Gez G
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Registered: 12th May 04
Location: Glasgow
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I posted on here before looking for places to buy tools. Someone on here suggested Machinemart.co.uk and thumbs up to whoever that was Really reasonable proces and the staff cant do enough to help you.
Anyway pretty much everything arrived last week on a big pallet. I originally put them in my garage but moved them up to a cupboard in my room tonight as my garage is very insecure although i left the engine crane in the garage as i didnt want to try lugging that up my stairs
In total i spent £552 and ive still got more to spend as i dont have everything i will be needing.
Here is a rough list of what i bought
Engine Crane
Axle Stands x 4
Creeper
Wheel Brace
Clarke Battery Charger and Engine Starter
Oil Filter Wrench
1/2 inch drive socket set
1/4 inch drive socket set
hammer
screwdrivers
various torx/hex bits
Pliers
Clutch Allignment Tool
Spark Plug Sockets
Stanley Knife
Allen Keys
Trolley Jack
9 Drawer Tool Chest
and various other wee bits and pieces.
Here are some pics:
Really Happy with everything and i would recommend Machinemart.co.uk to anyone needing any kind of tools. 
M.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
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would love to buy all that, sick of using poundshop tools
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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halfords are doin a 150 piece kit £100
all professonal stuff so life time warrenty
i use it everyday and its never let me down
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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Yeah I went to buy this and they only had the 90 peice  but they did give me a trade card 
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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how do you get a trade card
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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need to be in the trade, or have qualifications in motor mechanics bodyshop etc
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willay
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can you just rock up to Halfords and blag it? Thats how I got onto Vauxhall's.
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City
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Registered: 30th Dec 03
Location: Wakefield Drives: Red GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
halfords are doin a 150 piece kit £100
all professonal stuff so life time warrenty
i use it everyday and its never let me down
link?
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Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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Quality matey!!! Great way to spend £500! Ive had loads of tools in my time but they are all over the bloody show now!
May take a leaf out of your book and start again with new stuff!!!!
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willay
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£500 quid though Stu, thats like a nice new LSD for the corsa or something.
However, you do drive a TVR now so the more tools you have the better 
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Stu_22
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Luton
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quote:
Originally posted by City
quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
halfords are doin a 150 piece kit £100
all professonal stuff so life time warrenty
i use it everyday and its never let me down
link?
do they not have halfords stores up north
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_173083_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_33931_crumb_33958-33943_parentcategoryrn_33931
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chr15barn3s
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Registered: 5th Oct 03
Location: Farnborough
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
need to be in the trade, or have qualifications in motor mechanics bodyshop etc
Or just borrow your mates one
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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I would have spent that money on a halfords pro tool set TBH and then bought the rest of the stuff from halfords, I have all halfords pro stuff and cant fault it at all, its top quality and a very cheap price 
But I want a cabinet now!
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Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
£500 quid though Stu, thats like a nice new LSD for the corsa or something.
However, you do drive a TVR now so the more tools you have the better
Yeah I know what your saying!
Haha!!!! Im sure it will be seeing my tools a fair bit than the P1 did!!
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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my dad has a trade card for the simple fact my uncle used to work at Halfords, i'm talking years ago but he still knows people that work there and sorted it out for him. 4.5 litre of Magnatec: £17 instead of £25 
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