So i went to autozone

[ElJimo]

Went to Autozone today to buy the gauge for a compression test and apparently....you can just borrow them.
I did have to give the guy cash as a collateral for the gauge, but as long as i bring it back without smashing it to bits it's completely free. I had no idea Autozone did stuff like that, I was impressed/super pumped i saved 40 bucks.

[MR 325]

Yup, they do it with a lot of tools.

[reelizmpro]

They sell u the tool...then refund ur money when u bring it back. So if u don't bring it back or break it...its yours. That's how they do it in CA at least. However, if u r going to do that u mind as well get a New tool off the shelf instead of keeping the beat up rental.

[Wschnitz]

Autozone > O' Reillys.

9 times out of 10 the people at O' Reillys don't know what I'm talking about, when I'm using simple or general terms that everyone uses to refer to a part, I've even called it exactly what it was and they had no idea what I'm talking about...

Autozone on the other hand, mainly know their stuff, at least at my local place. And the renting components is a plus too, spring compressors, gauges, you name it.

[ElJimo]

Yup, they do it with a lot of tools.

I'm going to be in the need of a torque wrench soon, you know if they'd lend me one of those? Or would you recommend i just buy one anyways, seeing as how it's needed on a bunch of things?

[Swanny]

They have pretty much every random tool needed for most jobs. Except a fuckin 32 mm spanner wrench for the fan nut.

[Vivek]

I'm going to be in the need of a torque wrench soon, you know if they'd lend me one of those? Or would you recommend i just buy one anyways, seeing as how it's needed on a bunch of things?

They'll most likely rent you one.

I normally go to my local kragen/o'reilley's. They sorta know me there and they're knowledgeable enough for what i buy there. The customer service is amazing (I was buying kragen brand oil for my moms car once, and the cashier showed me other oil that was on sale but not labelled--cost like $4 less than 5 quarts of their store brand oil) and they also rent out tools. One time a guy saw my car outside and started talking about e30's and how his friend has one (which i'd seen around a few times) and that he's thinking of getting an e36.

[Jrey]

They'll most likely rent you one.

I normally go to my local kragen/o'reilley's. They sorta know me there and they're knowledgeable enough for what i buy there. The customer service is amazing (I was buying kragen brand oil for my moms car once, and the cashier showed me other oil that was on sale but not labelled--cost like $4 less than 5 quarts of their store brand oil) and they also rent out tools. One time a guy saw my car outside and started talking about e30's and how his friend has one (which i'd seen around a few times) and that he's thinking of getting an e36.

sorry OT

wasnt Kragens bought off by O'Rileys?

the one in my area went out and O'Rileys replaced it

and for the On Topic question

can they let you rent more than one tool or is it one at a time?

[WhyNot]

autozone also has a program [if i remember right] where every time you make a purchase over $20 you get a point.
when you get 5 point [spent at least $100] you get a $20 credit.
i think the conditions are 1-have to get points within the last 6 months 2-cant split a purchase like split a $50 into two $25....but you can do that you just have to wait 6 hours or something like that.
20% discount is good.
plus they take your old oil

[Vivek]

sorry OT

wasnt Kragens bought off by O'Rileys?

Something like that. I just like to call it kragen because that's what it is in my mind and that's how it was forever until a couple years ago.

[FunfGan]

This ended better than expected.

[dannyyisntt]

They have pretty much every random tool needed for most jobs. Except a fuckin 32 mm spanner wrench for the fan nut.

Open ended wrench + screw driver = problem solved

[Ryan Stewart]

I'm going to be in the need of a torque wrench soon, you know if they'd lend me one of those? Or would you recommend i just buy one anyways, seeing as how it's needed on a bunch of things?

Buy one.

They do rent them but their tools are used/abused. I wouldnt really rely on most precision tools from them but if you need something blunt like a bearing puller (which is usually prohibitively priced anyway) its the place to go.

[Emre]

I'm going to be in the need of a torque wrench soon, you know if they'd lend me one of those? Or would you recommend i just buy one anyways, seeing as how it's needed on a bunch of things?

A torque wrench will get knocked out of calibration eventually, especially if abused. I wouldn't trust a rental torque wrench for anything important.

[iamsam]

Went to Autozone today to buy the gauge for a compression test and apparently....you can just borrow them.
I did have to give the guy cash as a collateral for the gauge, but as long as i bring it back without smashing it to bits it's completely free. I had no idea Autozone did stuff like that, I was impressed/super pumped i saved 40 bucks.

you sound like someone who just discovered the internet.