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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
In-ground lifts are still manufactured and offered by most of the major lift companies. This thread got me curious enough to research when the 2-post above-ground lift was introduced. As far as a date, Rotary claims it's first 2-post lift was introduced in 1976. I would have thought much earlier, more like the 1950's. Rotary claims to be the inventor of the automotive hydraulic lift in 1927.
The problem with a pit is with a brand like BMW or Mercedes. The oil filter is up top, vs. underneath near the oil drain.
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True but you still have to drain it. On my Z4M I had bought a pump to suck out the oil through the fill tube. Worked pretty well.