Thank goodness for jack stands...

[danws69 at earthlink.net (-DAN-)]

>>The first thing I do when I get a car is toss out that p.o.s. scissors
jack<<


AH HA!!!!


I FINALLY FOUND THE JACK-A$$ THAT'S REMOVED EVERY JACK FORM EVERY CAR I'VE
EVER BOUGHT.  Do you have all the manuals too???!?!


;)


Dan Snow
(2.5) '87 16v Sciroccos
(1) '81 Rabbit Sportruck
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-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Smith
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:29
To: Captnbr@aol.com; Scirocco-L@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Thank goodness for jack stands...


The first thing I do when I get a car is toss out that p.o.s. scissors jack
and toss a floor one in the trunk. They're only like $20 from Walmart's and
don't take up that much extra space. I've had a car jacked up before and had
the soft asphalt give way, causing the jack to twist and drop. It happened
as soon as I stood up from being under the car. Standard car equipment in
any car I'm in: 2 jackstands, floor jack and my $25 Walmart tool kit, so I
don't have to search for the lugnut wrench.

Glad you're okay!
Dan

Captnbr@aol.com wrote:
Ok story time.....I was being a good samaritin and helping this old guy
change his tire in a gas station cause he got a flat. OK yeah he said he'd
give me a 20 to do it. It was one of those huge Lexus LS and the jack was
just like the one that came with our car. See where this is going, well the
bone head never set the emergency brake, yeah I know I'm a bone head for not
checking. As I pull off the tire I notice the car start too move slightly
and i'm thinking no it can't be moving, I checked the......oh shit no I
didn't....and its well on its way down onto the rotor and front bumper. I
was able to get tiny jack back under there now with the brake on, I put the
spare on got my twenty, and jetted my ass outa there fast before he could
get in the car and drive. Well anyway, after I saw how fast a car will fall
I won't get under a car unless its got a jack and jackstands and the wheels
are chaucked.

Brian 86 16v
98 Jetta Vr6
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