My expectation was that I would be able to push a regular size car around myself.  I expected that it would require effort, but I did expect to be able to do it.    The only car I have moved on the jacks that was easy to move had no engine.   Moving a race car with no interior, but with a motor was nigh on impossible on my own.

It would also be easier to use them if they would open about 5 CM more.   As can be seen in the picture, one of the plastic guides has split, but that is my fault for moving part of the hoist on the jack.

Surprisingly, if the need is to spin a car around, it can be easier to use only two of the jacks instead of all four.

I do not know if the inability to move a car is due to this particular vehicle positioning jack, or is common to all.   I suspect this is a cheap unit and others are better.

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If you’re not familiar with how this tool works, basically it involves lifting the car a couple of CM off the ground by the tyres.  The jack moves two arms together against the tyre that pushes the car upwards, then you can push the car around on casters.

The photo above shows the 450SLC lifted up on the four jacks.  Overall the jacks work as designed, you can slide them up to the tyre, and lift the car and move it around.  Having said that, the effort required to push the car around was much greater than I was expecting.  It took considerable effort to push the 1700kg SLC around a flat painted concrete floor.   It does give you quite precise movement, so you can slide the car exactly where you want, although obviously if you slide it too closely against a wall it is stuck on the jacks until you move it out.   It is possible that the movement will ease up a bit as I use the jack more, but since they moved easily on the floor with no weight, I suspect not.   The removal process was also slower than expected, there is no quick release like with a floor jack, and I had to release the valve then use a rubber mallet to get the jacks to open up.

Overall I would rate this product 3.5/5.   It does the job, but could be easier to use, the wheels could give you a bit easier pushing ability.

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