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I spent $13000 on snap on tools over the years :D Lucky my mate owns a snap on truck now hahaha

Oh J-RAD, If that shop has those trike things ill take 2, ill send you cash if you hook me up? Wanna buy Jack one for his B'day lol

I spent about 14k just as a 3rd year apprentice on snap on, spent more over the years.

But they do make good tools.

Oh shit! One of the Central Coast guys said that was the case a week ago and I said he was full of shit, I owe that guy an apology :/ woops....

Hmmm how do they feel mate? No scrubbing etc? Quiet?

Nah barely no scrubbing, comes close but not even close to as bad as it was.

Haven't road tested them too much yet, haven't had the chance. They felt pretty good for the quick spin I did though.

Was going to change the battery out for a free one now but not sure if I could be bothered... Ha

Hi Matt are you still wanting to go to texi tomarrow

Haven't had a good day on the car today buddy so no can do :( started getting the gearbox back together after finding the spare I spent hours picking up has the same issue..... Will be under the car all day tomorrow, sorry man!

just lurked my cousins new bf, drives a green ve ss with a chev badge...

my face...

this xmas will be him telling me his chev is faster then my ricer.

great...

I'll race him and we can tell him mine is a stock 34............. Officer................ :ph34r:

I spent about 14k just as a 3rd year apprentice on snap on, spent more over the years.

But they do make good tools.

Easy to justify when they are your every day tools.... Awesome quality and a step above most!

i spent 1000 on my tools at work and got given 1400 bucks worth from the government for being an apprentice, wtf do you need so many tools for??

in other news, just split my wheel on the trike haha. the green machine ones are stronger and my mate told me id break these ones in like an hour.

off to kmart tomorrow. 12 bucks a wheel to replace lol

I'm back bicthes

Had a great week and discovered Jim Beam slushies :)

Forgot how much fun a VW buggy is to drive

Had a relaxing week and will be going again next year

Someone will have to give me the TL/DR version

f**ked if I'm reading through all those pages

Easy to justify when they are your every day tools.... Awesome quality and a step above most!

yep, this is the reason I bought them.

also have the best warranty around.

don't have one on the truck, will ne her next week...

not, ok, we will send that off and wait for a reply....

atm, they are my home tools for the mist part though...

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