Let's hear what are some of the most used or favorite tools of the grassroots DIYers.
Regardless of what car I'm working on I very often reach for these:
I'll have to say my multimeter. Mine's a Craftsman digital and I really don't know how I did anything without it.
Also, I have a calculator watch, nerdy I know, that I got kind of as a joke but it turns out I use it for everything, conversions, taxes, discounts, keeping a running tab while my wife and I are shopping, I relay aloud everything she puts in the cart 
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strap wrench set--- less then $5 at harbor freight.. (useful as hell around the house)
I've got a 8' piece of 1.75" pipe.....
known as "persuasion"
gearwrench, gearwrench, gearwrench!
Grtechguy wrote: I've got a 8' piece of 1.75" pipe..... known as "persuasion"
Likewise. Mine's pwnage for halfshaft and crank pulley nuts. They loosen themselves when they see it coming.
SVreX wrote: gearwrench, gearwrench, gearwrench!
quoted for truth! Love those things :D
My favorite tool ever. 4 1/2" angle grinder, $5 at the freight. It's gone through so much, and still going. Although... I never see them for $5 any more. (more like $~15)
I have a fondness for my hammer(s). It's the perfect stress reliever.
Aside from that, the gear wrench gets my vote as well. The Dremel and shop vac are quite handy too.
Bent coathanger!
Set of forceps.
Pocket Handyman (From the people that make the Pocket Ref)
Shawn
Vice grip with the allen wrench on the tightening end, about saved my sanity!
Another vote for Gearwrench... But never underestimate what can be accomplished with a couple paperclips, some duct tape and a bit of C-4.
Duct tape and WD-40.
Shotgun. :)
craftsman multimeter, flat and slotted screwdrivers. and ive got a telescoping/flexhead ratchet that would be difficult to live without , think its from stanley, not sure, but its handy and has survived many a beating...
I have a flexible shaft nut driver that has been a life-saver more times than I can count when it comes to those evil, hard to get at hose clamps around the back of a BMW head.
I have one of those flexible nutdrivers as well. It has a woven cable shaft and can get into some really weird spots. Mine looks like this but is a 1/4" square drive.
I whipped that out working on a buddy's car, he called it my 'Martha Stewart tool' and that's what I have called it ever since.
Thinking about this a little more:
15 lb maul. It has flat end to smash stuff with and a sharp end for splitting stuff with.
harbor freight die grinder. That thing lasted me almost two years and a crap load of tire patches before I let some kid at work borrow it. He managed to leave it at the tire station at work where someone proceeded to think it was theirs and take it.
SVreX wrote: gearwrench, gearwrench, gearwrench!
Best. Tool. Ever.
Or at least, Best. Toolactuallyusedasintended. Ever 
I find gearwrenches handy, but I'll go for a regular wrench as often as not.
My favorite tool is a swivel head 1/4" drive stubby ratchet that I picked up at NAPA. There's a Snap-On equivalent, but they don't sell for $14.99 :)
Micro screwdriver set
Keychain swiss army knife
Ratcheting bits-in-shaft multi-screwdriver
High pressure garden hose nozzle
Cranking LED flashlight
Ghetto magnetic shaving remover tool (magnet in plastic wrap)
Ghetto Mega Cheater Bar
I might have to try these gear wrenches...they'd sure be handy for adjusting the mixture on the Samurai, because of where it is that takes FOREVER, I have to move it in miniscule increments.
a true craftsman need only 2 tools. WD40 and Duct Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use WD40.
If it moves and shouldn't, use Duct Tape.
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