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RE: best DIY mechanic tools?
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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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