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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 02:48 AM
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I don't fugging think so!
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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I can't think of any real applications where this would be useful.

Storage: it requires you have a 2-car width - one to park the car, the other to roll it over on its side.

Working underneath? What can you fix? Exhaust? no, gravity is pulling the wrong direction (sideways instead of down). Brakes? nope. Suspension? One side at a time, I guess, but it'd be easier just to jack the thing up. Can't really pull the tranny or motor with this. Can't do a gear swap. I suppose you could pull the driveshaft... LOL. But that's about it.

I give this product

I give owning my own 2-post lift
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 09:16 AM
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for a second, i thought he was serious
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 11:22 AM
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you can do this with the old vw bug as the fenders held it up on its side.hard on the paint though?????
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 12:50 PM
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the only advantage that has over a lift is on welding or cutting the exhaust since the sparks won't fall on you that way. otherwise its worthless to you since you can't change oil or change trannies with it.
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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LOL at that half *** lift.
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Old Aug 15, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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I don't like the idea of all my change in the cup holder falling all over the place! I laughed my *** off for 5 minutes at that stupid picture!!!!
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaroholic
Can't really pull the tranny or motor with this. Can't do a gear swap.
Sure you can. Picture a forklift used to pull the engine haha.
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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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Using an electric drill, engage the lifting screw and raise the vehicle incrementally, checking often for fluid leaks or any structural problems like tearing suspension mounts or signs of frame or subframe failure. -------------------------
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Sounds very safe to me. I'll bet German safety standards are very strict?
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Yeah how the hell do the fluids stay in the car . . . . .

Could you imagine telling the insurance company, WTF happend to your car if it fell over . . . .

And the look they would give you after telling them your story
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 11:52 PM
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Does this include several monkeys to assist you in tilting the vehicle off the ground?

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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 05:41 AM
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That thing has got to be a joke. Just goes to show that if you make it, some dumbass will buy it. I'm gonna make a car rotissery next, so we can spin our ride like a cooking chicken.....
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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yea as stated above...**** that lol !!!!
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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maybe if rice was my favorite food!!!
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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JL, Whats wrong with a car rotissery? Many people use them for restoring old cars.
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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damn that thing looks scary, like camaroholic though almost anything that you would normall do on a lift could not be done cause of gravity, plus that just doesn't look right.
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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i guess itd be good if you were building a demo car >>>
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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I saw these bastards being used in Korea; lots of shops use them becasue of the lack of space in Seol South Korea....

I laughed too when I first saw them; After I kept seeing them all over the city, I stopped laughing....

I assume you can work on exhausts, suspension, brakes (up side only), and engine stuff too (heads, headers, power steering, AC, etc.
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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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If you look closely there's a sticker on it that reads "Warning do not attempt to drive while unit is in use or serious personal injury may occur"....
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 01:20 AM
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Oh boy, nice try but ill stick with the good old pump jack and jack stands. Altough I guess it would be easier to undercoat the car...just hope it doesnt roll back over
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