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[tunnie]

I understand they are good, but is this model decent? Worth a go? Need good drill for LPG work....

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8391DWPE-18V-Combi-Drill;jsessionid=NNXATKREC23VQCSTHZPCFFI?ts=41599

[alunonhisown]

I understand they are good, but is this model decent? Worth a go? Need good drill for LPG work....

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8391DWPE-18V-Combi-Drill;jsessionid=NNXATKREC23VQCSTHZPCFFI?ts=41599

PMSL
WAS £199.99 NOW £79.99 How much mark up were they getting.

[Jimbob]

that kit has been at around £100 for a few years in B&Q / Screwfix.

Beleive it is good value, and should be more than adequate for what you want.

Not quite up there with there proper professional kit....but then again you are not using it all day every day 

was gonna buy one myself a year or 2 ago, but got given a similar spec kit that had been one in a trade raffle 

[tunnie]

that kit has been at around £100 for a few years in B&Q / Screwfix.

Beleive it is good value, and should be more than adequate for what you want.

Not quite up there with there proper professional kit....but then again you are not using it all day every day 

was gonna buy one myself a year or 2 ago, but got given a similar spec kit that had been one in a trade raffle 

Exactly, need something for drilling holes for LPG mount, Vaporizer, and few other jobs like cutting the bumper.

Did read big thread on drills but unsure of that model, think i'll pick one up today

[Marks DTM Calib]

I rate them very highly.

THE most important part of any cordless drill is the charger.....and the Makita charger is a fully intelligent unit as used on pretty much their entire drill range.

The price is very good and you would need to spend more than double that to get a better unit.

[tunnie]

I rate them very highly.

THE most important part of any cordless drill is the charger.....and the Makita charger is a fully intelligent unit as used on pretty much their entire drill range.

The price is very good and you would need to spend more than double that to get a better unit.

Cheers, they must be good then!

[Seth]

Got one meself Tunnie lad .......
'Twas on one of their special offers for £99.99 - though with three batteries!
 8-) 8-) 8-)

Highly recommended mate!
Fully-charged, it works all week for me 'out in the sticks' at the Welland Steam Rally.
 

[unlucky mark mv6]

You wont get much better than makita.I used to use a 4 inch linisher day in and day out when i was mig welding,and they dont give up easy,and as a matter of fact i still have one in the shed,which accidently followed me out of the factory,and hopped in my car when i left,hows about that for an intelligent bit of kit.

[Xplicit 2.0]

I understand they are good, but is this model decent? Worth a go? Need good drill for LPG work....

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-8391DWPE-18V-Combi-Drill;jsessionid=NNXATKREC23VQCSTHZPCFFI?ts=41599

god not screwfix... see now me being in the electrical wholesale line of work i hate screwfix, so i shall say its naff.... but, saying that i also sell tools for the sparkies etc, and we keep Draper Tools here so im gonna be siding one side really haha

[Lazydocker]

Thanks for the reminder T... I'll go and stick my drill on charge

[Andy B]

..... and as a matter of fact i still have one in the shed,which accidently followed me out of the factory,and hopped in my car when i left,hows about that for an intelligent bit of kit.

Funnily enough, that's how I've got my DeWalt 4" grinder.  It even brought its own 240/110v transformer.   

[r1]

i think the reason they are selling them off is that they are old teck,the new ones in the range are half the size and have new batterys think they lyion or something like that,look nice

[lee4206]

try adding this code at checkout if you do go for it      XT15001693     it should be for an extra 10% off.
lee

[Hannah Judes Dad]

I'll probably get a slating for this but here goes anyway.....I work at Screwfix......there got it off my chest  ,the Makita drill you are looking at is very good for the non-professional and at the moment it is a very good price.We don't get to see many come back which is a good sign for reliability plus as it is a reputable brand you know you will be able to get spares for it in the future.When looking for a good cordless drill it is not the voltage of the battery to look for but the Amp Hours (Ah).The bigger the better.As someone has allready said there are now drills that come with li-ion batteries and they are higher power than this but they do come at a price.I hope that helps 

[BigAl]

I work at Screwfix......there got it off my chest 

The first step is admitting you have a problem 

the Makita drill you are looking at is very good for the non-professional and at the moment it is a very good price.We don't get to see many come back which is a good sign for reliability plus as it is a reputable brand you know you will be able to get spares for it in the future.When looking for a good cordless drill it is not the voltage of the battery to look for but the Amp Hours (Ah).The bigger the better.As someone has allready said there are now drills that come with li-ion batteries and they are higher power than this but they do come at a price.I hope that helps 

I received the Bosch LI-ION Screwdriver (GSR 10.8 V-LI) a couple of years ago for Christmas - It is a great bit of kit
 - Light weight
 - Compact
 - Fantastic battery charge retention *


* - power tool manufactures are phasing out Ni-Cd (already very obsolete by IT standards) for Ni-MH which are being pushed as mainstream - Li-ION has now been introduced as the next generation for the industry ( although standard in laptop's for at least 5 years)


However, if you are buying the drill/driver for this one small job - buy cheap & cheerful- ~£30 - £40 max - use and dump when it dies