Just Starting Out? You Need Tools!

One of your New Year's resolutions should be to work on your own car this year. If not, it's time to go back and edit your resolutions. There's a barrel of money to be saved working on your own car or truck, and it feels good, too! Now that you're on the right track, you need tools. You might be tempted to rush out and buy every single tool you think you'll ever need, but this is going to cost you thousands, and unless you have money to burn and just love seeing all of the stuff sitting pretty in your tool box you might want to start out a little more modestly. With most things, it's cheaper to shop around and buy them separately rather than in a preassembled kit. But with hand tools, the opposite seems to rule. Before you make a decision about tools, I recommend, checking out one of the mechanic's tool kits available from Craftsman. We think these are great kits to start your tool collection, and the prices can't be beat. Don't try to replace your alternator with a hammer and a flat head screwdriver, get some decent mechanic's hand tools. And stay away from the Chinese junk tools!