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Old 17-08-2013, 18:50   #1
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The tinternet i came across this.Never knew things like this existed.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ELECTRIC-CON...owViewpoints=1
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Old 17-08-2013, 19:03   #2
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I have seen them in caravan and camping catalogues.

Seems a great idea.

Towsure have one, this one is only 1tonne capacity though.

http://www.towsure.com/product/The_PowerJack
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Old 17-08-2013, 19:37   #3
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it's for lazy people!!!! C'mon!! jacking up a car aint that difficult, as long as its a healthy jack
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Old 17-08-2013, 20:01   #4
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it's for lazy people!!!! C'mon!! jacking up a car aint that difficult, as long as its a healthy jack
Where i saw this,the guy was around 74 years old.Yeah Lazy.
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Old 17-08-2013, 21:13   #5
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it's for lazy people!!!! C'mon!! jacking up a car aint that difficult, as long as its a healthy jack
erm ..... im not lazy , and I cant easily jack up a car
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Old 17-08-2013, 21:38   #6
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it's for lazy people!!!! C'mon!! jacking up a car aint that difficult, as long as its a healthy jack
not with my knees !!!
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Calm down guys, just a joke
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Old 17-08-2013, 21:43   #8
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Where i saw this,the guy was around 74 years old.Yeah Lazy.
My grandad is 82 and still does all his car maintenance...age is just a number to him, very active man is my grandad
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My grandad is 82 and still does all his car maintenance...age is just a number to him, very active man is my grandad
I agree age is just a number i prefer the number 69.Nothing age related though.
The fact is.These products are on the market for a reason.And that reason is to assist people that cannot perform some of the task that more able bodied folk are able to do.And tbh i dont think we should mock these products or the people that use them.
Remember"But for the grace of god there go i"
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I agree age is just a number i prefer the number 69.Nothing age related though.
The fact is.These products are on the market for a reason.And that reason is to assist people that cannot perform some of the task that more able bodied folk are able to do.And tbh i dont think we should mock these products or the people that use them.
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Not mocking though
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Old 18-08-2013, 10:34   #11
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it's for lazy people!!!! C'mon!! jacking up a car aint that difficult, as long as its a healthy jack
for able bodied young(ish) folk like you & me ryan, it would be lazyness to use one can see the benefit for others tho
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Old 18-08-2013, 18:51   #12
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Thumbs up Electric Jack

Looks a good tool. Having tried to jack up one of my previous cars a Vauxhall Carlton with the jack provided it was useless. As you got to the point where the wheel was almost off the ground you could not wind the handle anymore without hitting the door panel unless you were on level concrete or it dug into the tarmac and reached the end of its thread.

Its the sort of thing I will buy when I am less able bodied or reach 75 ish.

I would prefer it to be a bit less electric scissor jack in design and a bit more bottle jack style. I expect there will be several variations on the theme.
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Old 18-08-2013, 19:26   #13
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Lightbulb yep there is a bottle jack type !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-Car-el...item2320ddf737
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