Bahco S330 Socket Set 34 Piece 1/4 and 3/8 Square Drive

First off 2 things to clarify about this socket set and Bahco who make it: 1: this is a 3/8 socket set. It contains a 3/8 ratchet and a good selection of 3/8 sockets. The Amazon description is a little confusing as it also refers to ‘1/4 square drive....’. The set contains a small selection (13) of flat/philips/hex bits to go on a 1/4 driver, hence the Amazon reference to is being a 1/4 inch as-well as a 3/8. So it’s basically a full 3/8 socket set with a few 1/4 bits thrown in too. 2. It is made by Bahco. For decades Bahco was a Swedish company making high quality tools. It was taken over by SNA (parent of Snap-On) and most (if not all) manufacturing was moved out of Sweden. This socket set is made in Taiwan ( l bought this set in February 2021 - from other reviews it seems that more recent sets are made in China). In my experience Bahco quality is now mid market rather than high end, but in fairness to Bahco the prices are now mid market too. I am an amateur mechanic and l generally fix my own cars and l bought this set for that purpose. I have a separate 1/2 inch set and a separate 1/4 inch set but l find that 3/8 is the most useful socket size for most car jobs and this is the size l prefer to use. I bought this set several months ago and have used it a lot. My verdict is that l like this set a lot and l recommend it. He is why: 1: the ratchet and sockets are good quality. They fit on fasteners well with no slippage or play. The ratchet is good and with 72 teeth is good for all adjustments, including small ones. 2: the sockets are hex (6 sides) rather than bi-hex (12 sides). I prefer this as there is less chance of rounding off fasteners. 3: the socket selection is comprehensive, starting at 10mm and going to 22mm. It skips 21mm but includes a 21mm spark plug socket so that can also be used as your 21mm socket. It also has a 16mm spark plug socket (as well as a separate 16mm socket so a little duplication there). As mentioned above, there is also a1/4 driver and 13 various bits for that. There are 2 extension bars too. 4: the set comes in a good sturdy box that l expect will last. There is a lot of snobbery when it comes to tools and reading some forums the impression you can get is that you need to spend a lot of money on professional standard socket sets. I disagree. This set in my opinion is perfectly fine for an amateur mechanic. It is certainly not at the standard of Hazet, Stahlwille, or Snap-On, but it sells for a fraction of their prices. Which leads me to value - for what you pay you get a very good 3/8 socket set and the value is outstanding. I recommend this set. Good tools for a fair price. Excellent value. This is the longest review l have ever written so apologies if it rambles a bit but l hope it is useful to you when considering which socket set to buy.

Bahco have never let me down, this set is proper quality.

Nice little kit , works as described. No issues

Quality product from a branded name in the tools world. Excellent value.

Well made set- Good sturdy box and latches. Quality finish on the tools. A good size for the boot of my car as part of the emergency kit. Would recommend to friends and family.

Perfect set for electrician

Perfect for my purposes. Seem very well made. Great price.

Cracking quality at a budget price. Absolutely love this set. Update Oct 2021. Reading other reviews and perhaps I got lucky, but this has held up really well. It's my go to socket set. Does 85% of everything I need. Everything has held up well, the case is really solid and I've had no issues with the ratchet. There's space in the lid to squeeze in a 1/4 adaptor and 8mm socket which makes this good for 90% of my uses. Only occasionally do I need my 1/4 or 1/2 sets. Think this is a great started socket set and would also make a good emergency set for the car if you wanted to upgrade to a large multi ratchet size set.