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 Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:18 am |
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 1917
Trade Rating: +13
Location: Spalding
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Can anyone help me where is the best place with the best price for a starter tool kit for car maintenance. One that includes ratchet set, spanners, torque bits, and the tool for removing spark plugs?
Thanks
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:56 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 4455
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Location: Essex
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Halfords.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:07 am |
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 1917
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Location: Spalding
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online or in store? Any particular set? What price should I pay? Don't want to get ripped off.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:36 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 510
Trade Rating: +15
Location: North east UK
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:56 am |
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 1917
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Location: Spalding
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Looking to spend £50-£60 maybe.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:58 am |
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Joined: Nov 11, 2012
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That Snap-On set is a good price for what you are getting.
Think of tools as an investment, whereby if you spend a bit more, they will last you a lifetime.
Also, and this is from personal experience, don't lend them to anybody! 
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 510
Trade Rating: +15
Location: North east UK
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To be honest Snap on is the best there is. Hence the price.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:27 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
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Location: In the garage
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For a car tool kit which is never going to get used much (even if it was it's plenty good enough for years of service) then Halfords kit can't be faulted.
I got a tool roll from Machine Mart, a set of Halfords Professional screwdrivers for £10 (on offer), a decent little socket set and a pair of decent pliers.
Scrwdrivers £9.99
www.halfords.com/webap...yId_165572
Socket set £15! Just buy a range of small 1/4" sockets and a 3/8" to 1/4" adaptor.
www.halfords.com/webap...yId_255215
Pliers £10.49
www.halfords.com/webap...yId_165469
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:30 am |
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 1917
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Location: Spalding
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Thank you I will take a look 
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:17 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
Posts: 11518
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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After the p**s poor customer service I got from Halfords last week getting a broken professional tool replaced ( 2.5mm allen key ) I've stopped buying Halfords tools now.
Halford's loss is the Snap On man's gain 
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:13 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
Posts: 6526
Trade Rating: +10
Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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ECP had an offer on tools the other day. Don't know if it's still an active offer.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:17 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010
Posts: 11518
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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I've always recommended Halford's professional kit in the past BUT if they cant honour there own lifetime warranty I just wont buy / recommended there tool again.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:12 am |
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Joined: Apr 19, 2012
Posts: 529
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Location: darlington
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Machine mart do quite a full comprehensive set with decent boxes for £310 then a smaller one with less good tools for£120 but this cheaper one is about the same as the full boxrs you see like halfords do for about£60 which i started with and the tools arent great quality but if anything breaks its easy to replace with a decent version from snap on or such and u end up with a full good set like me...
So u might have to swallow it and see halfords...or get a relative to help u and get the quality machine mart one at £310inc.vat see site...
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