*cheap* tool kit recommendations

[Saffy]

I have an established tool kit built up over the years of mostly good quality. Having had tools nicked in the passed I am loath to carry a kit in the truck as I hate to have them go again.
So I am wanting to put a cheapy tool kit together solely for keeping in the back of the Defender that wouldn't give me cold sweats at night about losing. At this point I am thinking about an off the shelf all in one tool set rather than build up from separates. Guessing...combination spanners, sockets, pliers, HAMMER, screwdrivers.. Any recommendations that are not too paap that will have some use for landrover?

[dxmedia]

Costco do a semi alright looking comprehensive kit in a plastic boxy thing for about 70 odd quid iirc.

[karlo]

Yep same as this one, which I have.

[Saffy]

aye that's sort of thing, no costco access for me though, wonder what makro got.

[carbore]

Above is a good idea (I have similar that I used to disassemble stuff I buy at auction/car boot to get in the freelander). but......

Another approach is to go to the car boot. I have lots of king dick, Elora and snail brand stuff if got for literally pence from people selling "Grandads old rusty tools" old ladies or house clearers, with rummage boxes. I tend to avoid the tool sellers with too many power tools (that may have been cleared without the owners permission!)

Car boot is especially good if you have just got a series or other old thing that uses Imperial or Witworth.

[bastynitch]

I got a real bargain for my cheek at the car boot sale, this last weekend- asked a bloke -  five quid for a whole box spanners  etc,

 and he handed them over to me !!! :dance:

[Mark_Solesbury]

Halfords Professional 150 kit.

£90 - ive got one in the truck, and one in the toolbox in the garage.

Lifetime warranty is worth the extra £20.

[Saffy]

Halfords Professional 150 kit.

£90 - ive got one in the truck, and one in the toolbox in the garage.

Lifetime warranty is worth the extra £20.

That's more of just a socket/spanner set, it's currently a good offer price though. I do have a full roebuck 1/2inch socket set, 1/4 inch britool, and set of halifords professional rachett spanners as well as all the other combination spanners and oddball sockets I have collected over the years.
 I want a  kit solely for the truck as an 'away from home' back up that might aid in a variety of simple repairs on the odd occasion. Only things I can think off that I probably will want to add would be wheel bearing nut box spanner, decent tooling for propshaft removal and a filter strap ... LOL I can go on adding stuff and just end up where I started and makes me wonder if an off the shelf set piece kit has any real use at all  :roll:
This is on offer at moment:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_165418_langId_-1_categoryId_165572
Like Halifords, this thing varies at price with the wind from 120 to 250
http://www.kamasa.co.uk/item.aspx?item=2460&cat=467

[Disco Matt]

Keep an eye on ebay for older tools as Carbore suggests - I keep finding single King Dick spanners on there for a couple of quid each. I'd have thought a slightly grubby tool roll of old spanners is a lot less likely to go walkies than a shiny new kit, and you can build a vehicle-specific kit.

[Saffy]

Decided to build one up myself as it probably more fun and can vary the quality as needed.
The mrs brought home a couple of those padded suitcase camera boxes thing as freebie from work few weeks back so will be using one of them as the tool box.
I've fished out a handful of combination Metric spanners from my junkboxes (mostly Britool) will need still to collect some of the missing sizes though.
Have included a couple 9/16th and 1/2inch AF spanners.
Found my original Roebuck socket wrench but will need to collect up some 1/2 inch sockets from ebay/bootsales (will see what the Ross on wye bootsale has tomorrow )
Already got a spare ball hammer, Stanley blade, head torch.

Went to MoleValley farm supplies today and spent a grand total of 42 quid on a Screwdriver and screwdriver bit set, 1/4inch metric and AF socket set (5mm to 13mm and 3/16 to 1/2inch sure some sizes are doubled there!). 3 piece Plier set (snips/engineers/long nose). A four jaw circlip plier set. Half round File with handle. Full sized (and quite decent) hacksaw. 3/4 by 8 inch cold chisel. 30mm adjustable spanner. Various brands, pliers and screwdrivers are Draper :shock:
So still looking for range of sockets, t-bar, extension, some spanner (haven't figured what sizes are missing yet). Decent pair of scissors. Metric/imperial hex keys.