Sub £100 drill/driver 18v? inc batteries

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Hi

I've been using a dodgy B&D quattro 12v drill/sander/jigsaw for a reno since we bought a house a year ago.

It's rubbish at all the jobs it does but I only use it for the drill. I can just about put drywall screws into p/b and the frame by about 10mm then it struggles. :(

I'm looking for something that can drive but also drill the normal holes for wallplugs/wood etc, maybe brick occasionally.

Any ideas?

Not looking to spend much as I'm only a DIY'er but I've heard Dewalt, Makita and Bosch all cater well for the budget market?.

Thanks
 
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Your list is fine. I'd add Hitachi and AEG to it. Anything in budget from that 5 will probably be ok. Only one to be wary of is Bosch as they make cheap stuff too. The blue stuff is much better than the green. Also watch out for nicad battery units being an old off cheap. You'll get LIon batteries in budget so go for that. My choice would be a makita lxt, I don't think you'll get the bigger battery version but the 1.5Ah battery is fine.
 
If your budget can stretch to it, look out for the Milwaukee M12 (It's 12V not 18V - why you need 18V By the way?). The beauty of this drill/driver is that it comes with a removable chuck and that is replaced with a 90 degree or offset head. I've been doing a flooring job recently and found both of these features invaluable. Also comes with two batteries so you never ever run out of juice as while using one, the other is busy charging..

Nozzle
 
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if you cant afford a bosch blue and use its capabilites,than it pains me to say but......................... :rolleyes: above. :cry:
 
I bought the Hitachi 18v drill with 18v impact driver just the other day. Build quality seems excellent and three year warranty.
 
Yeah that's my top choice right now. Homebase do the Hitachi for £99.99 too but they had a 15% off weekend last week. :confused:
 
For my hard DIY use I can say I have found the £99 Hitachi 18v very good over the last 3 years.
BUT as it is the only drill I currently have I cannot directly compare with other £99 drills.

Pros:
Relatively small, Light and powerful.
Uses same slide batteries as other Hitachi
Has two batteries so can swap when one goes flat
Only 40min recharge time so can keep working.
Seems to drill and screw well (for DIY use).
Has taken a lot of abuse from me with no issues.
Nice box

Cons:
Length (from bit to back) is quite long so sometimes had issues in narrow spaces.
Batteries are relatively short lived (I think low current rating compared to others), but I always have second battery ready to go so not an issue for me.
No LED light.
Box is quite big.
 
If your budget can stretch to it, look out for the Milwaukee M12 (It's 12V not 18V - why you need 18V By the way?). The beauty of this drill/driver is that it comes with a removable chuck and that is replaced with a 90 degree or offset head. I've been doing a flooring job recently and found both of these features invaluable. Also comes with two batteries so you never ever run out of juice as while using one, the other is busy charging..

Nozzle
I have one of them, and whilst i have pretty much the full range of Milwaukee 12v kit, the OP may be better off with the 12PD variant as that has percussion.
 
I bought a Ryobi 1+ last week - £98 from B&Q - comes with two l-ion batteries. I absolutely hammered it (no pun intended) over the weekend and was very, very, impressed. I was even more impressed with the 1+ 90 degree drill/driver I bought with the money I had saved (that's usually my wife's excuse).

Worth putting on the list....
 

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