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Confucius says: rich man buys his tools once; poor man buys his tools many times. The good thing about tools these days is that you don’t have to blow a bunch of money to get something high quality, that’ll give you many years of sterling service.
After steadily increasing my repertoire of curses and insults whilst rounding off too many nuts and bolts with cheap tools, I finally succumbed to putting aside a decent chunk of my income for something good. I saw that Repco had tools on special with a lifetime warranty, and took a punt on a 60 piece socket and spanner set, with a mix of metric and imperial, ½” and ¼” drive. They are made from drop forged chrome vanadium steel, and feel very high-quality in the hand.
Fast-forward about three years, and all jokes aside, I have given these tools a genuine beating on my two Land Rovers (one of them being a forty-year-old work in progress). They have stood up very well, without a single issue to date. The metal box scuffs easily but is strong, and the mix of tools and extensions is a perfect basic foundation on which to build a comprehensive kit. With the warranty, they are definitely worth the extra coin over Repco’s other entry-level tools.
Regular retail is roughly $400, but they can often be had for up to a 50 per cent discount. I paid $180 for the 60 piece socket & spanner set.
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