Time for an upgrade (corded drill)

[Alz0r]

I've just managed to misplace my drill bit set (they were all knackered anyway) and my long suffering combi drill cant even hack drilling through 3mm Stainless Steel.

Time for a corded drill I think. Can anyone recommend a drill for moderate use, mainly for:

Masonry drilling (wall plugs)
Stone tile drilling
The occasional exterior wall penetration.

My budget is £100 or less.

Cheers!

 

[gregers]

find a few quid more and invest in a bosch blue,there bomb proof.

 

[drnail]

yeah go for the bosch very good drill

 

[Bodgeit and scarper ltd]

Bosch is the best

 

[noseall]

BOSCH BLUE SDS.

 

[Thermo]

which one?

 

[Alz0r]

like this?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/88255/Power-Tools/SDS-Drills/Bosch-GBH-2-23RE-2kg-SDS-Plus-Drill-240V

 

[cook0505]

Bosch Blue or Makita. Personally I would go for the makita, have had 3 bosch blues burn out.

 

[noseall]

My last Bosch blue lasted over ten years this was with extraordinary daily use.
The one prior lasted longer.

There are few tradesmen on this forum who have said otherwise so i find cook's statement hard to believe unless the drills were abused. There is nothing and no one that would convince me to buy any thing other than a Bosch blue sds drill.

Hilti are the very best but come with a hefty price tag.

I have to say though the ones i buy are purely for drilling. I don't buy the bells and whistles roto stop fellas as i prefer to use drills for drilling and demolition hammers for bashing.

 

[cook0505]

OK, let me clarify things a little, as noseall seems to be calling me a liar. Firstly I never ever abuse my tools, however I do use them on a daily basis. I had a bosch blue demolition hammer for seven years until it finally burnt out. I was so happy with it that I bought another one which is still going strong. I had a bosch blue SDS for 3 years which also died so I changed it for a Makita and have never had a problem with it. I owned a bosch blue cordless which broke and was going to cost too much to fix. I then bought a Dewalt which was rubbish. SO have now bought a Makita Li-ion and it is superb.

So as I said previously I would recomend Bosch Blue or Makita. My Makita tools are excellent and as far I have had few problems. The Bosch Blue tools were also good, I think I was just unlucky with the SDS.

So Noseall before you start saying that people are "hard to believe", this forum is all about peoples experiences and opinions.