Re: Is it toast? (Flame bait)

[Matthew Caprio <cap29100@flash.net>]

>I wasn't asking too much of the jack...i could have taken the lugs out with 
>my fingers if I could reach into the holes to twist them...but I got one lug 
>out and the jack fell forward.  The second time, the tire was completely off 
>the car and that corner landed (softly) on its rotor.  I've never had that 
>happen on any of my other cars, and never expected it to happen twice!
>
>Fortunately there was enough clearance to jack the car up again to get the 
>tire back on.

Well, how about this, try setting the parking brake (very tightly) while
jacking your car! :)