for all the elements].

In any case: I envy you your garages

JulieDriving · 12-11-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by VVG

When I was younger, after having a nice car, I always dreamed of having a really cool garage. Finally did it a couple of years ago and have kept "modding" my garages bit by bit ever since. I'm sure other M3 owners are into this too so I just wanted to share:

Here is my primary garage: cabinets are Gladiator Garage Works. Flooring is Race Deck Tile.

Here is the full current stable. Wife drives the A4 S-line (manual BTW

). Cayenne is my DD.

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Terrific looking garage, love the tile pattern in the pic above, with the delineation for each car. Great looking stable.

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Originally Posted by bvernon

Here's a couple of pics of my 2 car garage. Finishing the floor has been one of the best things I've done. I used Premier Garage (franchises around the country- see them at premiergarage.com) for the floor then had my painter finish the walls and do the trim work. Nothing like coming home to a beautiful garage and seeing the M3 nice and cozy!

That looks fantastic!

lebreeze · 12-11-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MK599

This is a local members M3, UNNATRAL's car, chillin in my parents garage with my families cars. My M doesnt normally make the cut to park there

Omg. I would live in your parents garage.

LarThaL · 12-11-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Voltigeur

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To the OP: I showed my wife your immaculate garage - which she approves of - to which she said: "Yes, I'd like that" [translated, an immaculate garage].

To which I replied: "I will provide that" [if you will permit the budget for all the elements].

In any case: I envy you your garages

So I showed my garage to a real estate agent friend of mine. The value added to the house FAR exceeded the cost of the project, at least in her mind. Her response, "You just don't see this everyday." Sounds like a good investment if nothing else.

LarThaL · 12-11-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by zhp2m3

How the hell do you guys get your garage so damn clean?? You guys don't have spiders lurking, dog hair..any freaking leaves or anythings. You must be living in a bubble.

A helluva lot of sweeping, vacuuming, and floor washing. If I spend 30-45 minutes each week cleaning the garage, it is easy to maintain. The problem with a functional garage is if you let it go for too long, it will get very dirty, very quickly and you will have to spend a disproportionate amount of time to get it clean again.

LarThaL · 12-11-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bvernon

Here's a couple of pics of my 2 car garage. Finishing the floor has been one of the best things I've done. I used Premier Garage (franchises around the country- see them at premiergarage.com) for the floor then had my painter finish the walls and do the trim work. Nothing like coming home to a beautiful garage and seeing the M3 nice and cozy!

Very Nice!!! Just add some cabinets to hide all the "stuff" and it will be the icing on the cake.

RRGOO7 · 12-11-2011, 07:19 PM

Just getting it finished. Will do a better photoshoot next week.

Titanium Silver · 12-11-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RRGOO7

Just getting it finished. Will do a better photoshoot next week.

Love your garage bro! GR-R, GT3, M3... SICK!!

Your cars KICK @SS. Serious collection. You guys do it very nicely in Miami.

Stormtroooper · 12-12-2011, 01:09 PM

Titanium Silver....WHAT. DO. YOU. DO.?!?! DANG!!!! Very nice garage.

Stronghammer · 12-12-2011, 02:55 PM

I am inspired. Think I am gonna stop spending money on my car and start spending money on my garage

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bvernon Private First Class 2 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	Here's a couple of pics of my 2 car garage. Finishing the floor has been one of the best things I've done. I used Premier Garage (franchises around the country- see them at premiergarage.com) for the floor then had my painter finish the walls and do the trim work. Nothing like coming home to a beautiful garage and seeing the M3 nice and cozy! Attached Images
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zhp2m3 Private First Class 148 Rep 192 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	How the hell do you guys get your garage so damn clean?? You guys don't have spiders lurking, dog hair..any freaking leaves or anythings. You must be living in a bubble.
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12-11-2011, 03:48 PM	#72
Voltigeur MacroRisk 109 Rep 2,523 Posts Drives: M3 E92 ED'09 / 335d Sport DD Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	- Lovely place for your cars Unfortunately, we need our garage to store yardwork and other gear (several acres), so looks like a bit of a brothel - tho' nicer from outside as it's a separate bldg As for our 'other place': inner city so lucky to have 2 car spaces! Which is why I want to find a place w/ off-street / secured parking in the longer run. But If I could have a pristine and dedicated garage, yours works for me __________________ Just thinking of something not so witty ///M3 E92 '09 Jerez Black \| 6MT \| Ext Fox Red \| Tech \| Prem \| 19s \|Heated Seats \| iPod \|Smartphone \| Euro Deliv June 09 Sold: 540iT / 530i / 323i
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BiteDoctor New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: Depends on the mood Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	OP very nice, love the layout and organization! Chandaliers and artwork is nice, but Id want a place like yours where I could do some wrenching. Plus the car lifts wouldnt match the drapes... __________________ '08 e63 M6 SMG SpaceGray/Black '02 e46 M3 SMG TiAg/Blk '85 e24 M635 5spd DiamondSchwartz/Buffalo
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Voltigeur MacroRisk 109 Rep 2,523 Posts Drives: M3 E92 ED'09 / 335d Sport DD Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	- To the OP: I showed my wife your immaculate garage - which she approves of - to which she said: "Yes, I'd like that" [translated, an immaculate garage]. To which I replied: "I will provide that" [if you will permit the budget for all the elements]. In any case: I envy you your garages __________________ Just thinking of something not so witty ///M3 E92 '09 Jerez Black \| 6MT \| Ext Fox Red \| Tech \| Prem \| 19s \|Heated Seats \| iPod \|Smartphone \| Euro Deliv June 09 Sold: 540iT / 530i / 323i
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RRGOO7 Colonel 360 Rep 2,451 Posts Drives: GTR Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Miami FL iTrader: (13)	Just getting it finished. Will do a better photoshoot next week.
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Stormtroooper The General 34 Rep 496 Posts Drives: 2018 M3CS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011.5 M3 [10.00]	Titanium Silver....WHAT. DO. YOU. DO.?!?! DANG!!!! Very nice garage. __________________ E92 M3 2011.5 AW / DCT / ZCV / ZP2 / Heated Seats (SOLD) 2018 M3CS
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Stronghammer Lieutenant 42 Rep 590 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: south carolina iTrader: (3)	I am inspired. Think I am gonna stop spending money on my car and start spending money on my garage __________________ 2011 E92 M3 MR July 11 ED Sept 11 PCD Mods: ESS VT1, MS test pipes, 19 BBS CH-R, Eibach pro springs, Painted reflectors, carbon fiber grills, Painted side markers with dark tinted lenses, 30% tint, Arkym rear diffuser, Innotech axle back exhaust, Performance spoiler
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