how to jack up a lotus elise
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Originally Posted by duboseq,Nov 9 2006, 04:11 PM
" I guess I'll just have to drive the 911" Must be nice.......
Either way though, HOW THE FLAMING F does that happen? Like...how many brain cells does it take? Seriously. If I were this guy's FIL, I can't fire those guys fast enough.
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Originally Posted by Slamnasty,Nov 9 2006, 09:21 PM
Either way though, HOW THE FLAMING F does that happen? Like...how many brain cells does it take? Seriously. If I were this guy's FIL, I can't fire those guys fast enough.
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Originally Posted by no_really,Nov 10 2006, 02:17 AM
accidents happen. If you fire everyone every time they mess up, you will be surrounded by people who do nothing for fear of making a mistake. While a car falling off a lift is a serious issue, the tech was probably overly concerned with following instructions and not exercising his brain (probably because the owner convinced him not to). If left to his own devices, but encouraged to read the owners manual and maybe call someone at a Lotus shop, this would never have happened. The assumption that you are smarter than the other guy can cause problems lol.
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Originally Posted by no_really,Nov 9 2006, 11:17 PM
accidents happen. If you fire everyone every time they mess up, you will be surrounded by people who do nothing for fear of making a mistake. While a car falling off a lift is a serious issue, the tech was probably overly concerned with following instructions and not exercising his brain (probably because the owner convinced him not to). If left to his own devices, but encouraged to read the owners manual and maybe call someone at a Lotus shop, this would never have happened. The assumption that you are smarter than the other guy can cause problems lol.
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Why do you need to lift a car that high off the ground to change wheels?
The car would have toppled off even if it was only 2 feet off the ground, but maybe the damage wouldn't have been as bad... I'm surprised the thing didn't flip over on it's roof.
The car would have toppled off even if it was only 2 feet off the ground, but maybe the damage wouldn't have been as bad... I'm surprised the thing didn't flip over on it's roof.
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Originally Posted by chairmnofthboard,Nov 12 2006, 05:38 PM
I was thinking the same thing
if it's a hard car to lift why don't they lift one side at a time like you would do in your driveway?
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Originally Posted by CBeyond,Nov 12 2006, 10:40 AM
Why do you need to lift a car that high off the ground to change wheels?
The car would have toppled off even if it was only 2 feet off the ground, but maybe the damage wouldn't have been as bad... I'm surprised the thing didn't flip over on it's roof.
The car would have toppled off even if it was only 2 feet off the ground, but maybe the damage wouldn't have been as bad... I'm surprised the thing didn't flip over on it's roof.