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Originally Posted by 1979-930
^^^ For #3. How many would even know the proper jack points?
I picture some tech that BS'd his way into the job jacking the car up in the wrong spot and crushing the pan.
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This is an interesting question.
When I started working at a known Ferrari importer in Connecticut when I was 17, we were also bringing in many Lamborghinis, Mercedes, and Porsches (for EPA/DOT work).
There were a couple of incidents which involved cars, a Lamborghini comes to mind, where the person did not know or research where the jack points were. A frame was damaged on the lift.
I come from a school where you have to know where to jack. I was taught this by an employee who worked for Luigi Chinetti on both showroom cars - and racing cars. On 911s I have owned, the oil lines from front to back have been crushed, the rear engine sump plate bent, etc for people who did not know - or probably just did not care.
You can certainly do a lot with a proper jack and stands. Most Italian mechanics I know prefer it. But at the end of the day, you have to know how to use them.
Most people don't know jack.
