1.8-Mi16-GTI6-T

[Niall]

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The thing I see broken most snap-on wise is the knob that changes direction on the ratchets, and I've snapped the end off a spanner once from tapping it with a hammer..

That's probably because your not supposed to hammer spanners?
End of the day if they break, they replace them...when there being used properly of course.
Britool/Facom are also pretty darned good...

This +1... I swear by Britool/Facom, most of my tools are from them, just pisses me off how Facom is so much more, just because it's the European sister-company...

If you want cheap and cheerful then Gear wrench offer some competitive budget tools, the ratchet's are like Ruan says though, very notchy and they have a very "unrefined" feeling... That is, however, reflected in the price!