You can get a decent bottle jack really cheap (like $20). Not worth the hassle. I actually thought there was a relatively new one in the trunk of the SD but I might have taken it out prior to your acquisition.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth