Costco Wholesale has for its Members: QuickJack 5000TL Portable Car Lift System on sale for $1,299.99. Shipping is free.
Costco Wholesale also has for its Members: QuickJack 7000TL Portable Light Duty Truck and Passenger Car Lift System on sale for $1,499.99. Shipping is free.
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: QuickJack 5000TL Portable Car Lift System on sale for $1,299.99. Shipping is free.
Costco Wholesale also has for its Members: QuickJack 7000TL Portable Light Duty Truck and Passenger Car Lift System on sale for $1,499.99. Shipping is free.
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I got the longer 5000 TLX during QJ's holiday sale for $1480 ($200 off their site price then, it's increased by $10). This deal is $180 less, though the extended costs $40 more than the regular ones, so $140 more savings than that deal.
Check if you need the TL or TLX. It may surprise you how many common cars need the longer version (last generation Civic, for example). I didn't wait for Costco to stock the longer ones of the new model because they never had them in the previous generation.
Use the downloadable manual when setting up, not the one that comes in left frame's box. The printed one I received had incorrect information (way too much torque on the elbow to small hose, for example). I didn't get all the way to 34 N-m, stopped around 26 when I saw the hose was failing. I had to wait over a week to get the replacement part :/
I store mine under my SUV, so no need for the hangers. Lots of clearance vertically and they're only about two feet wide when pushed side-by-side. I used this tip to put the frames on wheels for about $12:
The 5000SLX was $900-1100, the new 5000TL is $1300. What makes it better to justify the increase?
3" of additional lifting height being built in the roughly the same packaging envelope is the primary difference. Also if you follow metal markets, its tough this year.
And cheap oil changes can leave you with rounded off oil pan lugs or worse.
And don't forget the dreaded cross-threaded oil pan.
That happened to me once back in the 2010's. I was in a bind & had to use one of those Jiffy Lube places.
Dude that handled the oil change was laughing & smiling & eating the entire time during the 30 min oil change. I figured out later that he was likey stoned to the bone.
And THEN, I found out at the next oil change that Mr. Snoop Oilchange Dogg effed up my oil pan (it couldn't be re-tapped/re-threaded). That was THE most expensive oil change I've ever had.
Ever since then, I have vowed to NEVER go to (or allow family/friends) a quick lube shop EVER again.
That said, (and I'm not crapping on this deal or the OP) if you check prices on Amazon, etc. you can spend another $500-$750 and actually buy an actual full size lift to install in your homes garage. I'm gonna do this in the next year or two.
I'll try to find a link to a $2000-ish lift. One of the biggest barriers (aside from the $2k, obviously) in getting one of these is having a garage that has high enough ceilings. It may be worth it to have those ceilings raised up. But there are so many factors at play here.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. FWIW, OP's deal seems like a good deal on a sturdy, well-built item (I'm just not excited about a lift that is this expensive, but yet won't provide a way to completely *stand up underneath your vehicle).
*Of course, if you also have a 'trench' built into your garage or can somehow mount the lift over a 'standing inside of hole'-capable hole, then getting the OP's lift might be a cheaper/viable option. ✓
Well, the new techs (adult looking kids) enjoy the rattle guns and brushless impacts and there you go......everything is overtightened.
Been using the Rhino ramps for last 25 years on my 2 trucks and 2 cars for the oil changes, none of them have seen oil changes outside of my garage.....those quick lubes and dealers are horrendous and well known for oil leaks, cheapo oil/filters and missing fasteners.
It's a good way to be, and give a person the unique chance to look under their car while they are there, to spot any leaks, failing hoses, loose bolts, etc. There's value in that.
As far as trucks, I have a 2wd truck and a Grand Cherokee and I don't need any jacks/ramps to change the oil on them. I could see where a lowered vehicle or a big boned person might.
Lastly, I'm not buying this lift. No side access and it already gives me shivers to think about relying on it to not flatten me like a meat pancake.
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Think about what you plan on using this for. It's going to be a solid investment for tire rotations, brakes and oil changes - as if you were still using ramps. You're going to be sitting on the ground or laying on a creeper still for any work you're doing.
I've got a Harbor Freight mid-rise lift (same as Benpak I think it was) which goes up to 56" of lift. You're no longer rolling under the vehicle, you're able to squat and use wheeled catch pans. The price has shot up on this though, as it's now $2k and they've pulled the discount coupons. I paid around $1400 with taxes when I bought, but it needed further investments in longer arms and additional lift pads. Much like someone earlier posted, be sure to know the distance between the lift pads. I was surprised when I had to make the additional investments in the longer arms to fit every one of my vehicles. With the HF lift, you're able to work at chest level for brakes, etc. It does limit some under car work due to the supports, but I've always been able to work around it. Customer service was great dealing with a pump issue, outside of warranty period - they sent me an entirely new pump portion for no charge.
I plan to eventually replace the mid-rise lift with a two post. The previous owner built a second garage onto my detached garage to house his RV. This has given me a 12' to the ceiling in my lift garage. I can lift a mid-size SUV to full height on the HF mid-rise lift.
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I've done about 200 oil changes with just a floor jack.
I've done a few oil changes myself with a floor jack, but only because I had to. It depends on the car/truck at times. Trucks are easier, but I have a skid plate under my truck. Freakin pain. I also have a sports car and won't stick the floor jack under it. Mainly due to my own paranoia. edit; Entirely due to my paranoia!
And don't forget the dreaded cross-threaded oil pan.
That happened to me once back in the 2010's. I was in a bind & had to use one of those Jiffy Lube places.
Dude that handled the oil change was laughing & smiling & eating the entire time during the 30 min oil change. I figured out later that he was likey stoned to the bone.
And THEN, I found out at the next oil change that Mr. Snoop Oilchange Dogg effed up my oil pan (it couldn't be re-tapped/re-threaded). That was THE most expensive oil change I've ever had.
Ever since then, I have vowed to NEVER go to (or allow family/friends) a quick lube shop EVER again.
That said, (and I'm not crapping on this deal or the OP) if you check prices on Amazon, etc. you can spend another $500-$750 and actually buy an actual full size lift to install in your homes garage. I'm gonna do this in the next year or two.
I'll try to find a link to a $2000-ish lift. One of the biggest barriers (aside from the $2k, obviously) in getting one of these is having a garage that has high enough ceilings. It may be worth it to have those ceilings raised up. But there are so many factors at play here.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. FWIW, OP's deal seems like a good deal on a sturdy, well-built item (I'm just not excited about a lift that is this expensive, but yet won't provide a way to completely *stand up underneath your vehicle).
*Of course, if you also have a 'trench' built into your garage or can somehow mount the lift over a 'standing inside of hole'-capable hole, then getting the OP's lift might be a cheaper/viable option. ✓
I've had good luck with just putting my oil, filter, filter adapter, and torque wrench in my trunk and asking the mechanic at the gas station if he'll do the job while I watch... I time it so that if he says no, I just ask at the next fillup and so on.
I'll try to find a link to a $2000-ish lift. One of the biggest barriers (aside from the $2k, obviously) in getting one of these is having a garage that has high enough ceilings. It may be worth it to have those ceilings raised up. But there are so many factors at play here.
The $2k two post lifts have gone up like everything else likely due to tariffs. They're now around $2,800 to start.
The Harbor Freight mid-rise is now at the $2k price point but the additional investments I laid out in my other post really close it in on the permanently mounted two post price point.
I've had good luck with just putting my oil, filter, filter adapter, and torque wrench in my trunk and asking the mechanic at the gas station if he'll do the job while I watch... I time it so that if he says no, I just ask at the next fillup and so on.
My mechanic is similar: he has no problem using a filter and oil I provide. I also had Walmart do a change once years ago using my own oil and filter while I watched. 😊
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Not sure I get the Amazon reference. He pushes these lifts pretty hard and the complaint is that there is heavy marketing on these. Lots of paid YouTube reviews. He discounts all the bad reviews on people not knowing what they are doing. Just smells like he got a kick from quickjack in relation to helping them develop mods to the quickjack and maybe he is a little biased... so did he get free stuff from qj? I own one. Received a unit with 2 rams that went bad on first lift which left my car stuck in the air, had another car fall off due to jack on one side flipping over and qj did not care. No support on that. They replaced the original rams which were defective but admitted the ones they sent were not assembled right leaving my car stuck in the air
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Spends $1500 to do a $30 oil engine. Cool...makes sense.
Yeah, there's a lot more that goes into it than that. Unhelpful comment and you're probably trolling, but I'm triggered so I'll help you understand...
- Oil changes:
--> If you're paying $30 for an oil change, you're paying a life-flunky to touch and manage one of the most critical parts of your vehicle. You don't have to go far to find horror stories about idiots, even at dealerships, that have destroyed or damaged a vehicle for that "$30 oil change". Most oil changes are closer to $100 in my area at any place other than flunkies.
--> I know I'm doing it right when I do my and family members cars. I personally have 3 "WTF were they thinking?!!" stories for fixing eff-ups on others cars when they went to a shop for an oil change
--> If I'm changing my oil, I get to select the oil I want, buy it in bulk when it's on sale as well as filters
--> Time: for me to leave my house, drive somewhere and wait while I pay some ding-dong to do an oil change, it would literally take longer than me doing it myself in my driveway. Lots of folks live well outside of urban areas and prefer self-sufficiency and can spend less time doing it themselves.
Tire rotations and changes:
--> I change 4 sets of tires every Winter and Spring (four different vehicles). It is so much faster to put the whole vehicle up and do all four than jack each tire individually.
--> Again, time and money to do it myself than to load up tires in each vehicle, drive and pay $25-$50 per vehicle for someone to swap out 4 tires for something I have the tools and ability to do myself.
Other projects:
--> anyone with confidence, the right tools and Youtube can, at the least, take a stab at fixing a wide variety of issue with a car where a lift system like this would make a huge difference and save a lot of money (and build their confidence!).
--> Friends gladly pay to use your lift when you have one, thus reducing ROI time
So, again, I know you're probably trolling, but from the quick math above, this system would pay for itself in my driveway in 5 yrs or less.
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Check if you need the TL or TLX. It may surprise you how many common cars need the longer version (last generation Civic, for example). I didn't wait for Costco to stock the longer ones of the new model because they never had them in the previous generation.
https://www.quickjack.c
Use the downloadable manual when setting up, not the one that comes in left frame's box. The printed one I received had incorrect information (way too much torque on the elbow to small hose, for example). I didn't get all the way to 34 N-m, stopped around 26 when I saw the hose was failing. I had to wait over a week to get the replacement part :/
https://www.quickjack.c
I store mine under my SUV, so no need for the hangers. Lots of clearance vertically and they're only about two feet wide when pushed side-by-side. I used this tip to put the frames on wheels for about $12:
https://youtu.be/y5PYa3IvCSg
I don't know if those wheels would be strong enough for the 7000 models.
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That happened to me once back in the 2010's. I was in a bind & had to use one of those Jiffy Lube places.
Dude that handled the oil change was laughing & smiling & eating the entire time during the 30 min oil change. I figured out later that he was likey stoned to the bone.
And THEN, I found out at the next oil change that Mr. Snoop Oilchange Dogg effed up my oil pan (it couldn't be re-tapped/re-threaded). That was THE most expensive oil change I've ever had.
Ever since then, I have vowed to NEVER go to (or allow family/friends) a quick lube shop EVER again.
That said, (and I'm not crapping on this deal or the OP) if you check prices on Amazon, etc. you can spend another $500-$750 and actually buy an actual full size lift to install in your homes garage. I'm gonna do this in the next year or two.
I'll try to find a link to a $2000-ish lift. One of the biggest barriers (aside from the $2k, obviously) in getting one of these is having a garage that has high enough ceilings. It may be worth it to have those ceilings raised up. But there are so many factors at play here.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. FWIW, OP's deal seems like a good deal on a sturdy, well-built item (I'm just not excited about a lift that is this expensive, but yet won't provide a way to completely *stand up underneath your vehicle).
*Of course, if you also have a 'trench' built into your garage or can somehow mount the lift over a 'standing inside of hole'-capable hole, then getting the OP's lift might be a cheaper/viable option. ✓
Been using the Rhino ramps for last 25 years on my 2 trucks and 2 cars for the oil changes, none of them have seen oil changes outside of my garage.....those quick lubes and dealers are horrendous and well known for oil leaks, cheapo oil/filters and missing fasteners.
As far as trucks, I have a 2wd truck and a Grand Cherokee and I don't need any jacks/ramps to change the oil on them. I could see where a lowered vehicle or a big boned person might.
Lastly, I'm not buying this lift. No side access and it already gives me shivers to think about relying on it to not flatten me like a meat pancake.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank shaggymatt
I've got a Harbor Freight mid-rise lift (same as Benpak I think it was) which goes up to 56" of lift. You're no longer rolling under the vehicle, you're able to squat and use wheeled catch pans. The price has shot up on this though, as it's now $2k and they've pulled the discount coupons. I paid around $1400 with taxes when I bought, but it needed further investments in longer arms and additional lift pads. Much like someone earlier posted, be sure to know the distance between the lift pads. I was surprised when I had to make the additional investments in the longer arms to fit every one of my vehicles. With the HF lift, you're able to work at chest level for brakes, etc. It does limit some under car work due to the supports, but I've always been able to work around it. Customer service was great dealing with a pump issue, outside of warranty period - they sent me an entirely new pump portion for no charge.
I plan to eventually replace the mid-rise lift with a two post. The previous owner built a second garage onto my detached garage to house his RV. This has given me a 12' to the ceiling in my lift garage. I can lift a mid-size SUV to full height on the HF mid-rise lift.
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If they say to use additional stands, that surely takes any 'convenience' down a notch or two.
That happened to me once back in the 2010's. I was in a bind & had to use one of those Jiffy Lube places.
Dude that handled the oil change was laughing & smiling & eating the entire time during the 30 min oil change. I figured out later that he was likey stoned to the bone.
And THEN, I found out at the next oil change that Mr. Snoop Oilchange Dogg effed up my oil pan (it couldn't be re-tapped/re-threaded). That was THE most expensive oil change I've ever had.
Ever since then, I have vowed to NEVER go to (or allow family/friends) a quick lube shop EVER again.
That said, (and I'm not crapping on this deal or the OP) if you check prices on Amazon, etc. you can spend another $500-$750 and actually buy an actual full size lift to install in your homes garage. I'm gonna do this in the next year or two.
I'll try to find a link to a $2000-ish lift. One of the biggest barriers (aside from the $2k, obviously) in getting one of these is having a garage that has high enough ceilings. It may be worth it to have those ceilings raised up. But there are so many factors at play here.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. FWIW, OP's deal seems like a good deal on a sturdy, well-built item (I'm just not excited about a lift that is this expensive, but yet won't provide a way to completely *stand up underneath your vehicle).
*Of course, if you also have a 'trench' built into your garage or can somehow mount the lift over a 'standing inside of hole'-capable hole, then getting the OP's lift might be a cheaper/viable option. ✓
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The Harbor Freight mid-rise is now at the $2k price point but the additional investments I laid out in my other post really close it in on the permanently mounted two post price point.
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- Oil changes:
--> If you're paying $30 for an oil change, you're paying a life-flunky to touch and manage one of the most critical parts of your vehicle. You don't have to go far to find horror stories about idiots, even at dealerships, that have destroyed or damaged a vehicle for that "$30 oil change". Most oil changes are closer to $100 in my area at any place other than flunkies.
--> I know I'm doing it right when I do my and family members cars. I personally have 3 "WTF were they thinking?!!" stories for fixing eff-ups on others cars when they went to a shop for an oil change
--> If I'm changing my oil, I get to select the oil I want, buy it in bulk when it's on sale as well as filters
--> Time: for me to leave my house, drive somewhere and wait while I pay some ding-dong to do an oil change, it would literally take longer than me doing it myself in my driveway. Lots of folks live well outside of urban areas and prefer self-sufficiency and can spend less time doing it themselves.
Tire rotations and changes:
--> I change 4 sets of tires every Winter and Spring (four different vehicles). It is so much faster to put the whole vehicle up and do all four than jack each tire individually.
--> Again, time and money to do it myself than to load up tires in each vehicle, drive and pay $25-$50 per vehicle for someone to swap out 4 tires for something I have the tools and ability to do myself.
Other projects:
--> anyone with confidence, the right tools and Youtube can, at the least, take a stab at fixing a wide variety of issue with a car where a lift system like this would make a huge difference and save a lot of money (and build their confidence!).
--> Friends gladly pay to use your lift when you have one, thus reducing ROI time
So, again, I know you're probably trolling, but from the quick math above, this system would pay for itself in my driveway in 5 yrs or less.