Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm a professional mechanic and I've been using the Lisle break pad spreader(it's really a caliper depressor) for about 8 months now. I was worried after seeing the bad review here on Amazon, but after searching and finding no other viable options I bought this. It appears to be the same unit that the Matco truck guy sells. The quality of the unit seems exceptional and has held up great for me so far. I could see this unit possibly breaking in the wrong hands. It works great it you squeeze the handle slowly as the caliper will not want to move easily. If someone tried using this on a frozen caliper or the ratcheting style calipers I could see it breaking due to misuse - I'm not saying the other reviewer did this, I'm just surprised that his unit broke so easily. A caliper shouldn't require extensive amount of strength to depress when using this tool, if it does the problem is probably with the caliper. The metal it is made out of seems plenty solid and in no way did it seem as cheap as the other reviewer led me to believe. If mine broke today I would definitely order another one, this is an essential tool for any mechanic or diy'er. Update 2/13/13: This tool is still performing great. I just helped a buddy do his front brakes and although he insisted he had everything to do the job(he did), I brought these along just in case. I handed them to him when it came time to depress the caliper and he kind of looked at me funny. At first he wanted to use his trusty C-clamp but I insisted he try this tool. I showed them how they worked and let him try them out on both calipers. At the end of the brake job he was asking who made them and where he could get them. It's just one of those tools that some people don't even know exists, but once you do you wonder how you lived without it. Update 8/28/15: I've been using this for well over three years now and it's still working great. I also purchased the quad piston caliper compressor and the pad spreader by lisle and they all work equally well. Update 2/23/17: It's been 5 years now and this tool is still working like the day I bought it.