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I would also like to calibrate my Dad’s old Snap On, model QJR3200C,
I have seen posts – rumors? – of folks who sent their wrenches back to Snapon or brought it to a truck and the guy re-calibrated it. It was implied that the Snapon Warranty/Guaranty is to the tool – not the owner like everything else.
I’d be real curious to know if that was true.
First cars are machinery: nothing more.
Actually owning an old car sucks because of sourcing parts. Buying a used part doesn’t help much when it has as much or more mileage on it than your car.
Now comparing old vs. new.
Cars are MUCH more reliable than there were. My parents start freaking out when their car is 3 years old – 25,000 miles on it – because in their day, that was when cars fell apart. Now, cars typically can hit 200K miles easily – my Cavalier is over 201K now – yes, I did some work on it and it’s GM OBD “1.5” REALLY sucks. But it’s a HELL of a lot better than the 1974 Chevy Vega my Dad had.
Safety feature are always improving.
And cars today are made with assemblies. ALL the manufacturers go to the big sub-assembly makers -like Bosch – and get things made. Frankly, the only thing you’re buying today is bodies and names – yeah, Subaru has got their boxer engine and some other brands got some unique things, but unless you’re buying some super high priced luxury vehicle or sports car, you got a cookie cutter commodity auto. That’s why when you go to your favorite auto parts store’s website and click on “cars that use this part”, it fills up your screen.
The point being is that quality has gone up tremendously in the last few decades. Sure there are mess ups – like Toyota and Lexus – but all in all things are getting better.
What IS annoying is all the electronic bells and whistles on the dashboard that fail. And the expensive updates.
Why should I spend $200 for a dashboard GPS and then $200 for updates on software when I can get a better GPS for less than $200 with FREE updates from Garmin – huh, Subaru?! WTF?!
And that dashboard crap is so un-intuitive, Nothing beats analog gauges – or appear as analog. This horizontal gas gauge that read right to left is not easy to read. Having a horizontal gas gauge that read from top to bottom would be better – right Subaru?
And all the electronic crap that the automakers INSIST on stuffing into the car is just distracting. My uncle has to spend a couple of weekends in a training class for his new Mercedes. Uh, for the price he paid, he should have had a 19 year old swimsuit model tutor him – at home when my aunt was away.
All in all, I’ll take a new piece of machinery any day. The safety features are awesome and new metal is well, new. And parts are easier to get.
Now, if only I could live without a car……
Sears/Craftsman is owned by Sears Holding, Inc. – a bunch of Wall Street types.
Sears is sucking wind and their future is questionable.
What does that mean for Craftsman tools?
I honestly don’t know but I do not count on a lifetime guaranty with their tools anymore.
Also, most of them – aside from some wrenches and sockets, are now made in Taiwan or China.
AND, I walked in today and I couldn’t believe how much is Gearwrench.
As I tell my 77 year old father, Sears is NOT the company you grew up with and did business with during your 50s and younger.
Pretty much, for the exception of Lowes/Kobalt, good mechanics tools are made by Apex or Stanley – with varying quality marketed under different brand names.
Me?
What I buy: Husky (Home Depot now but at one time they (Husky) were a great Massachusetts company), Kobalt, Gearwrench, and anything sold in the autoparts stores – except Carlyle or whatever NAPA calls their overpriced Taiwan made tools.
Really NAPA?!
Sears/Craftsman is owned by Sears Holding, Inc. – a bunch of Wall Street types.
Sears is sucking wind and their future is questionable.
What does that mean for Craftsman tools?
I honestly don’t know but I do not count on a lifetime guaranty with their tools anymore.
Also, most of them – aside from some wrenches and sockets, are now made in Taiwan or China.
AND, I walked in today and I couldn’t believe how much is Gearwrench.
As I tell my 77 year old father, Sears is NOT the company you grew up with and did business with during your 50s and younger.
Pretty much, for the exception of Lowes/Kobalt, good mechanics tools are made by Apex or Stanley – with varying quality marketed under different brand names.
Me?
What I buy: Husky (Home Depot now but at one time they (Husky) were a great Massachusetts company), Kobalt, Gearwrench, and anything sold in the autoparts stores – except Carlyle or whatever NAPA calls their overpriced Taiwan made tools.
Really NAPA?!
All I can say is that at least you didn’t pass this off as a real fix for a problem like many many others do on the Internet. (“Transmission doesn’t work?! Add this reptile oil derivative and fix it!”)
All I can say is that at least you didn’t pass this off as a real fix for a problem like many many others do on the Internet. (“Transmission doesn’t work?! Add this reptile oil derivative and fix it!”)
Thinking about it, I should never give honest feedback.
I should just say you look great – like when my wife wears Spandex.
People who ask for feedback really don’t want it – and I apologize for being so socially retarded.
Delete my account.
Thinking about it, I should never give honest feedback.
I should just say you look great – like when my wife wears Spandex.
People who ask for feedback really don’t want it – and I apologize for being so socially retarded.
Delete my account.
I want to state right now that I agree with ALL posters: Eric is GREAT!
Greatness does need some fine tuning here and there – just because you have achieved excellence, does not mean there is no room for improvement.
Excellence is an ongoing process.
When you stop improving and listen to sycophants and hero worship, you become stale and backwards.
Eric can become even greater. He has it in him.
All artists, athletes, musicians and others who want to get the best out of themselves realize this.
I meant NO disrespect to Eric – at all. He ROCKS!!
Just my $0.05 – inflation.
P.S. Can I do better, you ask? NO.
But I can push people who are capable of greatness to do so – like Eric.
Sincerely,
A Coach.
I want to state right now that I agree with ALL posters: Eric is GREAT!
Greatness does need some fine tuning here and there – just because you have achieved excellence, does not mean there is no room for improvement.
Excellence is an ongoing process.
When you stop improving and listen to sycophants and hero worship, you become stale and backwards.
Eric can become even greater. He has it in him.
All artists, athletes, musicians and others who want to get the best out of themselves realize this.
I meant NO disrespect to Eric – at all. He ROCKS!!
Just my $0.05 – inflation.
P.S. Can I do better, you ask? NO.
But I can push people who are capable of greatness to do so – like Eric.
Sincerely,
A Coach.
I just remembered something ….
I once replaced a sticky PCV valve – even though the car ran fine, I replaced it.
The car ran rough for a drive cycle or two and then cleared up.I just had a similar problem with an O2 sensor – it uncovered the real problem in that case – bad spark plug wire in that case.
Sometimes, the computer adjusts for a bad component and when a new one is in, the car runs badly for a drive cycle or so – or uncovers the real problem.
If that’s not the case, then start diagnosing it – get data as Eric stresses in just about every video he makes.
I just remembered something ….
I once replaced a sticky PCV valve – even though the car ran fine, I replaced it.
The car ran rough for a drive cycle or two and then cleared up.I just had a similar problem with an O2 sensor – it uncovered the real problem in that case – bad spark plug wire in that case.
Sometimes, the computer adjusts for a bad component and when a new one is in, the car runs badly for a drive cycle or so – or uncovers the real problem.
If that’s not the case, then start diagnosing it – get data as Eric stresses in just about every video he makes.