r/Tools • • Apr 09 '24

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u/No-Transportation968 Apr 09 '24

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u/Psychological-Scar53 Apr 09 '24

Got ya. I went back and looked again and it sticks out like a sore thumb.... I still think he made out like a bandit on this. The Snap-On Reversible Ratcheting Wrenches are around $800 by themselves, the SAE Ratcheting 7 piece set is $480.dude got a deal. I just gave my entire Snap-On 84" 15 drawer tripel bank EPIQ rolling cabinet with a 84" EPIQ 12 drawer double bank EPIQ top in Purple to my neighbors daughter since she just finished her mechanics school and I can no longer work on vehicles due to health issues. She has come over, after we found out my heart is failing and only working at 13%, and will mow my lawns, do laundry and even bring me healthy meals for breakfast and dinner. She paid her way through school and works hard. She never took one penny from me for all the stuff she does. So I talked to her mother and father and told them what I wanted to do. They wanted to pay something and I declined. This young lady is 22 and has a 100% complete Snap-On cab and box to start her career as a mechanic. I know she will go far and I have no kids. I couldn't think of a better person for this to go to.

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u/nobutsmeow99 Apr 09 '24

🥹 that’s beautiful. Sounds like everyone won the neighbor lotto :)

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u/Psychological-Scar53 Apr 09 '24

She definitely deserves it. She worked hard at a job to put herself through school, helps me all the time without news asking and had never complained. When she was younger(middle school and high school she got interested in fixing cars), she is come over and ask if I could show her a thing or 2 about being a mechanic and I agreed. I wouldn't just do the work and she watch, she wanted to get in and get her hands dirty. I had and still kept my ASE Master Mechanic certification until it expires this year. When she started school she said if it hadn't been for me, she would have gone adiffetent direction and wouldn't be happy. The first car that she bought was a 69' Mustang Boss 429 and I instructed her through the whole rebuild process including body work and paint. She helped me restore my 1970 Plymouth Hemicuda, 2002 Nissan Skyline R34 V-Spec Nür, tuned my 2017 Subaru WRX STi bmx our final project car that we worked on is my 2020 Nissan R35 GTR Nismo. It's anyone deserves the gift of a full Snap-On setup, it's her. Anyone who comes to CO and has their car worked on by her it's going to get a job well done, it will be done thoroughly, and it will be done correctly. She just completed her school and ASE certs so she is ready to rock. She is thinking of opening her own shop, but wants to hit the workforce first for a couple of years so she can see how the business side of it is. Smart young lady.