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10-11-2006, 09:20 PM

Hirnbeiss

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Those costs would have been amortized decades ago, as it's a very old design.

You just keep telling yourself that. I know what Daimler pays for and what they don't.
You can tell by the light tubing and folded sheet metal that it wasn't built to be a jackstand. It's there to help you change your tire in an emergency.

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11-04-2006, 01:32 PM

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Here are pics. Car was in Park, brake on hard and both rear wheels chocked, on concrete. Jack Bent toward car and car fell away from jack -- car shifted sideways not fore & aft.

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