Brian-
It was great to here the Mazda GLC reference. You never see them anymore,
albeit they were kind of a disposable car, but still a "Great Little Car".
In regards to your scissor jack, they are fine for roadside repairs but I
would definitely use a floor or bottle jack for routine maintenance and
repairs. The scissor jack just has way to many weak points. With these
jacks you are placing all your trust in a couple rivets, a short length of
hardened all-thread, and stamped 14 gauge steel. Auto manufacturers use
them because they are inexpensive and light weight. I have witnessed one
scissor jack fail when I was a kid (76 datsun pickup truck) when the threads
stripped. You couldn't pay me to lay under a vehicle with a scissor jack.
Again they are great for what they were designed for-changing spare tires.
Nruff
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