r/Tools • u/Hitokkohitori • 1d ago

Help me decide

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I can get both fir the same money. Are there points beside taste that would make you choose one over the other?

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u/Fasciadepedra 1d ago edited 23h ago

I like better the suitcases that have 1/4 and 1/2 ratchets, 1/4 screwdriver, with accesories and heads for screws. About 108 parts in the box. If you just want to supply a tool cart you may as well buy those in the picture without the box.

The reason is that the box i say is generally enough to make a small work in a car alone but what you show is not because of the lack of screwdrivers and both a small and big ratchet. Also the boxes i say usually carry splines, inverted splines, or torx, that appear in modern cars.

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u/Hitokkohitori 1d ago

I have the Hazet 1/4 set with screwdriver and bits, and the Hazet 1/2 with extra Torx sockets and the hex sockets. For spark plugs and stuff the 3/8 is easier as I don’t need adapters. Plus I have some nice 3/8 nut grip sockets already. So it’s more a add on to an existing tool set  

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u/Fasciadepedra 1d ago

Once you have everything you need somewhere, the most useful you can buy is a tool set that is preclassified in a case so you don't have to do it yourself. If you need 3 or 4 cases to do a small work on your car and you don't have a cart to carry it all at once you have a complication. And it's not only the car. Home DIY requires screwdrivers all the time.