Listen, the college thing is all relative.. People go, or don't go, for different reasons. Likewise, some kids amass pretty steep debt in loans while trying to "find themselves" in school.. While expensive, such is life, and no one is really equipped to make these decisions at such a young age.. We can all make cases of people that spent too much on school and wind up not making what WE think they should.. HOWEVER - you will be hard pressed to find many people making $250k a year that DIDNT goto college. Also, what u need to keep in mind for those of us that are middle aged, the people you know with corporate work that have degrees may still be progressing in their careers.. So what they make now may just be a stepping stone, while mechanics will pretty much make they same wage from now until retirement except for inflation wage increases. There was a time my older sister gave me hell that I made as much as she did. I have no degree, but a union job, while she spent years in school and is still paying for it.. Fast forward 10 years and her quarterly bonus are now almost half my annual salary..
Getting back to the point I was trying to make, is snap on has iNts place. I just honestly don't feel it's in the hands of a work for someone else $25/hr mechanic - and that's being generous. Certainly not in the hands of students being lured in with the promise of high paying careers and the "idea" that going into debt to buy as many snap on tools as possible while still in school is a "good idea". many of these guys work for cash with no 401k or benefits, yet they spend $200 on a set of 3/8 extensions cause the $20 set from craftsman is "beneath" them..
If you work off a service truck traveling to remote locations, buy snap on.. If your a mechanic in a pit crew rebuilding the same engine every 2 weeks, and u have real concerns rounding off bolts since you are turning THE SAME BOLTS all the time, buy snap on.. If your working in a corner garage doing oil changes and brakes on 20 year old Hondas, MAYBE gearwrench might be a wiser choice for you. If you are worried that the $15 harbor freight extensions MIGHT break one day - buy 2 sets- they still have a lifetime warranty and you can buy extras and still have spend 2/3 less than a snap on set you might break or loose anyway.. If you are going to swear it's all about making money, then saving money should be an equal concern too..
Finally, you guys DO REALIZE that this whole tool truck thing only came to be because there was no internet to shop on years ago right? These guys don't show up every week out of the kindness of their hearts. They only show up to collect money from all the people that owe weekly payments..
