"Mike Mitchell" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:25:01 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

The answer is they don't. If you have a decent jack and axle stands you
can use those instead. I have all of these, but very very rarely use the
ramps. The odd occasion would be when I want to have the whole car off
the
ground. Now on that rare occasion, a pit would be useful.

Surely the only way to have the whole car off the ground is by means
of a crane?


No, sky hook, otherwise it's still on the ground via the crane....