New combi drill time

[Fin170]

I recently opted for a decent combi drill and eventually went with the Milwaukee C18PD. Got a really good deal at anglian tool centre, got the drill with 3 batteries for £180....plus the torch using the same batteries for another £20.

Overall very impressed and that torch is really handy (but with all light sources, LED version is better):smile5:

 

[Mark Sadler]

I use Panasonic battery drills they are a bit more money, but they are really powerful and last a long time. I have also owned AEG when they were better, but they are owned by someone else now and not quite so well built, also Metabo they are really good drills, I have never owned a DeWalt they are just nasty. (but their chop saws are good) You won't go wrong with a Makita (another Japanese brand) and of course Bosch another Great drill. There's your answer, buy Japanese or German.

Panasonic for me awesome!

 

[Andy78]

I recently opted for a decent combi drill and eventually went with the Milwaukee C18PD. Got a really good deal at anglian tool centre, got the drill with 3 batteries for £180....plus the torch using the same batteries for another £20.

Overall very impressed and that torch is really handy (but with all light sources, LED version is better):smile5:

I take it that was an over the counter deal.

 

[Fin170]

I take it that was an over the counter deal.

It was on their website around November, unfortunately it seems to of disappeared along with several other bits

 

[Andy78]

Ah well they are still doing it for 199 with 2 batts which is still quite a good deal. Did you register yours with milwaukeee for its 3 year warranty ?

 

[Kiers1970]

I got the Bosch 36V combi, body only as I had a few of the 36 v Batteries, it's a beast, I reckon its around the same weight as the 18v Nimh GBH, cracking power though.

 

[Fin170]

I did (on everything) had some problems getting the drill itself to go through but the chap at anglian was very helpful in getting it all registered

 

[supasparxs]

I use Panasonic battery drills they are a bit more money, but they are really powerful and last a long time. I have also owned AEG when they were better, but they are owned by someone else now and not quite so well built, also Metabo they are really good drills, I have never owned a DeWalt they are just nasty. (but their chop saws are good) You won't go wrong with a Makita (another Japanese brand) and of course Bosch another Great drill. There's your answer, buy Japanese or German.

Panasonic for me awesome!

Which panasonic do you have?
I have 2 x 24v SDS (one died a few years ago and I've since go it repaired)
I also have the 15.6v inpact drill, 15.6v Drill driver and the Metal cutter

I see that panasonic have discontinued the batteries, but I've found on ebay that someone else has started making them

 

[SafetyFirst]

Never even heard of Metabo before i have fleeted by this thread. I've got a 18V LXT202 makita lith ion drill, does everything you'd want a combi drill to do and it's never gave me any issues.

I think the main relevance is that ni-cad's should be skipped and lithium ion's the way forward, they are super.