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[TheBoy]

Ever thought why I never did any car work in my garage (when I had one)...   ...its not practical TBH.

Accept you will get wet sometimes. Its not that much of an issue most of the time.

[tunnie]

Ever thought why I never did any car work in my garage (when I had one)...   ...its not practical TBH.

Largely because:

1) It's just as full of "stuff" (Motorbike, tools, bences)
2) Because you could not get out of the car once in? 

Apparently, according to the current owner the garage a tad wider and longer than standard 

[TheBoy]

Ever thought why I never did any car work in my garage (when I had one)...   ...its not practical TBH.

Largely because:

1) It's just as full of "stuff" (Motorbike, tools, bences)
2) Because you could not get out of the car once in? 

Apparently, according to the current owner the garage a tad wider and longer than standard 

Before I put all the benchwork in there, the car would fit in...  ...and I could use the side door.

Nah, not practical.  It will be so cramped that its easier to sit in the rain.


Pretty much all garages on newbuilds are the same size, something like 18' x 8' (can't remember eact size).

[biggriffin]

Whoops. Didn't see that coming, new house under 10 years old and cant fit a car in the garage. Bought the wrong house, 

[05omegav6]

For reference, it's curry space not fat

[tunnie]

Whoops. Didn't see that coming, new house under 10 years old and cant fit a car in the garage. Bought the wrong house, 

Try finding a house with a double garage in central(ish) locations, it's impossible.

Besides garage was always going to be mainly for tools, storage and the bikes. Was only ever nose/boot in, never the whole car. 

[YZ250]

I use my bottle jacks merely for holding a part level or lifting it in to place to align it . They make a good makeshift press as well in the right frame.  They are handy for raising a wishbone level, or jacking a hub to a certain height but I really wouldn't want to trust them for lifting a car.
I have used mine, with a special chassis plate, to raise my caravan to put its winter stands on and it really does not feel safe.
For your own safety, stick with the trolley jack Tunnie. 

[tunnie]

Thanks for the advice 

I was concerned about them anyway, this thread has confirmed my thoughts.

Time to look at other options 

Thanks everyone 

[chrisgixer]

I wouldn't trust a bottle jack lifting a car as said. Plus the ones I've seen have been too tall to fit under a standard height omega anyway.

If I ever get this bloody welder working I intend to weld a nut on a scissor jack handle and wiz the car up with my impact wrench.

Equally unstable as a bottle jack so insuring the car is well chocked is obviously vital or it will topple off. But I just get do hacked off dragging trolly jacks around/pumping the car up/drag it round the other side/pump the car up. Repeat to drop the car, sigh, they're heavy, noisy with metal wheels and the noise rattles through both our house and next doors through the Tarmac.
 Of course moving the mv8 away from the garage door would help, but its "got no rather wheels man"

A bottle jack has too small a saddle area concentrating too much pressure on the metal work of the car IMO.

Given how often I jack mine up I was seriously considering one of those built in air jack systems they use in Ausie and German touring cars. Afix air line to the car, four rams lift the car off the floor. Seemples

[MR MISTER]

I only have to jack my car up if I have a flat tyre. Isn't that how it's supposed to be?

[tunnie]

Good idea, shame you need to buy a tub of vaseline when you get it 

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/tools/car-lift-recovery-tools/jacking-and-lifting/air-jacks/?534775010&0&t5_230

[05omegav6]

AP sell them... Doubt they're cheap though

[chrisgixer]

I only have to jack my car up if I have a flat tyre. Isn't that how it's supposed to be?

Shut up you!

[flyer 0712]

Absolute death traps.....as stated for use on commercial vehicles where the amount of room underneath  is far greater.....far better and safer to use long base..low level..high lift trolley jack and do one end of the car you are working on in the dry in the garage and the other end out in the cold......and dont forget the axle stands then we live to tell the tale..

[chrisgixer]

Good idea, shame you need to buy a tub of vaseline when you get it 

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/tools/car-lift-recovery-tools/jacking-and-lifting/air-jacks/?534775010&0&t5_230

They are too tall, going by the retard at pro tyre in sloughs attempt to set my toe after a track rod change.