My first visit to a tool truck

[nomas]

We were dropping my wife's car at a shop this morning and the Snap On truck was there . I'm not a mechanic so I never had the occasion to visit a tool truck although I was always curious . I stuck my head in the door and asked if we could come take a look . Of course the guys told us to come on in . Now I know what heaven looks like . Of course the prices were out of sight but it was fun .

 

[Urshurak776]

They should sell hot dogs too. Then it would be heaven!!!

 

[Vil_Riker]

Jealous...

To me, Harbor Freight is the "pound store" heaven - cheapo tools I can afford.

 

[cptbarkey]

I just bought my first snap-on, 97ACF needle nose pliers but I opted for the usual ebay experience with slow shipping and a lazy seller. Sigh.

 

[nomas]

My wife saw a set of scissors / shears . She asked the guy the price . He said he would have to look them up but he thought they were about $50 . Yeah , never mind ..

 

[Mechanician]

There should be a Surgeon General warning on the side "Highly Addictive, and may lead to financial distress."
But you only have to buy it once!

 

[walterjay]

I think Auto Mechanic is finally avoiding them.

 

[GMBoy]

My wife saw a set of scissors / shears . She asked the guy the price . He said he would have to look them up but he thought they were about $50 . Yeah , never mind ..

Yeah but they can hook you up at $5 a week

 

[nomas]

Yeah but they can hook you up at $5 a week

Yeah , one of the mechanics was in there making a payment . I know all about how those trucks work .

 

[97prizm]

We were dropping my wife's car at a shop this morning and the Snap On truck was there . I'm not a mechanic so I never had the occasion to visit a tool truck although I was always curious . I stuck my head in the door and asked if we could come take a look . Of course the guys told us to come on in . Now I know what heaven looks like . Of course the prices were out of sight but it was fun .

I can't believe a torque wrench can cost $3 grand and is able to be connected to the cloud.

 

[Kira]

I brought a pal's 3/8 ratchet handle to a familiar Snap-On tool truck stop. It was behind a Chevy dealership.
It was skipping under load.
Of the fellow's 6 or 7 replacement gut packs (new ring gear and pawl(s), none fit my pal's oldie.
He ordered 2 sets and told me to see him next week. He thanked me for broadening his coverage.

 

[Brian123]

They should sell hot dogs too. Then it would be heaven!!!

Good Suggestion, if they did that you probably would have bought something, meaning Tools!

 

[nomas]

I did buy a cap .

 

[wavinwayne]

I've never been in a Snap-on truck, but I do have the pleasure of using Snap-on tools at work whenever I want. We have what I'm guessing has to amount to >$100k worth of Snap-on tools and toolboxes. They are very nice tools, indeed. I hardly ever need to use them, though, since most of my work is done staring at a PC.

 

[Mechanician]

Good Suggestion, if they did that you probably would have bought something, meaning Tools!

In the old days they used girlie calendars as bait, these days of political correctness put a stop to that practice.

 

[Blueshound]

Man I wish I could go back in time and take some of the money I spent on the tool trucks 1995-2005 and put it in Apple / Microsoft stock. The tools still work great though which is little consolation

 

[Brian123]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...&itb=0&idpp=overlayview&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

There was a Mechanic in a small town near me that had this Toolbox, it was Awesome looking.

 

[Chris142]

In the old days they used girlie calendars as bait, these days of political correctness put a stop to that practice.

No it hasn't. You have to ask as they are not on display any more.

 

[vavavroom]

No it hasn't. You have to ask as they are not on display any more.

Would like to see the July edition.

 

[Mechanician]

No it hasn't. You have to ask as they are not on display any more.