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Old 05-08-2007, 07:23 PM   #1
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signed my life away

well i just signed the paper work today for the next 3 years i will be paying snap-on tools for my handy tools i got today i got 8k worth of tools for 3200 (62 student discount) 4100 with tax and the intercent i hope its worth it
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Old 05-08-2007, 07:39 PM   #2
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Tools are worth there weight in gold and never a waste of money IMO and snap-on are some of the best also.

Congratulations on the dicount.

If you don't lose them they can be replaced for free for ever.

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Old 05-08-2007, 07:41 PM   #3
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tools are some of the best investments youll ever make especially if youre going to use them to make a living cheap is never worth it youll make youre money back in time many times over
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Old 05-08-2007, 07:59 PM   #4
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Just the other day I had a Snap On ratchet break. I chased down the Snap On man he fixed it & I was on my way in 5min. The best part is I bought that ratchet about 30 yrs ago. Gotta love Snap On. No questions asked just fixed it.
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:08 PM   #5
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oh i know i got alot of tool it will be worht th moneyi sent for them and i know i got a good brand
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2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles
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2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car)
2002 Sububran 5.3 245k
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:13 PM   #6
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You can never have too many tools, and with a deal like that you can't go wrong.
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:28 PM   #7
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^ Agreed. Can't ever have too many tools. Sounds like you got an awesome deal too. Have fun with them.
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:33 PM   #8
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I can't afford to not buy cheap tools.Somehow the sockets always disappear in the garage
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Old 05-08-2007, 08:52 PM   #9
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If you don't lose them they can be replaced for free for ever.

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Ya, sure. I broke a Snap-On internal pipe wrench that I purchased 30 years ago. They don't make them anymore. SOL

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Old 05-08-2007, 08:56 PM   #10
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Sorry but unless it's a house I don't advocate borrowing money. Other than that sounds like you got some good tools.
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Old 05-08-2007, 09:02 PM   #11
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did you get a box in the deal?
I inerited some snap on stuff from my grandfather years ago... my 1/2 in drive rachet is from 64, when i broke the gears in it, the snap on guy didn't even recognise it as one of there, but, after correcting it, he fixed it ASAP. You'll pay a pretty penny for them (and your discount is quite awsome) but they are some of the best tools you can buy.
Thing that sucks, I owe them more than you do.
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Old 05-08-2007, 09:56 PM   #12
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yes i did get a box in the deal its is apretty box at that http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog

and http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog

the bottom box list for 880 i got it fo 468.00 and the top list for 570 and i got it for 319.20
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2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles
2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car)
2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car)
2002 Sububran 5.3 245k
2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378

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Old 05-08-2007, 09:59 PM   #13
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also got http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....store&tool=all

list for 4100 got it for 1474.00 as a repo set
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2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles
2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car)
2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car)
2002 Sububran 5.3 245k
2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378

General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

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Old 05-08-2007, 10:00 PM   #14
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Always a good investment, last a lifetime, and they never get cheaper!
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Old 05-08-2007, 11:01 PM   #15
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Thing that sucks, I owe them more than you do.
me too.
just wait till you really get into this career. I bring that much value in tools home on the weekends for truck work.
i have an $8000 box that holds about 1/4 of my tools. the rest are on my service cart and on shelves.
but on the good side, I will never have to re-buy them.
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welcome to my world i currently owe matco about 6500 bucks for my box and a bunch of tools
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Old 05-09-2007, 02:26 AM   #17
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i got them too. i im the votech program from my school. it knocks off 52 percent. i had my boss as my cosigner lol
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Old 05-09-2007, 02:36 AM   #18
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I remember the days the snap on guy would come in and want his payment it was hard to get him payed off but well worth it. Iv had mine for over 20 years now.I don't know what id do without them.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:04 AM   #19
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I got sucked into the "SnapOn" tool thing 20+ yr's ago and i'll never buy anymore of them it's a major PITA to hunt one of them trucks down to return or get some thing fixed or exchanged.

At my current job he wont come over cuz not enough biz for him and all the new home land security at the Int'l. airport he cant get clearance to get on the inside of the airfield.

Over the years iv'e had them tell me that's not covered you used it wrong bla bla bla the warrante dosent state that! it says if it brakes it gets replaced free.

Iv'e also got some stuff that's discontinued and it's not covered so thats another problem can't get the parts to fix it.

Now days i go with craftsman if i need something i don't have yeah you have to drive to the store to return it but i know right where it's at and it never leaves that spot.

Any way Congrat's on the tools like someone said if ya dont lose them or lend them out youll have them for ever.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:45 AM   #20
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snap on has great tools but as stated finding a truck and actually getting serviced is two different things// i bought my first house for $4800
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Here's mine, the red cart to the right is mine too
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Old 05-09-2007, 04:21 PM   #22
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I hope you have better luck than I have with Snap On and their replacement policies. I have heard it is all up to your particular dealer ... if that's the case then I had a goober for a dealer.

He was more than happy to sell to you, would even set you up on payroll deduction ... but was all too quick to say NO when you had a replacement need.

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I hope you have better luck than I have with Snap On and their replacement policies. I have heard it is all up to your particular dealer ... if that's the case then I had a goober for a dealer.

He was more than happy to sell to you, would even set you up on payroll deduction ... but was all too quick to say NO when you had a replacement need.

Good luck.
Iv'e had to deal with several of thies types of dealer in the past 20yr's.

I "Snaped Off" the boxed end of a 5/16 combo wrench once using nothing but my arms and my dealer at that time told me you used a pipe and thats why it broke..........Okay even if i did you still have to replace it!
I asked him arn't thies considered Industerial strenght tools?......Yeah!
I aksed him isn't that what i paid for? a lifetime replacement!......Yeah!
I got a new wrench but i shouldn't have to strong arm for it i allready did that to the wrench

Any way the guy that services my area is cool he has allready replaced some of my Snap on $h!t and never batted an eye over it but i have to go to him where ever that may be.

Some guy's are Cool others are Dik's and will try to scam you by not replacing broken stuff.
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Snap-on stuff is good, but I always get the Craftsman stuff. Just go to the store and pick out the new ones and go show them the old junk. Plus, the Sears stores are usually in a mall, so the wife goes and messes around while you dream in the Sears tool isle.
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Old 05-09-2007, 05:18 PM   #25
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with Nacho. Snap-On tools are the best out there, my dad has some wrenches that are 30yrs old, and they are tighter fitting than a brand new Craftsmen wrench, not to mention more comfortable. But I always end up buying Craftsmen. Cheap and pretty decent quality. (except for the "Professional" long handled ratchets. I used mine once and stripped the gears out in it.)
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