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From: Peter Cheplick (pcheplick yahoo.com)
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| Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:44:13 -0700 (PDT) | |
FYI - I just bought one 5 minutes ago using coupon code 53061074 and it took $30 off ($59.99 total price before shipping and tax). Thanks for the tip.
Regards,
Peter A. Cheplick
Peter A. Cheplick
From: Dennis Liu <bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com>
To: Peter Cheplick <pcheplick [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Larry -- this is the jack you want/need
Larry, the
"problem" with HF is that lots of the coupon codes and discounts will expire
quickly. They will issue new codes or have new "sales" shortly thereafter,
but stuff in carts may not still be at the price you expect (though, thanks to
the power of google-fu, you might be able to get it even lower with a little
more effort).
The other
nice thing about this (and other aluminum) jacks is that they are light and easy
to stow, making them very useful for trips to track events. Consider also
taping some foam/pipe insulation to the very top of the pump handle, as the
edge/lip is what's most likely to hit your or another vehicle and scratch
it.
vty,
--Dennis
From: Larry Bard [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:25 AM
To: Dennis Liu; Ferrarilist
Subject: RE: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need
Dennis,
I don't recall ever seriously disagreeing with you about anything before -- and I'm not about to start with respect to this. (My initial resistance to your suggestions years ago that I sign up for DE doesn't count -- as you know, I soon saw the light, and have been driving regularly at track events every year. (Watkins Glen in about a month -- yee-haw!))
As it happens, I put this exact floor jack in my Harbor Freight "shopping cart" 3 days ago -- using a $30 off coupon code I had found using Google. Also added a pair of their steel jack stands. I agree that they should be sufficient to satisfy my modest needs (though more than "twice a year" -- in addition to swapping my street tires and snow tires (purchased used, with rims, a few years ago from Brian) on the 993 twice a year, I will need to swap street tires and racing slicks at every track event.)I've been waiting until tomorrow to "checkout"/pay for the items, so it hits a new month's credit card billing cycle, even though the cost isn't all that significant.
I was similarly "frugal" even before I ever met you.
Thanks,
Larry
I don't recall ever seriously disagreeing with you about anything before -- and I'm not about to start with respect to this. (My initial resistance to your suggestions years ago that I sign up for DE doesn't count -- as you know, I soon saw the light, and have been driving regularly at track events every year. (Watkins Glen in about a month -- yee-haw!))
As it happens, I put this exact floor jack in my Harbor Freight "shopping cart" 3 days ago -- using a $30 off coupon code I had found using Google. Also added a pair of their steel jack stands. I agree that they should be sufficient to satisfy my modest needs (though more than "twice a year" -- in addition to swapping my street tires and snow tires (purchased used, with rims, a few years ago from Brian) on the 993 twice a year, I will need to swap street tires and racing slicks at every track event.)I've been waiting until tomorrow to "checkout"/pay for the items, so it hits a new month's credit card billing cycle, even though the cost isn't all that significant.
I was similarly "frugal" even before I ever met you.
Thanks,
Larry
> From: bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com
> To: Ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com; larrybard [at] hotmail.com
> Subject: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need
> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:18:14 -0400
>
> For your simple needs - to jack up the 512 (and 993) and change wheels, this
> will work perfectly fine.
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-15-ton-compact-aluminum-racing-jack-
> 68053-html-7814.html
>
> If you use 30 seconds of Google-Fu, you can find Harbor Freight discount
> codes all over the place, and/or wait approximately 8 hrs for the next HF
> "sale", and usually end up getting one of these jacks for $60-$65.
>
> Are they junk? They're far from Snap-On. But you're not a pro mechanic,
> and you'll use it twice a year, which makes these perfect. If you go to the
> track, you'll find that 95%+ of the NON-PRO guys with jacks there are using
> these things. When the frame bends because you're jacking on an uneven
> surface, or a wheel finally pops off, toss it in the dumpster and buy
> another. You're never going to get underneath the car without jackstands
> anyway, so who cares?
>
> TIP FOR FERRARI OWNERS: if you're worried that your low profile jack still
> won't fit under your sports car, be a man: grab a fender, and lift the
> m*therf*cker up into the air. You'll get another inch or two of ground
> clearance, and the stiction in the suspension will keep the car from
> dropping all the way down. Enough height to slide the jack underneath.
>
> Oh, and it doesn't suck to use a hockey puck on the jack saddle, between it
> and your frame.
>
> HTH,
>
> --Dennis
>
> (just visiting and dropping a note for Larry)
>
> To: Ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com; larrybard [at] hotmail.com
> Subject: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need
> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:18:14 -0400
>
> For your simple needs - to jack up the 512 (and 993) and change wheels, this
> will work perfectly fine.
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/rapid-pump-15-ton-compact-aluminum-racing-jack-
> 68053-html-7814.html
>
> If you use 30 seconds of Google-Fu, you can find Harbor Freight discount
> codes all over the place, and/or wait approximately 8 hrs for the next HF
> "sale", and usually end up getting one of these jacks for $60-$65.
>
> Are they junk? They're far from Snap-On. But you're not a pro mechanic,
> and you'll use it twice a year, which makes these perfect. If you go to the
> track, you'll find that 95%+ of the NON-PRO guys with jacks there are using
> these things. When the frame bends because you're jacking on an uneven
> surface, or a wheel finally pops off, toss it in the dumpster and buy
> another. You're never going to get underneath the car without jackstands
> anyway, so who cares?
>
> TIP FOR FERRARI OWNERS: if you're worried that your low profile jack still
> won't fit under your sports car, be a man: grab a fender, and lift the
> m*therf*cker up into the air. You'll get another inch or two of ground
> clearance, and the stiction in the suspension will keep the car from
> dropping all the way down. Enough height to slide the jack underneath.
>
> Oh, and it doesn't suck to use a hockey puck on the jack saddle, between it
> and your frame.
>
> HTH,
>
> --Dennis
>
> (just visiting and dropping a note for Larry)
>
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Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Dennis Liu, March 21 2012
- Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need clyderomerof4, March 22 2012
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Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Larry Bard, March 22 2012
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Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Dennis Liu, March 22 2012
- Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Peter Cheplick, March 22 2012
- Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Robert W. Garven Jr., March 22 2012
- Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Larry Bard, March 23 2012
- Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Doug and Terri Anderson, March 24 2012
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Re: Larry -- this is the jack you want/need Dennis Liu, March 22 2012
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