A more vehicle and function-heavy model that is designed to fill the needs of city-builders and AFOLs who are into Lego photography and stop-motion pictures (hint: car doors & functions!).

Any city requires a fleet of working cars that can withstand daily heavy use, here exemplified by a Yellow Taxi, a classic Police Interceptor and a Black SUV for business travellers. Some car service garages specialise to provide the required maintenance for these fleet vehicles; and this one does just that.

With a part count no larger than modular buildings, you get 3 cars with best-in-class functionality for Minifigures, a technic function (working car lift) and compatibility with road plates .

While the theme is extraordinarily ordinary, the focus here is really on performance and mastering design difficulties that most builders shy away from:

6-stud-wide cars that fit within the new 8-stud-wide road plates, seat 4 Minifigures with most hats / female hair pieces comfortably, have 4 doors that open, a big enough engine for some maintenance at the garage and a usable trunk with plenty of space.

The lift is operated via a removable thumb wheel from either side; a chain keeps both lift arms in sync. I have designed and build this function physically and can attest that it works incredibly reliably.

Garage details include an oil-change rig that fits under the car lift, a tire-change rig, tire storage rack, work station, toolbox on wheel and a sink.

The garage itself is is 24 studs wide and 32 studs deep and the entire model as shown measures 24 studs wide and is 32 + 16 + 8 = 56 studs deep.