Lisle Tools = CRAP!

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Ah, the old email emotions that cannot be transmitted. It is hard to express 
the correct feeling though a text message. I said sorry as for you to not 
take it personally. And if all is not explained to the Nth degreee then 
someone is bound to take it literally or personally as has happened. I'm 
glad that yours works and hope that it continues to work. 
 As to stating the "Search the list" was to show that Lisle in genral is not 
a good choice of brands so that others do not fall into the same trap as I 
and many others.
 As for taking it easy well time is money and it doesn't help to have a tool 
fail because of inferiority on a Sunday afternoon when it seems that is the 
only time to get some work done. I would like to say that many would agree 
but that might start another whole lists of useless emails as well so better 
to stick to the facts as that is already hard enough as to not offend 
anyone.
 PLEASE do not take this as an attack in ANY form. Your opinion is well 
taken.
 Thanks,
Don

 On 9/19/05, Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com> wrote: 
> 
> > Did all that meticulously. And as I stated before you could clearly see
> > that it was the tool that was failing not the bolt. Many others have
> > stated in the past that Lisle is inferior, except one *John S. Lagnese
> > jlagnese@massed.net *who happened to have good luck with them but I they
> > were older, 6 years. I had already purchased mine before I read that and
> > thought I would give it a chance as I have used the good stuff without 
> any
> > problem in the past. If you do a search of the list you will find many 
> that
> > do not agree, sorry.
> 
> Sorry? Not sure what you're sorry for...
> 
> _I'm_ sorry that you got a hold of a bunk tool, that the relay of my 
> experience
> is too little/too late, and that it makes you cranky enough to site old 
> posts
> and prompt me to conduct a search so I can be schooled that many listers 
> do not
> agree?? Do not agree w/ what? That my experience tells me that they're a
> functional, somewhat-reliable tool until proven otherwise? Obviously 
> they're
> inferior - there's a reason a they cost a fraction than that of the 
> boutique
> tool peddlers. Maybe I got one of the older sets; maybe I'm just lucky and
> you're not. Hopefully, the tool failure didn't cost you more than the 
> price of
> the replacement.
> 
> Take it easy....
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)