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84 mazda 323 gt (twr) b6t engine
85 mazda rx7 s3 12a
90 mazda 323 estate
90 mazda 323 estate (for the mrs ;-) )
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Murph
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I like the look of the second one as it's low profile and a higher rating, although the first one looks like really good value too.
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thats my exact problem... first one look great value for money, but other looks slightly better engineered.
it will probably swing toward the cheaper as i am not the most kean/frequent mechanic but will beat the hell out of having to use a low handle jack to be able to get a normal trolley under my car each time.
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84 mazda 323 gt (twr) b6t engine
85 mazda rx7 s3 12a
90 mazda 323 estate
90 mazda 323 estate (for the mrs ;-) )
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Murph
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In that case If it's not something you'll use all the time then just get what you need.
The cheaper option sounds like it ticks all your boxes mate.
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The second one looks like it's full of gimmics - the LEDs would be crushed/smashed off in no time at all, and the sockets would rattle out of the holders on the side as soon as you rolled the thing over a slight bump or two.
Costco do a nice lightweight, low entry trolley jack, but it's £80+vat. Personally I'd rather have really high lift than mega low entry, you can always drive the car onto a piece of wood first of all and the extra 6 inches of lift are really appreciated when you're doing any major work.
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Last Edit: May 9, 2013 21:07:10 GMT by cobblers
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Murph
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I use that Costco (Arcan) one - can't fault it and it's alot of jack for the money.
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Anglia68
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May 10, 2013 14:51:46 GMT
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I have the second one and it's ok, nothing special, just ok.
The LED's are a waste of time because as soon as you use the jack they get covered in curse word.
The swivel handle is very useful though.
The sockets are firmly held in even when dragging it across the drive.
Sadly though it doesn't pump up that well as there's a lot of free play in the mechanism.
I would say it's fine for occasional use but I wouldn't recommend it if you really need to depend on it.
Hths
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stealthstylz
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Halfords 2.25T 4x4 lift jack for me, nice long arm so at the top of its travel it isn't dragging the car over on the tyres.
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May 11, 2013 15:59:09 GMT
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I bought a Yankee 3 ton from machine mart years ago - still works fine now, despite having the curse word beaten out of it for years.
The rear castors have lost their bearings now, so it doesn't drag well.
Was more than £50 though.
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tofufi
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May 11, 2013 18:41:47 GMT
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Halfords 2.25T 4x4 lift jack for me, nice long arm so at the top of its travel it isn't dragging the car over on the tyres. This - it's a cracking piece of kit. I paid about £37 I think, as it was on offer at half price and then I used an employee discount card from a friend who works there.  |
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May 11, 2013 23:06:59 GMT
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Halfords 2.25T 4x4 lift jack for me, nice long arm so at the top of its travel it isn't dragging the car over on the tyres. This - it's a cracking piece of kit. I paid about £37 I think, as it was on offer at half price and then I used an employee discount card from a friend who works there. Yep, got one too.... a great jack, not very low entry, but solid, dependable and goes really high! Mine was £35 at Xmas about 4 years ago, still going strong |
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Mr S
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This - it's a cracking piece of kit. I paid about £37 I think, as it was on offer at half price and then I used an employee discount card from a friend who works there. Yep, got one too.... a great jack, not very low entry, but solid, dependable and goes really high! Mine was £35 at Xmas about 4 years ago, still going strong ThirdedFourthed , I also have the above jack, paid either £35 or £40 for it and it's well worth that, lifts my Chevy Blazer/Jeep/Discovery without too much of a problem and fits under the Alfa 156 no bother too. Probably not much use if your car is slammed though as it's not that low. |
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Last Edit: May 12, 2013 8:22:44 GMT by Mr S
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dc1984
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Why spend extra for a low entry jack? I have omega jacks for my tyre garage, if anything low comes in I just run them onto a couple of blocks of wood.
David.
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May 15, 2013 11:51:18 GMT
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Have wondered the same about a low-entry jack. Suspicious of strength/quality of fleabay items.
A low-entry jack has to be miles better than faffing with blocks of wood. Especially if the car isn't a runner at the time!
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