Supercheapauto™ super shit recall.

[FalKeen]

give me a break, your telling us that "SuperExpensive" wouldnt ever have a recall because the stuff costs more?

im sure quite a few people on here have had to take their very expensive cars back to the dealers once or twice, for even serious issues like brakes and steering racks....

but just because theyre called "SuperCheap" they get bagged when they make a product recall...


*i have no affiliation with SuperCheap Auto (just call me Steven Ellery ;) )

Nahh its good business, how many people after 2 or 3 years are gonna remember where they got there cheap jacks from anyway, by the time comes to recall it they have either turfed it or purchased another one, in which case super cheap as made even more money... They have some smart thinkers over there!!!!!!!!!!!

look on the bright side of it, if you go to a V8 supercar race and see the supercheap girls then ur in luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by RED_EL_XR8

Dont know about you but I want a bit more than a $20 jack and some $10 axle stands, before I will climb under 1800Kg of car.

Please before working under your car ensure it is securely mouted as shown below.

lol....reminds me of the funny show "Bush Mechanics" on sbs a while back where the aboriginal communities in central australia did their stuff with what they had. Things such as replacing the brake fluid with Omo detergent, hooking up the wiper reservoir as a fuel pump, or fixing a flat tyre with stuffing it full of spinifex grass. Their jack involved getting 4 blokes to lift it onto its side then propping it up with a stick lol

[tickford2001]

damn! we have a couple of those jacks at work! have to inform the boss

i dont usually buy anything from supercheap...unless its something that 'doesnt matter' so to speak. As far as tools and that sort of thing goes though, i steer clear!

[Yum-Yum]

They've opened one over here thought I'd check it out.
Bought the ex a mobile phone holder and the bloody thing won't stick to the dash.

[tickford2001]

oh and at least those guys put two props under it, and they even put a brick behind the back wheel! workplace safety would have to give them an award...

[Laminge]

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

I shop at Super Cheap, but I never buy Super Cheap branded stuff (with the exception of one spanner, which I've used....once). I just go there for oils, spark plugs, brake pads and shit like that. Although I seem to be able to get it cheaper through Burson's and Repco now days.

I gather you are not going to reveal the supplier of said zip ties then?

[Casper]

Originally Posted by tickford2001

oh and at least those guys put two props under it, and they even put a brick behind the back wheel! workplace safety would have to give them an award...

yes, but welding the fuel tank probably negates the extra "safety" measures they took.

Wonder how big the crator was in the end?

[xdc351]

Thanks for the heads up mate. My Dad has one of those and he uses it to jack up a 2200kg 4WD. Thank god he's smart enough to use axle stands.

[Whitey-AMG]

I'm kinda wondering what prompted the recall ??????

These things have been selling at SUPERCHEAP for years. Maybe it was LB instead of KG that this unit was made for.

[chunkz]

i have no idea
but usually most stuff that is recalled is recalled before it goes on the shelf
i am affiliated with sca.. i work there...
awsome place to work

but yeh the stuff that is recalled is only on shelf for less then a week usually
so i really dont know what sparked this recall...
i might find out
working 9-5 tomorrow so yeh

[RED_EL_XR8]

Originally Posted by rodderz

lol....reminds me of the funny show "Bush Mechanics" on sbs

"ey like ohldenz !! ohldenz is ma fayvritt ones!!"

that line from the Bush Mechanics show is etched somewhere in the depths of my twisted mind. I've got a .wav file of it somewhere, have saved it as default.wav on more than a few red army home PC's.

[RED_EL_XR8]

Originally Posted by ESP

I'm kinda wondering what prompted the recall ??????

These things have been selling at SUPERCHEAP for years. Maybe it was LB instead of KG that this unit was made for.

Rumour has it! And its only a rumour, but SCA had to recall these jacks, woman complained they offered insufficient lift. see below.

[Casper]

This one?

[YOOT]

Nothing beats a big lump of timber thats twice the height of you body, no car is going to break through that should the stands fall. The tyres might hurt a bit though.

[Feathers]

Thank God I have 24/7 access to a professional workshop and bus hoists!!
If it can hold 8 tonnes of bus 2 metres off the ground, it's not going to have a problem with the XD.

[Woz]

Originally Posted by champsky

think a car on top of ya might hurt just a little bit aye??? :P

Not for long...

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by LAMINGE

I gather you are not going to reveal the supplier of said zip ties then?

Never!!!! Something's wrong, I think there's only one or two in my engine bay right now.

[HOON69]

SUPA
CHEAP
AUTO


*nuff said*

[chunkz]

yes umm
good one??? used:

[Mike Gayner]

My car fell off the stands a couple of days ago with me under it. Luckily it's an EA at stock height, so although I was rather sore afterwards, I suffered no serious injuries. I must say, the sight of the car coming down over me is the scariest moment I have experienced.

By the way, we need better smilies on this forum. That's one thing FF got right.

[lv619]

Originally Posted by Mike Gayner

My car fell off the stands a couple of days ago with me under it. Luckily it's an EA at stock height, so although I was rather sore afterwards, I suffered no serious injuries. I must say, the sight of the car coming down over me is the scariest moment I have experienced.

By the way, we need better smilies on this forum. That's one thing FF got right.

What sort of car stands were they and where did you position them under the car?

Glad to hear your ok... next time chuck a spare tyre or something under each side of the car to act as a fail safe, its better to be safe than sorry.

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by Mike Gayner

My car fell off the stands a couple of days ago with me under it. Luckily it's an EA at stock height, so although I was rather sore afterwards, I suffered no serious injuries. I must say, the sight of the car coming down over me is the scariest moment I have experienced.

By the way, we need better smilies on this forum. That's one thing FF got right.

sheesh! Which section of the car were you under at the time? Lucky escape there

[ilsautomotive]

Sounds really serious Mike, I thought that was not possible.

I admit I have a 1800 kg Supercheap jack around here. I figured that if they conform to Australian standards as they claim, they should work for an occasional job. I was also considering a high quality secondhand jack, but who knows what kind of abuse it may have suffered?

most of the time, jacks will let a car down slowly or they wont jack at all, it is either a shaft seal that could let go, or the ball that seats on the surface i.e when you twist the handle that may bypass due to scoring, but not that many jacks have actually colapsed instantly, actually i have never heard of any at all, even if the jack is rated to 1800kg, there is a saftey factor built in usually around 2 to 1.

[chunkz]

i found out what it was from work

after more tests were done...
the jacks stated weight wasnt what it could really hold....
meaning it said 2,500kg
but it can only hold about 2,000kg
so yeh

[niko]

fords get recalled all the time hahahah does that make em supershit to? :P

[M14A-Mclaren]

Supercheap are rumoured to sponsor Greg Murphy now right? I suppose that follows suit that it/he has a lower rating than prevouisly stated. Its a buggar Greg Murphy isnt being recalled though back to Formula Holden or something.