Convinced I need QuickJack for a C4
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Convinced I need QuickJack for a C4
What's the right price on a '93 C4 with 80k? Belts and pump and most everything including brakes recently done, etc. etc. and almost looks new. It might be sold by now because I am hard to get to pull the trigger on anything in life. 
Asking because I'm convinced QuickJack portable lift is the thing of the future in my life and I'm not going to be the guy setting up jack stands every weekend for when my mom's van takes a dump on the driveway and needs a fixin'.
In case you don't know about this exciting little beauty https://www.quickjack.com/ also I would love more opinions on it if you're in the know!
Asking because I'm convinced QuickJack portable lift is the thing of the future in my life and I'm not going to be the guy setting up jack stands every weekend for when my mom's van takes a dump on the driveway and needs a fixin'.
In case you don't know about this exciting little beauty https://www.quickjack.com/ also I would love more opinions on it if you're in the know!
Last edited by Drive_Sell_Win; Aug 25, 2017 at 02:55 PM.
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I have had my BL 5000XL for two years and I am happy with it. I raise the car off the ground for the winter months. I use it to work on brakes, optispark (helped when I was trying to pound off my damper from underneath the car), exhaust system, etc.
The only down side is that you cannot come in from the sides to work on the car because that is where the QuickJacks are.
The only down side is that you cannot come in from the sides to work on the car because that is where the QuickJacks are.
Last edited by grandspt; Aug 25, 2017 at 07:48 PM.
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I'm in the market, as it were...
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I am in the market for a lift/jack as well (getting too old to squeeze under anymore). One nice thing about the Quickjack is it can be pulled out and stored, whereas the lift is there all the time. Important when you have a 2 car garage that can only hold one car...
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I am in the market for a lift/jack as well (getting too old to squeeze under anymore). One nice thing about the Quickjack is it can be pulled out and stored, whereas the lift is there all the time. Important when you have a 2 car garage that can only hold one car...
Steve
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I am in the market for a lift/jack as well (getting too old to squeeze under anymore). One nice thing about the Quickjack is it can be pulled out and stored, whereas the lift is there all the time. Important when you have a 2 car garage that can only hold one car...
Steve
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I purchased one shortly after my first C4. Greatest little invention if you don't have the space for a 4 post lift and/or want to keep the area around the car clear in most instances. They store right under the car and you just drive right over them... can't even be seen unless you're looking under the car. They have really good clearance when in the full lift position and I've never had a problem performing any function on the car. Can't have a corvette without one! IMO
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I have had my BL 5000XL for two years and I am happy with it. I raise the car off the ground for the winter months. I use it to work on brakes, optispark (helped when I was trying to pound off my damper from underneath the car), exhaust system, etc.
The only down side is that you cannot come in from the sides to work on the car because that is where the QuickJacks are.
The only down side is that you cannot come in from the sides to work on the car because that is where the QuickJacks are.
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Kwik-lift is missing the cool factor. Which is fine if it's a better product but it looks like a pain to move and you still need a jack.
https://kwik-lift.com/
I watched a video that plays on their home screen. Meh,
Quickjack has a hokey and information based tips section on their youtube, so at least they're thinking about the customer. This video is, however, more convincing for the product than anything else I've seen:
Thanks for the help bud!
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I just ordered a QuickJack at the Carlisle Corvette show for a discounted $1195, including free shipping. The guy told me the normal price is about $1350, but I think I saw them on the QJ site for about $1295. I'm looking forward to receiving them in a couple weeks. Was told the demand is such that they can't make them fast enough.
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QuickJacks.
I just received my QuickJacks and put them to use today. They work great. It took about an hour to assemble them. I wished I had these things 20 years ago!
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I have this on the list of things to get when I have some extra money. Of course I'd love to get a traditional 4 post lift, but unfortunately my garage will not accommodate one. I don't have the headroom to justify buying one. My max lift height is about 7 feet total across the whole garage. So a lift like this would be ideal for my uses.
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I went with the B5000, but I was originally going to go with the B3500.
For a little more money I can use the B5000 on my heavier everyday car too. It has worked out great much better than jack stands! I have had them for about 2 years now.
For a little more money I can use the B5000 on my heavier everyday car too. It has worked out great much better than jack stands! I have had them for about 2 years now.
Last edited by grandspt; Sep 18, 2017 at 06:06 AM.