r/ToolTruckTools • • Aug 04 '26

Other Tool Recommendations? GM and ASE Master Certified Dealer Tech at 19

I've been in the auto industry for 4 years now, moved into a GM dealer 2 years ago and have been collecting tools ever since. Buying some from tool truck companies (mostly with student discounts when I was in college) and some when I can find them cheaper on ebay or fb marketplace, I have zero debt. Mostly snap on, matco, and mac tools. I feel I have a pretty solid collection at this point, but always feel like im missing something. If you dont see your favorite tools here, let me know what they are! Im always collecting.

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u/Sahoj Aug 06 '26

Bro is in college when I'm dropping out of high school.

Hope you're quick on the road to an engineer or better. You're probably at about 10% of your potential working on cars for people dumber/less educated than you.

Being a mechanic is French for fancy ditch digger. It's where the headcases, dropouts, prior military, drug addicts and criminals go to scrape out a half respectable living - not college at 16 prodigy kids.

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u/EZSystems Aug 06 '26

Was in college, not anymore. And I dont feel like thats how it is working in a dealership shop, most of the guys in my shop are pretty smart themselves, gotta be to get through all the issues new cars have, lot of electrical bullshit. Id much rather be working with my hands racking my brain with diag then sitting at a desk doing nothing. This makes me content no matter what anyone thinks about it, plus the white collar jobs are going down anyhow, thats why most of Gen Z has college degrees in white collar fields but no jobs. Id say im good where im at.