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At my house the off brand floor jacks tend to last 3-5 years, where the brand name ones tend to be 10+ years old and still working fine, problems that we have with the off brand ones (4 floor jacks total) is wheels falling off two of them, the hydraulic system leaking on one so it slowly drops the car... not good!
A basic metric socket set is good, craftsmen is nice because any sears store will replace anything that you brake if it is a hand tool, no questions asked, they just give you a new one.
I have a few flat screw drivers, but mostly use a 4 in 1 screw driver, my in car tool kit has one of those screw drivers, a basic socket set, a small pry bar, hand cleaner and half a roll of paper towels.
if you are going to do anything with suspension, engine rebuilding, wheel bearings or brake work that goes beyond pad and shoe replacement then you need to buy or rent a torque wrench, I like to use one on my lug nuts even.
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