I guess you can spend your cash on whatever takes your fancy but I've never got this whole 'snap-on' thing and I'm a mech tech by trade.
The only socket I ever destroyed (split) was a snap-on socket and I've done some pretty brutal things to tools - a 12 foot scaffold pole on a 1" drive 70mm socket was one I remember (GE Frame 5 gas turbine compressor casing bolt..). 10 ton chain blocks welded to similar sized flogging spanners plus a belt from the 14lb sledge hammer worked as well.
In my garage I've a 20 year old Kamasa socket set (Britool rachet now) and a set of Britool combination spanners and some other varied bits and bobs from the likes of Halfords and I've yet to come across a job on a car I can't tackle with the stuff I have. In my car ownership I've rebuilt engines and swapped most suspension/brakes/cluch parts and I've never once though - I wish I'd bought a snap-on tool instead of this....Okay, I'm not using my home tools 8 hours a day, 5 days a week but I am under the car or bonnet most weekends and the 4lb lump hammer gets regular use assisting the britool spanners.

Just my opinion of course

 

ive just bought the new limited edition (#75 petter solberg) Subaru box to match my old subaru (bugeye) box both as pictured above ive also got the wooden topped large box in blue (all bought within 12 months)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/Image026.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/Image027.jpg
and the new one =
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...b/DSC00158.jpg

i was going to px the bugeye one in but it really is mint and they now look the business next to each other, its going to cost a fortune to fill them!

i,ll post some pics up soon, I have got a weakness for snapon tools but I look at the boxes as an investment i also dont smoke and really dont miss the £20 a week ,and they are also something to pass down to my lad whos car mad!

Also got the seat covers for my p1 this week!

 

I also have a big weakness for snap-on stuff cant seem to leave the van empty handed, always see something that catches my eye

 

took some pics of them all together

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Picture118.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Picture117.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Picture116.jpg

had a sort out today and seem to have a few empty drawers!

 

They are all bloody mint

 

You beat me to it with the pics of them together i did it the other day looks an incredible site

 

just bought the new limited edition one also,, getting delivered next week!!

anybody else ordered??

 

Thankfully not...
I think I'll stick with my Machine mart one for £400 quid... and it's bigger than the Snap on box too.
My dealer keeps telling me he'll give me £400 quid trade in on my old box...
Well it's still £2100 too expensive mate.

Full of Snap on tools mind, and I've never broken any hand tools.
The only thing that lets go fairly regularly is an impact 1/2" wobble drive, but as long as they keep replacing it for free I'll keep using it.


Andy

 

i look at them purely as an investment for my son,,,

ive pxd 2 boxes in for the new one and my dealer has give me more than i actually paid him for them not so long ago,,, so happy days,,

 

Some cracking tool boxes on show above on the previous posts, their is one for sale on Ebay with a buy it now price of £1,650

eBay.co.uk: Snap-on Toolbox Subaru Prodrive WRC (item 300088178524 end time 10-Mar-07 20:29:29 GMT)

 

My tool box number is 60/350

 

I never about these, pretty cool.

 

Holly thread resurection!

 

indeed although they are pretty cool, going to be serious cash on flea bay now