I tend to be overly cautious, perhaps they *are* perfectly safe. But, I
just don't feel comfortable with the mid-rise. Could be lack of
experience too...
Which 4 post lift do you have?
Marc
Mike Rambour wrote:
>
>
> Ok, not sure why they would but ok, some people are also afraid of
> roller coasters and I don't understand why they are.
>
> Scary to me was when the motor came out of the Ferrari Dino and all
> that weight on the rear end was gone but the front end did not fall to
> the floor. I did see the pics of the Lotus Elise that fell off one of
> these at a tire shop right about the time the Dino was on the lift.
> People use these all the time, including me. Like I said on this list
> a few weeks ago, just because people do it everyday does not mean its
> safe, I guess I was right.
>
> Anyway, to each his own, I am not offended I was merely suggesting
> other options, I will keep using mine.
>
> mike
>
> Marc wrote:
>> I've seen one of those used, and frankly, it scares the hell out of me!
>>
>> Marc
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Rambour wrote:
>>
>>> $1,600 gets you one of these
>>> http://www.asedeals.com/mid_rise_lift.html if you really don't have
>>> the space but want to work on the car, I would rather have one of
>>> these then the quicklift.
>>>
>>> Its not very useful for doing gearbox work as you can't get under
>>> that part of the car easily, that is when a true lift comes in handy
>>> and when the quicklift might work well but I would just go for a
>>> 4-post and be done with it.
>>>
>>> mike (disclaimer, I have both a mid-rise scissor and 4-post so I
>>> am biased towards them)
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