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OT There was a tv court show the other day in which a limousine
hired to take some girls to a wedding had a flat.

One of the defendants said it was dangerous to change the flat on the
expressway shoulder, and another def. said that the driver didn't know
how and didn't have the tools.

I'm wondering, how much harder would a stretch limo be? Say it was
over 20 feet. I know it weighs more, but it's all stretched out!
Leverage and all that. How much more strength would be needed to lift
the car, and doesn't the limo builder put a suitable jack in the trunk
of every one of them?

What sort of jack would that be? Could you buy one just as small and
just as strong at an auto parts store?

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Length of the vehicle is not important but weight is. Since jacks are
sometimes marginal it seems that the extra weight of a stretched vehicle
could require a sturdier jack. Of course the manufacturer should take care
of that and if the operator knows he has no suitable jack he is responsible
for any consequences.

Years ago someone asked Tom McCahill why his very expensive car came with a
99 cent jack. He replied that was because the manufaturer could not find a
98 cent one. :-)

Don Young