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 Uber Kafer
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| posted on June 28th, 2013 at 09:32 PM |
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hazet tools direct from Germany - end of financial year purchases
if you have a hankering for quality tools to compliment the VW heritage you might like this mob.
tools from germany.com
http://tools-from-germany.com/en/index?x76c89=b999ecf3167ac8728c0fe985a6b5963b
do Hazet tools and postage at very attractive prices.
And if you are able to claim tools as tax deductions then you will probably blow your budget very easily. My tool kit is getting more and more of the
Hazet blue colour lately.
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69bug
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| posted on June 28th, 2013 at 09:48 PM |
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Wow expensive
1969 1500
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Uber Kafer
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| posted on June 29th, 2013 at 11:12 AM |
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posted by 69bug
Wow expensive
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compared to what? low quality tools... yes I agree.
But for those who are putting together a good tool kit the typical spanner sets, pliers, screwdrivers etc are available to your door cheaper than you
will pay locally for sidchrome etc. Not that I'm a fan of sidchrome these days.
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vwo60
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| posted on June 29th, 2013 at 11:35 AM |
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You get what you pay for, these tools would be waisted on a lot of people, not exactly what you get at Supercrap, i make my living turning spanners
and always buy the best i can and still have the majority of my tools from my apprenticship.
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Uber Kafer
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| posted on June 29th, 2013 at 02:20 PM |
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posted by vwo60
You get what you pay for, .
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what he said.
Anyway, for those who want, this supplier might appeal.
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vlad01
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| posted on June 29th, 2013 at 07:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 69bug
Wow expensive
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wait till you check out snap-on
still I like old school aussie made sidchrome tools best.
71 notchback,
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| posted on June 29th, 2013 at 08:30 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vwo60
You get what you pay for, these tools would be waisted on a lot of people, not exactly what you get at Supercrap, i make my living turning spanners
and always buy the best i can and still have the majority of my tools from my apprenticship.
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45 years on and most of my original Sidchrome and Hazet tools are still going strong unlike the owner. 
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| posted on June 30th, 2013 at 09:28 AM |
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I agree, you get what you pay for. BUT, do you NEED what you are paying for. as a chippie I have always bought the best quality carpenters tools I
could afford, that's not always the dearest though. Many years ago I went to Kmart to buy an oil filter remover, cheap as, both in price and quality,
I saw a mate there who was an apprentice mechanic at the time, he saw what I was buying and laughed at me for buying crap, I still have that tool and
still use it over 40 years latter. The thing is that in all that time I guess I have used it maybe 100 times, my mate the mechanic has probably used
his thousands of times, the cheapie has served its purpose for me, it would most probably have failed him long long ago.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on June 30th, 2013 at 10:46 AM |
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Snap on, geesh, only thing I have is a ratchet screwy from my Navy days when snap on came to the base, been going strong for 20 years+ Sidchrome and
Starwhillie are the main tools I have.
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beetleboyjeff
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| posted on June 30th, 2013 at 11:55 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by donn
I agree, you get what you pay for. BUT, do you NEED what you are paying for. as a chippie I have always bought the best quality carpenters tools I
could afford, that's not always the dearest though. Many years ago I went to Kmart to buy an oil filter remover, cheap as, both in price and quality,
I saw a mate there who was an apprentice mechanic at the time, he saw what I was buying and laughed at me for buying crap, I still have that tool and
still use it over 40 years latter. The thing is that in all that time I guess I have used it maybe 100 times, my mate the mechanic has probably used
his thousands of times, the cheapie has served its purpose for me, it would most probably have failed him long long ago.
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I agree Don. I buy good quality carpenters tools also (as a builder), but when I was an apprentice I bought a cheap socket set to work on my bug.
Anything that has worn or broken in it over the years, I have replaced with good quality stuff (I figure those are the bits I am using the most), and
now I only have about 1/3 of the original set, and the rest is good stuff.
You do really have to take into account how much you will use the tool, and how much you can afford.
From your ole' mate Jeff
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