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#1: Car tool kit Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: Spalding PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:18 pm
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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

#2: Re: Car tool kit Author: E5GDM, Location: Essex PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:56 am
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Halfords.

#3: Re: Car tool kit Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: Spalding PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:07 am
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online or in store? Any particular set? What price should I pay? Don't want to get ripped off.

#4: Re: Car tool kit Author: roscoe, Location: North east UK PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:36 am
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Depends how much you want to pay

Draper

Snap on

#5: Re: Car tool kit Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: Spalding PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:56 am
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Looking to spend £50-£60 maybe.

#6: Re: Car tool kit Author: visfix PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:58 am
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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! Evil or Very Mad

#7: Re: Car tool kit Author: roscoe, Location: North east UK PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:12 am
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To be honest Snap on is the best there is. Hence the price.

#8: Re: Car tool kit Author: Edward, Location: In the garage PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:27 am
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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

#9: Re: Car tool kit Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: Spalding PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:30 am
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Thank you I will take a look Smile

#10: Re: Car tool kit Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ? PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:17 am
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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 Wink

#11: Re: Car tool kit Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:13 am
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ECP had an offer on tools the other day. Don't know if it's still an active offer.

#12: Re: Car tool kit Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ? PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:17 am
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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.

#13: Re: Car tool kit Author: bezford, Location: darlington PostPosted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:12 am
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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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