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[jonny2112]

Just got an email advertising the above for £80! Better than half price.
Think I'll have a look on the way home from work 

[TheBoy]

Trouble is the new kit isn't as good as the previous version which wasn't as good as the previous before that.

The current one misses a load of spanners, in favour of 3/8" drive torx. The previous one misses some useful deep sockets in favour of screwdriver bits.

Even at £80, I doubt I'll be replacing my 2 melted ones 

[jonny2112]

Oh really? Maybe not bother then.
I had planned on buying the ratchet spanner set at £40, despite my hints it hasn't appeared under the tree 
Then I thought I would go for the 120 piece maybe for an extra £60, and the jury was still out when I got this email.
If it's not worth it though .... 

[chrisgixer]

I think your better off with the 150 piece, even wothout the 18mm spanners they've stupidly removed.

[Webby the Bear]

With the money you save on the kit you can add the spanners that are reportedly missing from the up to date kit.

I couldn't recommend the 150 piece kit enough. I've had mine about 3 years now.... the only thing that broke was a T55 bit (that was my fault... it was 3/8 and I should've upgraded to the 1/2 version for trying to undo head bolts on Ralf  ) and the locking bit fell out of the screwdriver bit....they easily replaced both at hellfrauds 

I couldn't imagine my kit being in a ''proper'' tool chest..... this things in a plastic suitcase that comes to the car with you lol easy peesy.... and if I ever get in a garage I would not be upgrading....this will do me fine....well this and of course the other stuff you need like buzz guns and the like 

[zirk]

Oh really? Maybe not bother then.
I had planned on buying the ratchet spanner set at £40, despite my hints it hasn't appeared under the tree 
Then I thought I would go for the 120 piece maybe for an extra £60, and the jury was still out when I got this email.
If it's not worth it though .... 

It is worth it, all day long at 80 quid, even with some of the older items missing, wouldn't think about it for too long though as fairly sure its a 1 day wonder that ends at midnight tonight. 

[Webby the Bear]

Oh really? Maybe not bother then.
I had planned on buying the ratchet spanner set at £40, despite my hints it hasn't appeared under the tree 
Then I thought I would go for the 120 piece maybe for an extra £60, and the jury was still out when I got this email.
If it's not worth it though .... 

It is worth it, all day long at 80 quid, even with some of the older items missing, wouldn't think about it for too long though as fairly sure its a 1 day wonder that ends at midnight tonight. 

+1 

not sure you can get an equivalent kit with so much in for so little anywhere else. the quality is great also. not only do I use tem on my car but I use them at school too and as hand tools go theyre just as good as the likes of strap on

[jonny2112]

Thanks for the input guys - I've reserved one at my local store, and can pick it up before next Monday.  Whilst I have most bits and bobs, they're in a toolbag and as said, this will be so much easier. 

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks for the input guys - I've reserved one at my local store, and can pick it up before next Monday.  Whilst I have most bits and bobs, they're in a toolbag and as said, this will be so much easier. 

definitely mate! ive no idea why people would have tool chests.... you have to pick the tools you want and then go back to the chest when you invariably forget something 

although having said that I have a 5 draw tool chest as it was given to me. its not the best and it doesn't have the brand name bollerks on it..... but come on.... who's bothered about that? I use it for other tools like screw drivers, wrenches I bought that weren't in the kit (bigger than 19mm), gear wrenches etc etc.

whilst im off on one  I would say the hellfrauds advanced (or pro, cant remember which mine are) are really bloody good. mine don't have the heads that are on an axis i.e, they're fixed heads but theyre bloody handy in tight spaces. I tested the 13mm one out at school (not going to break mine!  ) and it broke loose a very stubborn nut.,...even though with my own tools id never break anything loose with a gear wrench... I just wanted to test to see if it would. and it did. and I was very pleased

[chrisgixer]

Oi, now don't be knocking the tool chest Jewelery box of "Goochi tools" as 2woody once described mine

While the Halfords 150 is quite comprehensive there's a whole load of stuff that need proper storage, don't you know. (Points nose in air and leaves room )

Pffff...peasants !

[MR MISTER]

Oi, now don't be knocking the tool chest Jewelery box of "Goochi tools" as 2woody once described mine

While the Halfords 150 is quite comprehensive there's a whole load of stuff that need proper storage, don't you know. (Points nose in air and leaves room )

Pffff...peasants !

 

[Webby the Bear]

Oi, now don't be knocking the tool chest Jewelery box of "Goochi tools" as 2woody once described mine

While the Halfords 150 is quite comprehensive there's a whole load of stuff that need proper storage, don't you know. (Points nose in air and leaves room )

Pffff...peasants !

 

in reality chris al that's really needed is the Halfords kit and a box for ''beating'' equipment..... my biggest hammer's called Bruno 

[Webby the Bear]

Just to add the only thing I really would like from Santa is a set of flare wrenches (gets ready for onslaught from AndyB for the overuse of the word 'wrench'  ).

I've not found them necessary as I've been lucky at knocking lines loose in the past with a normal open-end wrench spanner and I don't knock lines loose very often (once on line going to wheel cylinder to ma's ford and cant remember another time  ) but they would make me feel professional. and theyre pretty 

[Kevin Wood]

I got a 150 piece kit because it's got most of what you need in 1 box that's easily brought to where you're working or chucked in the car when you're travelling. It's pretty clear that the assortment of tools was drawn up by an accountant rather than a mechanic who's familiar with what sizes are frequently encountered, as there are some frustrating omissions where you have other sizes duplicated.

That said, it basically does the job, and is (when on special offer) a pretty cost effective leg-up into Omega mechanicing if you've got no tools at all. When at home, I do often find myself going to the trouble of waking across the garage to the better quality tools when the Halfords kit is in front of me, though.

I'd say, for serious work, you'll soon be looking for better quality kit so, in some respects, it might make more sense to buy that from day one. For just routine servicing, it's adequate, though.

[omegod]

Give the trade card a flash at the till,you never know it may knock off a couple more quids! Did for me recently