Herman K

$1800 (Incl. freight) + sales tax for Cal guys

PM me with your phone number or e-mail if your interested

Herman K

I just found this ;

If you think you concrete is not strong enough to hold the jack check it by drilling a pilot hole before you consider buying.

See this guys experience here; http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...7-max-jax.html

Shark Attack

I think they can do better than that on a group buy. Thats only 100 less than costco... I would be in at 1500.00 I think would be a lot more fare for a group buy

F18Rep

The Corvette guy was pretty determined. I wonder if you could buy a sheet of 1/2 steel and just weld studs to (through) it. Another thing I've seen done on other heavy equipment is to saw a 2 inch hole, break out the center with a cold chisel and place the stud in epoxy cement. I guess I'm thinking the expandable anchors are the weakest part of the setup.
Also if you're serious about buying, theres a guy over on the 944 forum that bought these and provided a pretty good write-up. Pretty cool upgrade for the garage.... Bruce

RyanPerrella

YEAH HE WAS WASN'T HE?

It did seem like allot of work to install what amounts to a junior size two post lift.

I always say, be careful of group buys. $1800 doesn't sound like the price that you can't pass up.

Why this specific lift BTW? Merits? Demerits?

dr bob

Ryan--

I looked at some other group buy info, including one with the Garage Journal guys a bit more than a year ago. Same GB price. I didn't get one then for some un-remembered-now reason. Most online vendors have them in the $2k range give or take, and ship costs vary.

"This lift" for me because it will do the job nicely and can be moved out of the way when it's not needed. I was about ready to pull the trigger at the $1900 Costco price, figuring I could get the ship cost removed or maybe swap those $ for the sales tax hit, and do a local pickup at their headquarters in Moorpark. It would be later in November before I could make that happen for several logistical reasons. Herman's deal saves $100 of the best internet price I've seen (Costco), so we'll have to see if we can swap shipping cost for tax to make it a little sweeter. Otherwise it's fine. Alternative is a full-height in-the-way BP 10ACX lift for $3200 installed, BTW.

Were you thinking about getting one (or a different one), or just sniping for the sake of sniping?

AO

I'm almost in the same camp as DrBob. Was almost ready to pull the trigger on the costco price. Herman's deal (if it comes together) will save me a $100 - I can always use an extra $100.

As for why "this lift"? Two reasons in particular.

1. Works well for low ceiling height.

2. Easily moved to a new location.

Fabio421

Those anchors look like a liability. Do most two post lifts use this type of anchoring setup?

RyanPerrella

Oh no, just trying to make everyone else's day miserable really

I am usually against group buys, usually return type issues go out the window and so do warranty's. Nothing against Herman, but Ive found most group buy organizers aren't the typical businessman and are trying to make a few bucks and some ideals go out the window. Then as a buyer its difficult sometimes to know where you stand when there is a middle man in between you the buyer and the manufacturer, if not a couple middle men in a manufacturer to retailer to a group buy organizer to internet purchaser.

In general I think most web forum based group buys have typically ended in dissatisfaction more often than satisfaction.

danglerb

There are plenty of options, and no gun to anyone's head making them choose this one, so if it floats your boat, buy it, if not, whats your interest in what other people want?

OTOH I agree, non vendor sponsored group buys tend to be pesky. I bought a scissor lift with more range, and I think more safety, for about half the price, and if I were to buy again I would either do the same, or maybe get one of the plentiful used premium brand two post lifts for about half the price.

dr bob

Yes, even the full-sized two-posts use them. There might be more tension on the outer hold-downs of the short columns compared to the tall ones if the regular lifts share some load across the top bar. Ultimately it's the distance from the car to the lift columns and how off-centered the load is front-to-back that make the biggest difference in the load on the hold-downs and bolts. Place the columns closer to the car, and centered between the jack points, and the loading on the hold downs will be favorable.

NoVector

Wouldn't you save more than that if you don't pay sales tax? Isn't Michigan around 6%?

AO

^^^^
Oh yeah... there's that too. So another $100 in savings.

hacker-pschorr

+1

I don't understand all the flack towards people who want this, just fall crabby attitudes?

This misconception that unless the car is 7 feet in the air the lift is useless is quite humorous.
In fact, doing jobs like clutches I prefer to have the car at "jack stand" height even on a lift. It's an easier job while on your back than trying to life / align everything over your head.

dr bob

I had an interesting conversation with Earl Gillstrom at Frenzy this year about this subject. He suggests that he'd rather lay down under the jackstand-height car than sit or stand up under a car on a lift. There's certainly merit to this idea.

Most if not all of the "work" I do on my own car is cleaning and other stuff at lower heights. Lift doesn't do much for you when you are working in the engine bay, for instance. Still, I pick the car up six or eight inches for the TB project so I don't have to lean over so much. With the lift you have easy, somewhat infinite adjustments available for height. On this particular lift there is only one height where the safety pins go in, so I suspect that I will either add more holes at the lower heights, or put a safety stand under each carriage in the column to make lower work heights practical.