Are Husky brand tools any good? Home depot has a pretty cool set that looks like it'll work for most car needs. I've already got a couple good sets of open / closed end wrenches in SAE and MM.

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...gjm.0&MID=9876

edit: i suck at the intraweb. it's the 64 piece set that should be at the top of this page.

 

Husky is Home Depot's in house brand, and the tools are made by Stanley. Not the best, but also not the worst.

 

The description sounds okay. Black finish looks cool, as does the laser-etched markings on the pieces. I would also like to know how they define "Guaranteed Forever". Is it pretty much an (almost) unconditional guarantee for free lifetime replacement like Craftsman?

I think that there are a few good companies out there. Snap-On makes some beautifully machined tools for the home and professional mechanic but they are pricey. In the past, I didn't like their combination and box-end wrenches because the narrow edge on the handle did not feel comfortable when I'm exerting some force.

Craftsman are okay tools at a reasonable price and they have a lot of sales on multi-piece kits at Sears. The quality is nowhere near as good as Snap-On but most of what I own is Craftsman because it's what I can afford. Even then, I don't buy their best stuff. I have their lower end rollaway and chests since I don't subject them to much abuse.

Sorry, I don't have any experience with the Husky brand, per se. I guess my advice would be to buy the best tools you can afford balanced by how much work you intend to do on your own car.

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Huskys are on par with Craftsman, which are plenty good enough for anyone just using them on weekends. I wouldnt spend money on Snap-ons or MACs unless you turn wrenches everyday for a living, and even when I did only about 10% of my tools were Snap-On,

 

Yeah, those are fine. Those tools wouldn't las one day in a mechanic shop, but for working on your car once and awhile, they're fine.