Best tool set for £500?????????????????

[Alex12]

Hi there, What is the best tool set i can get for my money (500 max the lower the better)

The set must include:

A tool box (Good quality one with room for expansion)
A reasonable variety of good quality tools I.E. socket set, screwdrivers, spanners basicly as many tools as possible for my budget.

Iv seen a few sealey deals

http://www.pvrdirect.co.uk/products.aspx?cmd=list&...

Which one would be the best and are there any better deals out there? iv also seen some US-Pro boxes on ebay which seem good quality but im no expert.

http://motors.search.ebay.co.uk/us-pro_Storage_W0Q...

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated guys

Thanks

[Alex12]

Thanks for the help guys, well im a trainee mechanic and have about 500 squids to spend on a decent set of tool, so the tools will be used in a garage enviroment, are halfords professional still a good choice?, what are your opinions on the links i mentioned in my opening post?

Thanks again, really appreciate the help

[Alex12]

Thanks guys, i was thinking of buying the halfords professional 150 piece socket set in halfords yesterday for £99.99 half price deal, roughly how much would i get off with a trade card, i realise the trade cards can not be used on sale items but lets say how much could i get off the origional price of £200?

cheers

[Alex12]

Thanks guys, so it seems that halfords professional is certainly the way to go, what about boxes? are the halfords any good i know they have a deal on the industrial sets at the mo think there top and bottom for £300 or what do you guys think of the us-pro boxes off ebay (link on my opening post)

Cheers

[Alex12]

Thanks guys, pritty sure im gunna go with the halfords pro's now as they appear to be very good quality for the money, iv seen those ratcheting spanners, are they any good? are the halfords pro screwdrivers decent aswell? i noticed halfords have got a deal on them when you buy some halfords oil you get a set free so am tempted with that aswell, as the the boxes im really undecided, am i better buying a bigger box and growing into it so to speak or am i better just getting a smaller box for tools and upgrade as my collection grows?

Cheers

[Alex12]

are there any halfords pro stuff that i should avoid? does anybody know about the halfords professional lifetime guarantee and if it is voided if working in the trade?

Cheers

[Alex12]

adamfraser said:

Bought the Flexi-Head Spanner set last month, on closer discovery the 12mm was rusted and would not work (obviously someone had replaced it)... took it in, explained problem, absolutely no questions asked and was replaced. And that was using a trade card (in the business).

sounds like they have decent aftersales, think il go wiv the pros then, does anyone know if there torque wrenches any good?

[Alex12]

Quinny said:

If I remember correctly, The Halfords Torque Wrenches came out Best Buy for acuracy, and value for money in a Practical Classics Monthly test


Although personaly I like Britool Torque Wrenches

Does anybody have any experiance with electronic torque wrenches? or is it just something to go wrong?