I'm so glad you haven't started with that tedious old opening line "always buy the best tools you can afford". In my experience it is better to start with anything that works, and then upgrade when you experience the need and can appreciate the difference.
There's one item that in my opinion is worth it's weight in gold, and that's a workbench with a decent vice. So many car and household jobs are made much easier if you have a way of holding the item properly when working on it.
Another is a really substantial way of supporting the car when jacked up. Just a stack of sawn-off lengths of railway sleeper takes some beating, in combination with a trolley jack.
Little things can make a difference too - I'd add a mole wrench, and a really long substantial screwdriver like those old ones with wooden handles.
But the list goes on, and is of course endless.
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