Anyone carry a tool kit or breakdown kit?

[delatlanta1281]

I carry a AAA card

boom. me too. tow that broken down pos back to your shop.... If you don't have a shop, i feel bad for you, tow it to mine.

[UlrichFennec]

I'm saving up to buy some tools, but I have a spare maglite, the stock jack and breaker bar, a crowbar, a small kit of screwdrivers and torx wrenches, needlenose pliers, jump leads, and an emergency campout kit.

The campout kit has a sleeping bag, a first aid kit, emergency food rations and a single liter bottle. Also a flare gun.

[IceWhite]

Factory Jack, Wheel spanner, Spare tyre, Tow hook and random tools from factory toolkit.
Spanners: 6mm - 19mm, Shifting spanner
Socket set.
Knife.
Random screw drivers.
Tiny screw drivers
Pliers, Side cutter, Needle nose pliers, Wire stripper, Jumper cables and DVM.
Zip ties, fuses, bulbs, one or two rags, tow rope, 1 Litre bottle of water, small bottle brake fluid and a pint of oil.
Warning Triangle.
Not forgetting, an extra printout that I made of the fuse list.

[dirtbag30]

made a temporary move to an apartment. now every tool i own is in the back of my jeep.
nothing in my e30 but the stock tool kit, and coolant.
ive been meaning to take some of the more common tools and put the the back of my car but i keep putting it off.

[AndrewBird]

I carry a AAA card

I have roadside assistance on my insurance, but if I'm up in the mountains where there is no cell coverage, I'd like to have another option. I also carry my longboard with me for this reason as well.

And besides, sometimes a simple fix is quicker/easier than calling for a tow. We waited 8 HOURS for a tow truck when Justin's car broke down heading to the picnic a few years back.

I also use my tool kit when I head to the junkyard. No need to pack anything else, it's already in the car.

[agent]

I carry a AAA card

[SGT4677]

I carry a 20 ft. cargo mate and a pickup.

[nando]

I never liked having a trunk full of shit. I have some basic tools but basically if it's really broken I'm not going to fix it on the side of the road anyway.

[F34R]

I carry all the tools needed to swap an engine(besides picker). If that fails I call my dad and he brings the tow dolly and I go home. Only has happened once to Polly and that was this last Wednesday.

[Gerta]

I never liked having a trunk full of shit. I have some basic tools but basically if it's really broken I'm not going to fix it on the side of the road anyway.

This. The AAA membership as already noted is key. Since the E30 isn't the car I use for camping, having to fix the car on the side of the road isn't something I am going to do.

If I was taking a cross country trek in the E30, I'd consider having a pretty good selection of tools though. Around town it normally doesn't make sense to try to fix your car on the side of the road.

[e30 gangsta]

I carry a AAA card

Exactly. I think I have misc fuses, under the clear fusebox cover. Thats about it lol

[AntiScope]

Pretty much all of the tools I own stay in my cars. I don't have a garage and carrying them up eight flights of stairs to my tiny barracks room is out of the question. I do like always being prepared though.

[James Crivellone]

I have roadside assistance on my insurance, but if I'm up in the mountains where there is no cell coverage, I'd like to have another option. I also carry my longboard with me for this reason as well.

And besides, sometimes a simple fix is quicker/easier than calling for a tow. We waited 8 HOURS for a tow truck when Justin's car broke down heading to the picnic a few years back.

I also use my tool kit when I head to the junkyard. No need to pack anything else, it's already in the car.

To be honest I will carry some tools for long distance trips, etc.

If I'm driving to work.. I have the factory tool kit (which in the E60 is more than pathetic (screwdriver... that's it beyond the normal jack stuff) and the AAA card :p

[golde30]

I have roadside assistance on my insurance, but if I'm up in the mountains where there is no cell coverage, I'd like to have another option. I also carry my longboard with me for this reason as well.

And besides, sometimes a simple fix is quicker/easier than calling for a tow. We waited 8 HOURS for a tow truck when Justin's car broke down heading to the picnic a few years back.

I also use my tool kit when I head to the junkyard. No need to pack anything else, it's already in the car.

Omg. That was the worst, and AAA was of no help. I carry jack, stands, and full tool kit when I roadtrip in the e30 after that.

[SubDad]

Visa card and cell phone, list of well-rated tow companies.
Fire extinguisher.
Jug of coolant, bottles of oil and PS fluid.
Factory tool kit with added *real* screwdriver.
Allen key for fussing with idle mixture, a hobby I've developed.
Multi-meter, spare master relay and fuses, electrical and duct tape.
Lockwire. WD40.
I learned as an aircraft mechanic that you can fix anything with lockwire, duct tape, WD40 or vast wads of money.