Scissor Jacks vs Bottle Jacks

**doncaster_mainline** · 19th June 2007, 16:35

A little bit un Vectra related, please delete if needed!

Wife still has a Skoda Fabia (we were looking at Vectra Elites), and the car jack is absolute rubbish - its the half scissor type. Its nothing like the ones with the Vectra.

Question is.... if I buy her a better jack, then what would people says better?

Bottle jack or full scissor jack???

Many thanks

Richard

**Ste** · 19th June 2007, 16:50

I always prefer a sturdy bottle jack. You can't beat hydraulic pressure.

**Ian S100** · 19th June 2007, 16:53

I've had a few scissor jacks twist & collapse but never had any problems with bottle jacks - so it's bottle jack for me

**yorkshireborn** · 19th June 2007, 17:08

bottle for me too

**AJA** · 19th June 2007, 17:12

As above dude. Bottle jack.

**dazzer t** · 19th June 2007, 17:16

deffo bottle jack mate.
keep your eyes open on ebay for one out of a mitsubishi pajero they are brilliant.

**siadwel** · 19th June 2007, 17:57

You can't get better than a SWANSEA JACK

**scottyd** · 19th June 2007, 19:16

small trolley jacks are good and easy to operate

**Ian S100** · 19th June 2007, 19:23

What about one of those blow up jobs that work via the exhaust pipe – certainly wouldn’t fall off it

**Gsi3.2** · 20th June 2007, 07:14

oohh.. i hate those inflateable one's.. soooo dangerous..okay for what they where originally designed for ( raising vehicles that had bellied out) but too dangerous and unstable for use by the untrained as a wheel change jack..