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Car Appointments for Low-Income Minnesotans

Our appointment calendar opens monthly, on the First Tuesday of the month at 12:00pm (noon), for appointments the following month. These appointments go quickly, sometimes filling up within an hour after the calendar opens. Occasionally, we will have cancellations and an earlier appointment will open up on the calendar below. If you do not see an opening, there is not one. Please do not call for an earlier appointment. For occasional appointment alerts, follow The Lift Garage on Instagram or Facebook and turn on post notifications.

The 2026 appointment calendar opening dates are:

  • January 6th
  • February 3rd
  • March 3rd
  • April 7th
  • May 5th
  • June 2nd
  • July 7th
  • August 4th
  • September 1st
  • October 6th
  • November 3rd
  • December 1st

Things To Know

  • Customer must provide proof of income at inspection appointment. Customers without proof of income will not receive services.
  • Customers must confirm their inspection appointment or appointments will be cancelled. Staff will contact you one week before your appointment and you must confirm with us via phone or e-mail that you will be at your appointment. If we do not hear from you within 3 business days from our call, your appointment will be cancelled with no exceptions. The Lift Garage does not reschedule missed appointments.
  • Customers may only schedule one appointment at a time. The Lift Garage will cancel appointments if a customer has more than one scheduled at a time.
  • Appointments are available for customers every 3 months. Please do not schedule an appointment before you are eligible to come back into the shop. The Lift Garage will temporarily restrict customers who disregard this policy and schedule appointments sooner than allowed.

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Help The Lift Garage Better Serve Our Community

The Lift Garage is collecting information and customer stories to better understand the needs of our clients, share with funders about the results of our services, and inspire our community to get involved! If you choose to complete our 5 minute demographic survey or tell us your story, you will help The Lift Garage maintain funding and continue to provide low-cost car repair services. Any personal information you share in the survey is kept anonymous, and your name or vehicle will not be connected to the information shared. Personal information shared by telling your story can be omitted to remain anonymous to the public. If you choose not to complete these, it will not impact the service you receive.