m1kegibson
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I am wondering whether anyone has any experience of driving a car with PDK transmission onto a set of car ramps?
A little background. I want to be able to do some work under my car, including oil changes, but my driveway has an incline. I need to raise the rear by around 200mm/8" to level the car to perform oil change and give space to investigate a minor oil "sweat" reported by the OPC. I am not keen on the idea of using jack/stands as these would be off vertical and I don't trust chocks on the front wheels as the only "brake" when the rear is off the ground.
It seems to me that the best option would be some decent ramps (possibly Race Ramps or even home-made). I'd be 100% happy with this plan if I had a manual, however, even when warm, creeping a short distance, especially over an incline is not the smoothest operation with a PDK when a bit of gas is required.
Consequently, I am wondering whether anyone has any experience of using ramps and whether it's a hair-raising experience; or not. Equally, anyone have any other hints or tips.
A little background. I want to be able to do some work under my car, including oil changes, but my driveway has an incline. I need to raise the rear by around 200mm/8" to level the car to perform oil change and give space to investigate a minor oil "sweat" reported by the OPC. I am not keen on the idea of using jack/stands as these would be off vertical and I don't trust chocks on the front wheels as the only "brake" when the rear is off the ground.
It seems to me that the best option would be some decent ramps (possibly Race Ramps or even home-made). I'd be 100% happy with this plan if I had a manual, however, even when warm, creeping a short distance, especially over an incline is not the smoothest operation with a PDK when a bit of gas is required.
Consequently, I am wondering whether anyone has any experience of using ramps and whether it's a hair-raising experience; or not. Equally, anyone have any other hints or tips.