RE: best DIY mechanic tools?

[jbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

FWIW, I own Facom, Snap-On, S-K, Craftsman, K-D, and others, including no-name, cheap-o stuff from Harbor Freight. For things that I use all the time, like 10-14mm wrenches, sockets and ratchets, I do prefer the name brands. Most of my name brand stuff was either bought used, or at steep discount. Personally, I can't justify retail prices for Snap-On and Facom.

For precision stuff, I happen to own 3 Snap-On torque wrenches (2 bought used), but have dial indicators and calipers from Harbor Freight.

I do virtually all the work on my cars (91 M5, 89 M3, 85 635 race car, 84 533i, 93 940 turbo Volvo, 93 Suburban), so the tools do get used regularly. ;^)

- -jerry


> 
> FACOM are the best however are the most expensive.  They are mfg in
> Europe and available from Ultimate Garage.
> http://www.ultimategarage.com/tools.html
> 
> I use Craftsman because of the lifetime warranty and they work great for
> me.
> 
> Rgds
> Doug
> 92 525ia
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bmw@domain.elided [mailto:owner-bmw@domain.elided] On Behalf Of FS
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 12:06 PM
> To: BMW-CCA; BMW-Internet
> Subject: best DIY mechanic tools?
> 
> 
> (Hopefully this won't stir up too much controversy :-)
> 
> I've always been a longtime-borrower-of-tools (need to get my own,
> finally!
> :-) and am looking for opinions on what DIY'ers are using nowadays...
> 
> The internet discussion forums are filled with Craftsman vs. S-K vs.
> Snap-On vs. etc. but would like to know if there is a brand that works
> particularly
> better(?) on BMW vehicles. I'll be purchasing sockets and wrenches
> first....
> 
> Anyone care to comment?
> 
> TIA!
> 
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