I would jump all over every snap on deal you can while in school and if you buy a box for half price like I did when i was in high school you can turn around and trade it in for full price on a bigger one I did.
I have had a snap on 18 volt cordless with the slide on batteries for 6 years now it has its place working on cars and light trucks they are awesome. my batteries are getting weak its been through the war but its still a good tool I dont use it a ton on tractor trailers mostly because everything...
You can see my 8" Wilton on the left side of the picture its mounded to an old (very old it was my grandpa's) post setter with a 22.5 truck wheel for a base its very stable and easy to move. If you are pulling down it does not move I have had 15' of 3" iron pipe in it pulling down with a 36"...