Had to go buy aload of tools for my collage course I've stared (level 2 mechanics) and brought these from halfords for £80, well chuffed!

 

 

 

Looks like a nice little set to start off with!

 

looks like they have upgraded the box since I bought mine some 10 odd years ago. lol

 

Thanks Still got abit more to collect yet, but that's a huge chunk off my list!

 

You can spend thousands on tools over the years! I daren't add up what I've spent with my Snap-On dealer over the years!

 

Haha should hope so mate

The list I've got from collage adds up to £300

 

it gets dear mate. i spent that on a set of spanners last year. fucking brilliant mind. but made me feel sick at the time.

 

That's a lot of money to spend on spanners! Money I've spent so far hasn't come out my pocket yet as my parent brought it. Really need find my self a job but its hard applying for garages as none of them will take me on with out any experice, have to get a job at McDonald's

 

tools are nothing more than an investment, I started my own mobile mechanic business here in Spain, I e spent fortunes on diagnostic equipment too,s battery testers chargers ets, but I love buying new tools! it will be an addiction!

 

I'm looking at moving back to uk, I did my apprenticeship at Mercedes Benz here in Spain and hoping ill be able to get a job, I've worked in garages since I was 13, Spain and lack of contracts lets you haha!

 

I should think it would be quite esay for you as you have the experisence

 

Ive done 15k in 3 years with snapon its a horrible obsession and tbh these days halfords stuff is bloody good quality

That kit looks very good value for £80

 

15k I was quite surprised when I saw it was £80 and had to have it. It was reduce from about 130 I think.

 

Well i had a halford tool kit for years and i dont know why but always promised myself a nice snapon box kitted out so i passed on all my old tools to my son a did it and the thing with snapon they call to you with a van full of gear which is like putting a child in a sweet shop but if im honest it is a waste but just nice to have

 

Could've picked up 3dr for that

 

Dont I know

 

I've spent £25k on tools over the last 5 years

Wasn't my money though, rekitted my whole department at work ( 8 sets)
My personal fave is a stahlwille electronic angle torque wrench £1700 !!

 

Bloody hell

 

It dont take long when think a power probe and a bore scope is over £500 and one set of spanners is easily £100 + and the box was over 1k it dont take long to reach 15k so with the specialist tools ginge would buy its easily done

 

Was doing my research on tools yesterday and relished how expensive they are.

 

Remember keep all receipts because even if your on the cards you can claim some tax back for your tools

 

I can claim abit back from collage as well

 

Halfords do a nice tool set in a brief case size ,think it was about £200 but you get a lot of usefull bits.

 

If you're in college or in the trade then you can get a Halfords Trade Card for free, it'll give you about 30% discount on tools and a shed load off parts and oil. Well worth it.

 

I have tools passed down from my grandfather.... and they are still going strong...

 

They do loads of different cases and tool box sets!

Really? Ill ask about that on Monday thanks

Hopefully mine will last me for years to come!

 

I went off the snap in stuff till a few months ago he k ow cones to my house and I spent near on 5k in as many months!

 

Good lad, new tools are great.
it doesn't matter where they come from or the cost, it's a great feeling when you can tackle a job you couldn't before.

i've not gotten into the snap on route, plenty of halfords pro, teng and sp though, it is expensive, just get a good range of things then replace with better quality as you start to earn more.

 

Halfrauds trade card is hit and miss. Some things are dirt cheap, others not worth the hassle.

I find it funny how the industry is trying to lower wages yet expects a mechanic who might be on near minimum wage to buy thier own tools so factoring in tool costs your working for well under minimum wage.

 

they buy snap on and end up taking a life time to pay for them

 

Same as MAC tools

 

saying this you get what you pay for ,snap on have a good guarantee and replace if they break

 

My mate had snap on, they started to repair not replace, so went to MAC cost him a fortune now bought halfrauds tool kit the £100 set has pretty much everything you need and is bloody good quality life time replacement apparently. His ratchet broke so they gave him the replacement internal repair kit, but apart from that pretty good

 

Nice set that.You will soon have a massive tool box with every draw full of tools.I never use my tool box anymore cause the company I work for supply all my tools.

 

Cheers mate, feel better working with my own tools rather the the collages!

They put a lot of tools in a kit for the money and really good quality!

Cheers Glenn, got loads up in the shed but there old and a lot are missing

 

Nice looking set, make sure you get some security sorted, nowt worse than spending a load of money on tools for some quick fingered git to take them off you.

 

Nice looking set for £80..... I'm tempted to toddle on down to Halfords and buy one myself!