[quote=TimMullen]These discussions about tools always seem to become like PC/Mac wars - one is always better than another.
Like all things, there is a compromise. The professional tools Snap-On, Matco, Proto, etc. are great if you are a pro - you make your living with the tools. The truck stops by your place of work, and brings the new ones right to you, and brings the replacements should you break one.
Hunting down the Snap-On truck used to be what saved me (as an amateur mechanic). Believe me the Internet is not all good. Snap-On's online store (
http://www.snapon.com/) makes in way too easy to concoct a need and spend serious money!