lol mellow, it will soon be christmas :wink:

Work as a Plumber and have been using one of these with 2x 2ah batteries almost daily for at least 18 months. Really abused it, even using it to mix up small buckets of plaster with a paddle bit. Thousands of screws and 7-10mm holes in brick etc. Couple of hundred holes in steel baths, brackets, uni rail and the like. Used some pretty big hole saws in plaster, particle board and mdf too. It's still going strong surprisingly with no faults!
Thought I'd try one initially after wearing out an expensive Makita one and then having my replacement stolen. Expected it not to last very long, but at £35 a replacement body I was going to be happy replacing it every few months.
To those saying they are drilling holes in brick for 2 mins with this you're being daft, get some better drill bits!!
Looking to replace it with a blue one when it dies, and when I get one of these illusive Screwfix vouchers. Just a stupid image thing really.

The Bosch Pro Blue version isn't much more when it's on offer. Screwfix were doing a managers deal for £89 for 18V and that would be a better but (IMHO).

hmmm £68 or £127. can you spot the difference ? for most people on domestic use they don't need the professional one (blue). so it's horses for courses.

I have this drill, bought last time it was on sale.
It is generally great all-arounder but one thing it is unable to do efficiently is dense concrete / solid bricks.
You can still drill those materials but in comparison to a corded hammer drill it is 2 minutes to 5 seconds... so if many holes to be drilled, just do the maths :-)

HEAT!!!!!!

DRILLIANT!

​i don't think you should tell everyone who has a high end makita Milwaukee or dewalt that their drill chuck is the wrong size.

got this, it's brilliant

sorry the missing link
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Gentleman may I introduce the Bosch professional range blue not green. and well worth the difference.
Yes this is more but its a lot better metal components over plastic etc,

. You'll want a tea break at some point so one battery should be enough. These batteries charge most of the way up in 20 minutes.
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if you would rather have 2 batteries than a fancy case


I have the newer version with the 4.0A batteries and its great that only cost me £127 last year at a Bosch open day.
That's cost plus 5%.
You won't get a much better deal than that on current product.

Nonsense. I dont drill masonry.

Yes - good price, but buy from B&Q to get the bigger batteries (it's not a mistake in either advert, they really are different). I've been using mine this weekend, good little drill.

Great DIY drill

Well spotted.

Oh not this again....!

Suits all my requirements except one, it only has a 10mm chuck... pass.

this is lower rated batteries.

already on here http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bosch-cordless-combi-drill-with-two-2-0ah-li_ion-batteries-68-bandq-2501630?p=28651870

with two 2.0 ah batteries on b and q finishes bank holiday..

great deal