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Auto repair shop · 14 min

Opening the shop

Before the first car rolls in, a repair shop buys lifts and machines, signs up with the state, follows the EPA's rules and pays rent on empty bays. Here's what opening really takes, and what it costs.

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Ticket 01 · The guess

What does one lift cost?

A two-post lift raises a car so a technician can stand under it. BendPak, a big US maker of lifts, sells one that holds a car or light truck of up to 10,000 poundsbendpak.com ·2026 (about 4,536 kgexample (example number: Worked out: the lift's capacity in pounds, converted to kilograms.)). What did its own site sell it for in November 2026?

$20,000
$1,000$40,000

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  • Two-post car lifts: prices on BendPak's own site (BendPak 10AP, 10,000-pound capacity, on sale from its regular price; BendPak 12APX, 12,000-pound capacity) · BendPak, Inc., 2026

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  • $5,610bendpak.com ·2026 · What BendPak's own site sold its standard two-post lift (it lifts cars and light trucks) for in November 2026, on sale from its regular price. Installing it is extra.
  • $6,095bendpak.com ·2026 · The regular price of BendPak's standard two-post lift on its own site, November 2026, before that month's sale.
  • $9,660bendpak.com ·2026 · What BendPak's own site sold a taller two-post lift that holds twelve thousand pounds for in November 2026. Installing it is extra.
  • 10,000 poundsbendpak.com ·2026 · The most BendPak's standard two-post lift holds.
  • 12,000 poundsbendpak.com ·2026 · The most BendPak's taller two-post lift holds.
  • 4,536 kgexample (example number: Worked out: the lift's capacity in pounds, converted to kilograms.) · Worked out: the lift's capacity in pounds, converted to kilograms.
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Auto repair shop · 14 min

Opening the shop

Before the first car rolls in, a repair shop buys lifts and machines, signs up with the state, follows the EPA's rules and pays rent on empty bays. Here's what opening really takes, and what it costs.

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Ticket 01 · The guess

What does one lift cost?

A two-post lift raises a car so a technician can stand under it. BendPak, a big US maker of lifts, sells one that holds a car or light truck of up to 10,000 poundsbendpak.com ·2026 (about 4,536 kgexample (example number: Worked out: the lift's capacity in pounds, converted to kilograms.)). What did its own site sell it for in November 2026?

$20,000
$1,000$40,000

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

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We'll also send this page, the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

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Sources and every number (1)

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  • Two-post car lifts: prices on BendPak's own site (BendPak 10AP, 10,000-pound capacity, on sale from its regular price; BendPak 12APX, 12,000-pound capacity) · BendPak, Inc., 2026

Every number

  • $5,610bendpak.com ·2026 · What BendPak's own site sold its standard two-post lift (it lifts cars and light trucks) for in November 2026, on sale from its regular price. Installing it is extra.
  • $6,095bendpak.com ·2026 · The regular price of BendPak's standard two-post lift on its own site, November 2026, before that month's sale.
  • $9,660bendpak.com ·2026 · What BendPak's own site sold a taller two-post lift that holds twelve thousand pounds for in November 2026. Installing it is extra.
  • 10,000 poundsbendpak.com ·2026 · The most BendPak's standard two-post lift holds.
  • 12,000 poundsbendpak.com ·2026 · The most BendPak's taller two-post lift holds.
  • 4,536 kgexample (example number: Worked out: the lift's capacity in pounds, converted to kilograms.) · Worked out: the lift's capacity in pounds, converted to kilograms.
  1. Lessons›
  2. Industries›
  3. Auto repair shop
  • ·Before this: Parts and redo jobs
  • ·Next: Estimates and trust
  • ·Free guide: How auto repair shops make money