Where should a home mechanic get his tools?

[Wannaberepairman]

Hello fellow car guys!
I've been thinking to buy some tools for my home garage. And i'm thinking of those toolbox trolleys, but i don't want some high priced professional tools nor just empty trollety, so far, i havent found any that would have reasonable price and trolley with tools in.
Can anyone advice me a website where to get them?

Thanks (and sorry for my bad english)

[steveo3002]

buy it seperate ...decent stuff doesnt tend to come compete in a roll along tool chest as everyone needs slightly differant kits

maybe scan the classifieds ads for a used tool box then fill it with what you need

[hairykrishna]

The Halfords "Professional" stuff is good. They often have deals that bundle the sets with their roller chests.

[foggy]

I’m impressed with the Bahco sets I’ve got. Seem plenty robust enough and all sockets are 6 sided flank drive which really swayed me. Not the cheapest but far from the most expensive. Get a good basic set of sockets and spanners in the sizes you’ll be using then as recommended add specialist bits as and when you need them.

[Belle427]

Bahco are very good but it’s hard to ignore the Halfords pro offerings especially over the Christmas sales.

[Tony1963]

Clarke HD Plus tool chests in Machine Mart are well worth a look. Lots of guys when I worked at Stansted had them if they didn’t want the bling of Snap On or the shame of going to Halfords. Joke!

[Some Guy]

I use a mixture of Facom (spanners, hammers and adjustable), Wera (sockets), Wiha (screwdrivers & pliers) & Knipex (cutters & adjustable plier wrench). Different manufacturers do different things "better" than the others.

[sgtBerbatov]

Money prevents me from buying a chest, so I ended up building one for about £70.

In terms of tools I started off with the Halfords Advanced set, and then just bought odds and sods when I needed them. I'd recommend the Halfords stuff as being good quality, Sealey as well (got bought 6 point impact sockets for my birthday, worth their weight in gold), Clarke do good stuff from Machine Mart. I asked for some Teng screwdrivers, haven't used them yet but they feel so much better quality than the Hilka ones I bought from The Range.

[jimPH]

Another Halfords Pro user here. I am usually found spannering on my Westfield and they've been more than up to the job. The black Pro chests are great, they come with specific sets that fit the drawers, so you can build them up as you go, supplemented with a few specific quality tools like the knippex etc. And you're away.

[magpie215]

The Halfords pro/Advanced are more than good enough for home spannering.

I've used them in a work environment and they have held up really well in comparison to the other higher end brands that I also use.

[over_the_hill]

I would agree with Halfords. I'm not a big fan of most of their stuff but the tools do seem to be good quality.
Also if buying off the internet I have found Silverline to be a good compromise of quality v price and never had a problem with their kit.

[PaulKemp]

Machine mart, look out for VAT fee deals

[Andy 308GTB]

over_the_hill said:

I would agree with Halfords. I'm not a big fan of most of their stuff but the tools do seem to be good quality.
Also if buying off the internet I have found Silverline to be a good compromise of quality v price and never had a problem with their kit.

I've got a fair few Silverline tools too, good value for money and they've been fine.

[S0 What]

Halfords pro here, 15 years daily use and only ever broken a 3/8 ratchet (3 times) and allways removing head or driveshaft bolts ! get seperate torx/allen bits for the larger sizes in 1/2" drive !!