CARRY ON RAMPING

Just seen your Editorial in the August issue asking about plastic car ramps. I’ve used the Milenco Quatro version (pictured right) for a number of years with my Vauxhall Astra G with 195/60/15 wheels. I’ve not used them with my Astra K with 225/45/17 wheels, but I’m sure they would do the job.

While they’re not technically car ramps, they do the job and are easily stored away in the supplied bag and don’t rust. The low end doesn’t foul the underside of the bumper and they are light to use – especially important to me, being a senior citizen. I just have to remember to count the ‘bumps’ as I drive up them – I haven’t exceeded the magic figure of four, so far! Geoffrey Bloomfield

Reading about Martyn Knowles’s new plastic ramps reminded me of a pair of home-made ones I built in about 1969 (pictured right). These are no longer in use – good job, as they are now riddled with woodworm! I now enjoy modern lifting ramps. Gareth Owen

In your Editorial in August, you mention issues you had with narrow, metal car ramps. I had the same problem with my car and decided to buy a set of toughened plastic items – I think they cost about £40. They are rated at three tonnes each side, so my BMW Z4 coupé shouldn’t trouble them too much. My car has 18-inch wheels with 225 on the fronts and 245 on the rears, so the wider plastic ramps are ideal – no hanging over the edges! I still had to drive my car on with scaffold planks in front of the ramps in order to reduce the entry angle as my car is rather low to the ground and has sports suspension. I have been very pleased with the ramps so far and they seem really strong, with no flex when the car is on them. M Lay