Of course, the world of tools doesn’t have to be incredibly intimidating. A little bit of common sense and good comparison shopping and you can build a pretty nice collection of dependable tools for years to come without completely breaking the bank. Mind you, I didn’t say it would be done cheaply. You never want to cheap out on your tools, or you will be buying them all over again as they break and fall apart. So that having been said, here are some of my suggestions.

#1 – Shop for tools in the major automotive parts stores, but avoid the house brands. Only look at the larger brand name tools when shopping in these places. Sometimes you can find some real gems.

#2 – Watch the newspaper for advertisements. Father’s Day sales, etc are all goldmines.

#3 – Buy each kind of tool in sets of different sizes instead of buying them in randomly different sizes individually.

#4 – Examine the tools for quality. Check the edges for roughness or smoothness. You are looking for high grade steel with no rough edges.

#5 – This may save you more than all the other tips combined. When in the stores hunt out friendly looking associates. These are the guys you need to make friends with. They know where the specials are, whets being closed out, whets on sale, etc. Many of them are car guys and will know what a quality tool is and what isn’t. Befriend them, learn their name – it may save you thousands.

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