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 Cheap plastic September 8, 2010
The Honest Reviewer (Massachusetts, USA)
A top corner broke off of one of these ramps, rendering it dangerous. This happened because the ramp slipped and my car's tire landed on the corner. These ramps slip easily, as other users have mentioned. They need to be redesigned with a stronger material and with something on the bottom to make them cling to the ground.
 Biggest pieces of crap I've ever used. August 28, 2010
Joshua M. Rinne (Sevierville, TN USA)
Having done my own oil changes on multiple occasions with different ramps, tools and conditions, I wasn't expecting the horrid outcome I had with the Blitz Rhino Ramp 8000. VERY FIRST time pulling the car up, both ramps flip out and suffer horrendous cracks now creating two absolutely useless piles of crap. No longer are they good for even holding up the lightest of cars seeing how their structural integrity is gone. What pisses me off even more is that with purchasing this from Amazon, I can no longer return these two ramps that were obviously molded improperly to begin with. Maybe others work as intended, but as far as I'm concerned these are some of the worst ones you can purchase. They're cheap for a reason and from now on, I'll ONLY use metal ramps and I recommend you do as well.
Ramps Slide Around and Buckle Under Pressure August 27, 2010
Sam (Tucson, AZ)
I own a Ford Crown Victoria, which is RWD. When I first tried to drive up these ramps, they slid (BTW, I did not ride the brakes during this attempt). To keep them from sliding, I placed them against the curb. The second time I drove up the ramps, the plastic started to buckle. At the point where the ramps met the curb, the plastic bowed outwards. These ramps may have temporarily held the weight of my car, but I don't believe they would last for long. When they finally fail under pressure, someone is going to get seriously hurt. From now on, I will only use steel vehicle ramps. Plastic is not a very good load-bearing material.
 Oil Change Essential August 16, 2010
A. Dove (Springfield)
Old routine: align the jack with the jack point, lift the car, place the jackstand, lower the car onto it, then repeat the whole procedure on the other side. 20 minutes later, finally crawl under the raised car and begin changing the oil.
New routine: shove the ramps against the front wheels, drive forward a couple of feet, chock the rear wheels, and get right to changing the oil.
These work fine with a 2001 VW Beetle and a 2009 Honda Fit, both of which have built-in front spoilers and low ground clearance. I could have gotten the lighter-weight ramps, but the 8,000-pound-rated ones weren't much more money, don't weigh much more, and provide an extra margin of safety. I'm a bit timid when suspending two tons of steel over my head.
 Good price, effective product August 8, 2010
Sean Sullivan (Cupertino, CA USA)
Lighter and therefore easier to move around than metal lifts. Also, since they're made of plastic and not steel, storing them outside is not a problem, as the rain won't cause them to rust (even painted steel ramps will rust over time). Yes, they *will* push forward a bit with a rear wheel drive car, but as long as you butt them right up against your front wheels (instead of driving up to them from several feet away), drive up onto them very gingerly (i.e., idle takeoff if you have a manual trans, no need to give it any gas), and then stick with it when they start to slip a bit (at most they'll move a few inches), instead of freaking out when you hear them move and backing up (which is exactly what I did the first time I used them and heard them start to move...), then you'll be fine. They make oil changes much simpler by eliminating the need to jack up the car and let it down onto jack stands.
And, they're "Made in the USA," to boot! (or at least they were when I purchased mine; but I think most if not all BLITZ products are still made in USA, in Oklahoma). The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is that I think their utility is limited a bit by their height (as are most ramps); if they were just a couple inches taller, their usefulness would be much increased. As they are, you're pretty much limited to oil changes with them unless your car or truck already has tons of ground clearance. Nonetheless, a practical, quality product.
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