pcm81

Is the lifetime warranty only applicable to original owner? If i buy used snapon wrench/socket/ratchet etc on ebay and 6 months later it beaks, am I SOL?

Thanks ahead

Mr Car Guy

Technically, the lifetime warranty is on the tool, whoever owns it.

I once found a heavily rusted Snap-On wrench buried in the dirt while digging a trench. I gave it to the Snap-On guy and got a brand new one.

However, if you do not regularly deal with a Snap-On guy he may be very reluctant to replace something for someone who has never spent money on tools from him.

When I left the shops and went it alone at home, I never bought any Snap-on tools but I still had the occasional tool that broke. Over the years I had quite a collection and wanted them replaced. I gathered them up and put them in a box in my truck and carried them around with me as I often pass by a Snap-On truck while running errands. I showed up at a shop where I saw a truck in the lot. I brought my broken tools in and he looked at me with a long pause, I knew what he was thinking. This was probably $200 in tools, and he had never seen me before. I pulled out 20 bucks and he was suddenly very happy to replace my broken tools.

Totally depends on the Snap-On guy.

__________________
2003 GMC Envoy 5.3

pcm81

Thanks. Good info. A follow-up question:
On a warantee replacement do snapon guys ever get screwed or is it the corporate that hoofs the bill? I got nothing against buying they guy a pizza or giving him a $20 tip for hassle, but I’d feel bad to stiff him with hundreds of dollars in warantee bills if corporate does not do justice by him...

Mr Car Guy

Corporate reimburses the dealer, but the dealer has to protect himself by ensuring that the tool has not been abused, ie: using a hammer on the wrench, or prying with a screwdriver.

__________________
2003 GMC Envoy 5.3