Wow, I just can't see a market for this. Mechanics wouldn't use it because of the extra work involved. Your average owner wouldn't use is because of the cost and extra work involved.

Next, they should make something that shakes a car silly so you can get all your coins out of the seats.

That's just retarded.

Why not get a real lift (e.g.
[www.americasprideonline.com] is $1250) and allow you to do the stuff people lift their cars up for in the first place (e.g. drain fluids, remove/work on wheels, brakes, and suspensions) that would be impossible with this POS. Not to mention you wouldn't have to remove your battery first or make the interior look like some G-men executed a search warrant in your absence.

The market for this, and everything else Eastwood makes, is auto restorers. For someone restoring a car in their garage, this is a really nice design.

I don't know how useful this would be for just doing regular maintenance on a car, or even things like replacing the tranny (most towns have one of those chain transmission shops where the work is fairly cheap and guaranteed), but if you're the kind of person who has a shop and you resurface your own clutch-plates, or you are doing complete restorations and re-builds then this is probably a good option.

The thing is very heavy parts like the bell-housing, drive lines, etc are going to be hard to install at a slant like that. While doing it directly from the bottom with a hydraulic lift is relatively easy. The lift does all the work, all you need to do is center it. This thing means you're going to have to do the actual lifting yourself.

I suppose it's a good option for doing major suspension work, hydraulic line installation, brake installation, and that sort of thing. But I'll bet that if you're doing that sort of thing you could build it yourself.

That just seems like a solution in search of a problem. This assumes that there are people who have enough room for a tilt-a-car and are hardcore to do the sort of work that a tilt-a-car is necessary for, but not hardcore enough to have enough room for a proper lift.

Imagine going to the insurance company with that claim:

"Uhh... Yeah... I thought I had my car on the device the right way, but then it fell off..."

@Zandr:

That's exactly what it's for. I know several people with these.

This is called a rotisserie . . . it's not such a unique device. Price isn't bad though.

They're generally intended for body work, not routine maintenance.

@suckacheese: does that mean I can use for my giant CHGHickens?

That's not really a rotisserie. Regardless, a nice scissor lift is about the same price as this.

@James:
>Regardless, a nice scissor lift is about the same price as this.

But if you're refinishing the underside of the car for restoration, a scissor lift will get in the way - this allows full access to the bottom of the car. Great for rust repair and repainting.

Again, not for routine maintenence, for restoration work.

People continuing to say 'get a lift'...uhm, exactly how many people have garages that would support a car on a lift height-wise? I surely don't know of any.

For the restorer this is a godsend...allows them access to the undercarriage without having to invest in a pricy lift (which are surely a hell of a lot more than $1500) and get underneath the car easily.

Guess there aren't many car restorers or mechanics on this site.

These have been around for YEARS and lots of people use them.

Most commonly used by people restoring classics in their own garages or driveways. They work really well too. I flipped '56 VW bus on one so I could strip the underside of the chassis.

Seen them much cheaper than this too.

I'd say this is definitely off-limits if you're the sort of guy who tends to shake vending machines for free food.

It's like stackable chairs! buy 4, scoot them together, and double the capacity of your garage!

Try to media blast the belly of a car without one. Same thing with an undercoating. Spraying up doesn't really work all that well.

This is way cheaper than a scissor lift...anyone suggesting someone can get a full car lift for $1500 obviously doesn't know what machinery sells for. Also, how many people have two story garages? This machine is the perfect solution for those who work on restoring cars.

i was just doing work on a friends car (removing Catalitic converter [the hell with being "green"]) and I made what was at the time, a wise ass comment about how much easier it would be to weld the pipe back on if I could JUST put the car on its side! now I can! HURRAY FOR STUFF THAT IS GREAT!!

arent there any negatinve things that happen to cars when they are lying on their sides? is taht supposed to happen?

Good for Porsche Boxsters as they don't have topside access.

I actually could use one of those...could use a lift more, but I'll take either.

Hey Giz, if you're ever looking for a new prize for a contest, I vote for something like this.

This thing will make a mess of your car. Might do more harm than good. I would prefer a lift but indeed that doesn't fit in my garage so I made a grease pit into the ground.

The pit is a bit shallow but it is high enough to sit under the car. Only cost me a few bricks and a bit of concrete. Wooden boards cover up the hole in the floor when it is not in use. Simple, cheap and efficient.