I don't get it, even with the plug in back of the pan, it is not hard to get at if you don't have a skidplate (do a lot of people have skid plates?). I have enough room to lie down, reach back there with an open ended wrench, and loosen it without the car jacked up.

One trick my dad taught me is to apply some pressure to the plug as you are unscrewing it (pushing it in towards the pan with one finger while unscrewing. That way the plug doesn't fall out and oil doesn't seep around the plug and down your arm. Then when you know it is all the way out of the threads, you just pull it away as fast a possible, and hope you have your drain pan positioned correctly

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