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As Jerry notes, Backyard Buddy is a good one, as is a BendPak lift. There are many adequate ones out there. Greg Smith in Austin Texas sells Atlas lifts. When I decided to get a lift in 2012, I researched many lifts and ended up with a Direct Lift Pro Park 8S. I wanted one that was ALI/ETL certified, moderately priced, had maximum width between the posts with minimum overall width to help accommodate my wife's car next to it. I also was OK with mechanical safety catches and did not want to depend on an air compressor for them. In the end the Direct Lift fit the bill. Back then it cost $2,195 ($2,279 now) plus I paid a dealer in Milwaukee (about an hour away) $900 to deliver and install it. Also bought a 90 degree bracket for the motor, pump and tank so I would have more room between the lift and the wall of my 2 car garage (distance from post to wall about 22"). My garage is 21x21 with a 10' ceiling. What lift you get depends on what cars it will be used with; if you have a truck under it you will need a different model. I have one car that is 5' tall (BMW 5 series) and one that is 4' tall (ZR-1s then later the Z06). Raised the door tracks to near the ceiling and installed a jackshaft opener (Liftmaster 3800). Comes with casters so you can move it around and it does not have to be bolted to the floor. No problems after 5 years of regular use for storage and up and down swapping cars on sunny days. Only minor issue is the hydraulic cylinder has developed a tiny leak of a few drops a month which I do not worry about. Put a drip tray under it with a paper towel. Plenty of pictures in my albums--just click on my avatar. --Bob