Not a bad price?
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Actually very good. And I AM a Makita man, and have been for 15 years
I ordered 3 before I posted incase there was a mad rush.Actually very good. And I AM a Makita man, and have been for 15 years
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I picked up three brand new 5Ah batteries back in January for £120 from a guy who was swapping to Milwaukee. Now I have ten...
Sensible chap that one!
The dhp453 had been on offer for quite a while and was worth it just for the batteries but it went up to £200 a month or so ago
The first time i bought one the guy serving me in Screwfix told me the drills were wobbly and loads were returned, i think he looked confused and probably called me a weirdo, when i said i didn't care about the drill as i only wanted the batteries.
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Not really. All of the major manufacturers are much of a muchness in terms of reliability. They all have tools they excel at and they all have lemons in their ranges, and all tool ranges have gaps in them (for example, one of Makita's has been cordless pinners and nailers). His needs were more for stuff that he reckoned Milwaukee were stronger in and he'd recently lost a lot of stuff due to a van robbery
Personally, my own experiences in trying to get warranty service and spare parts out of Milwaukee and their dealers (in the last 3 years) haven't been positive - other manufacturers seem to have better parts availability and are faster getting them to you.
Sympathetic. Like to get my hands on some of these ********** (insert whatever adjectives you like).
Never had any need of parts or warranty service in 16 years.
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Lucky you. I had a German-made recip saw which went back twice under warranty (nearly 3 months each time, first time at weeks of age). The well used (i.e. fairly hammered) 5 year old Bosch recip I have was Godsend. Each time there were "no parts in the UK/EU" to do the repair. Not good on a £400 tool. I gave up on the Kango breaker after 4 warranty repairs in under 3 years - the replacement Hilti has been more reliable and their service is streets ahead for maybe an extra 10% cost. Maybe TTI think they don't need to offer even adequate service on "old hat" corded tools these days? It's certainly the impression they left me with
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Not a bad price?
Makita BL1850 18V LXT 5.0Ah Li-Ion Battery
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Makita BL1850 18V LXT 5.0Ah Li-Ion Battery
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