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Workshop Tools...
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:00 pm
by Tashini
Okay, so although I am young and female, I am the process of starting a business braking and repairing insurance write-offs, but I am need of some workshop tools.
Does anyone know where I can pick these up cheap or have anything I could buy for a reasonable price?
And before anybody panics...I'm not the mechanic. Simply the admin whore and brains of the business
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:07 pm
by Dbo
nothing wrong with female mechanics
alright buying cheap at the start but a false economy, in the long run better brands eg snap on may seem expensive but they do the job better and you can't break them (or foc replacement). try local auctions. there was a garage down the road from me that got shut down and the whole workshop set up was sold at auction well cheap.
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:11 pm
by Tashini
Yeah, I didn't mean crap tools, I meant cheaper than buying directly from snap on. I'll have to look into local auctions. I can find police auctions, and as handy as it is to find somewhere where I can get a nice tv from cheap...they don't do much to help in the way of tools...
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:12 pm
by bristol_bb4
young, female and whore in the same post....this place just got alot better i think
keep an eye on ebay, ive had some frickin bargains on there where people have just been clearing out their garage not knowing exactly what they are selling! i got a snap on socket set for £20 a few weeks ago
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:14 pm
by Tashini
I keep looking for stuff like that to come up but it never does
Possibly because somebody keeps stealing snap on socket sets for £20... Damn you!
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:16 pm
by bristol_bb4
i am abit of an ebay ninja to be fair
just make sure you go onto advanced search and tick the "private" box and also tick the box to make it search for keywords in the listing aswell as the title
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:23 pm
by Tashini
I used to be but seems I have lost my touch
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:21 pm
by Ammo
Keep an eye on Driftworks for sale sections, lot of guys sell on tools etc
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:28 pm
by Tashini
Ooooh thanks, shall do
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:46 pm
by Tashini
Random question as well guys, anybody know roughly how many components are used to make up the average car? As in the amount of parts I can salvage and sell on? I have been told somewhere between 6-10k but this seems a little high for me to take seriously...