(23-04-2014, 01:14 PM)Ruan Wrote: The ONLY reason I see Snap On being bought is that you get a bloke come round, give you finance, replace any tools you break with fairly few quibbles... No one else does that really...

I like Teng tools a lot, good quality, but have started to get a bit of a name behind them... Though if I had the choice, I'd go for a Britool set every day.

If the Halfords box is anything like the older red "advanced" ones they don't open properly, but I'd expect their "Industrial" ones are probably pretty good..s.

(23-04-2014, 01:14 PM)Ruan Wrote: The ONLY reason I see Snap On being bought is that you get a bloke come round, give you finance, replace any tools you break with fairly few quibbles... No one else does that really...

I like Teng tools a lot, good quality, but have started to get a bit of a name behind them... Though if I had the choice, I'd go for a Britool set every day.

If the Halfords box is anything like the older red "advanced" ones they don't open properly, but I'd expect their "Industrial" ones are probably pretty good..s.

(23-04-2014, 02:37 PM)Matt-Rallye Wrote:

(23-04-2014, 01:14 PM)Ruan Wrote: The ONLY reason I see Snap On being bought is that you get a bloke come round, give you finance, replace any tools you break with fairly few quibbles... No one else does that really...

I like Teng tools a lot, good quality, but have started to get a bit of a name behind them... Though if I had the choice, I'd go for a Britool set every day.

If the Halfords box is anything like the older red "advanced" ones they don't open properly, but I'd expect their "Industrial" ones are probably pretty good..s.

Most of my tools are KS tools, Halfords pro or Britool expert. snap on has no place in my box whatsoever. Overpriced and overrated.

At work we have the snap on van come round, the mac tools van and the KS wagon call round once a fortnight. All the tools have the same lifetime guarantee so i dont see why the snap on stuff is twice the price

(23-04-2014, 05:03 PM)Sian Wrote: It's because snap on make out there cheap. And offer you the finance but they add the vat which they don't tell you is added on as well as a fee to the finance, and the tools tend to be twice as much in general as like teng and all the other good brands , no idea why people go near them personally. But each to there own. Makita are a good make for hand and power tools, also stocked lol.

(23-04-2014, 05:16 PM)Niall Wrote:

(23-04-2014, 05:03 PM)Sian Wrote: It's because snap on make out there cheap. And offer you the finance but they add the vat which they don't tell you is added on as well as a fee to the finance, and the tools tend to be twice as much in general as like teng and all the other good brands , no idea why people go near them personally. But each to there own. Makita are a good make for hand and power tools, also stocked lol.

They make it perfectly clear they add finance costs and VAT just like every other company because if they don't, they are breaking the law.
Personally i love Snap On kit. Ive got ratchets that are older than me that were used all day every day for 19 years and still work spot on. For hobby use like most of us on here you don't need something like that and the likes of Halfords pro stuff is easily good enough but Snap On must be doing something right considering nearly all mechanics you see use their stuff.
Not saying the likes of Teng and Britool are poor because they are far from it but id buy snap on over them all day long where funds permit. They just seem better made!

(23-04-2014, 05:28 PM)Sian Wrote:

(23-04-2014, 05:16 PM)Niall Wrote:

(23-04-2014, 05:03 PM)Sian Wrote: It's because snap on make out there cheap. And offer you the finance but they add the vat which they don't tell you is added on as well as a fee to the finance, and the tools tend to be twice as much in general as like teng and all the other good brands , no idea why people go near them personally. But each to there own. Makita are a good make for hand and power tools, also stocked lol.

They make it perfectly clear they add finance costs and VAT just like every other company because if they don't, they are breaking the law.
Personally i love Snap On kit. Ive got ratchets that are older than me that were used all day every day for 19 years and still work spot on. For hobby use like most of us on here you don't need something like that and the likes of Halfords pro stuff is easily good enough but Snap On must be doing something right considering nearly all mechanics you see use their stuff.
Not saying the likes of Teng and Britool are poor because they are far from it but id buy snap on over them all day long where funds permit. They just seem better made!

Maybe it's Adam being stupid and naive then haha. He's god loads of there stuff and loves it so I guess depends what you personal preference is.

(23-04-2014, 05:44 PM)Niall Wrote:

(23-04-2014, 05:28 PM)Sian Wrote:

(23-04-2014, 05:16 PM)Niall Wrote: They make it perfectly clear they add finance costs and VAT just like every other company because if they don't, they are breaking the law.
Personally i love Snap On kit. Ive got ratchets that are older than me that were used all day every day for 19 years and still work spot on. For hobby use like most of us on here you don't need something like that and the likes of Halfords pro stuff is easily good enough but Snap On must be doing something right considering nearly all mechanics you see use their stuff.
Not saying the likes of Teng and Britool are poor because they are far from it but id buy snap on over them all day long where funds permit. They just seem better made!

Maybe it's Adam being stupid and naive then haha. He's god loads of there stuff and loves it so I guess depends what you personal preference is.

Yeah tbh life would be boring if everyone liked the same stuff! If you go on their online store they charge you full prices which can be expensive but if you go to your local snap on man, 99% of the time its substantially cheaper unless he's a right greedy bastard!

(14-06-2014, 08:07 PM)doski Wrote: does the industrial set have a lifetime guarantee too like the pro?