They Just Don't Make Stuff Like They Used To...

[v8s4me]

Look at this.....



It's only 40 years old.....bloody disgraceful!

[ukflyboy]

If it was a Halfords Advanced one you could take it back and swap it for free! I reckon I will have lost all mine before I get to 40 years though...

[phillpot]

What you been "nipping up" this time? ...

[tumble dryer]

v8s4me said:

Look at this.....



It's only 40 years old.....bloody disgraceful!

Looking round the top circumference, it looks like it's had a hard life.
(I hate breaking tools, but I'd rather give them away than lose them.)

[v8s4me]

phillpot said:

...What you been "nipping up" this time? ...

Wheels nuts. No torque wrench, just my old arms. Don't know my own strength

[glenrobbo]

That's the trouble with Fisher-Price tools, they even get broken by kids.

Time to get a proper Cr-V socket to replace that plastic one Joe.

[Top Gear TVR]

You can now use it in tight sideway access only situations

[glenrobbo]

Top Gear TVR said:

You can now use it in tight sideway access only situations

Yep, all you have to do is weld a handle on the side. Then you've got what they call "an open-ender" in the trade.