Ramps--man those things are dangerous--Use a Jack!
I watched my neighbor drive his car up his ramps last weekend and I knew exactly what was going to happen. He was using them on glass smooth new concrete.
To go up ramps right, you got to get a head start of 4 feet. He tucked his right under the tire edges, gave the car some gas and one slipped out , the other caught and he drove right over it and landed on his floor pan.
I chuckled very hard. Yes I have done it. I like Heavy steel well made Ramps and the feeling of safety you get, but the best way to use them is to jack your car up high and shove them underneath your tires.
Its the only way I will go undernath a car if I am going to do a frame shaking job like put in a new engine and transmission.
Of course, 35 people are going to say Ramps are the greatest and they never make a mistake. Of course, because you have been fixing cars for 2 years.
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