Great price been, tempted to get this anyway but couldnt refuse at £80 (Used voucher for this price!)
£160 down to £90 in store.
18v lithium ion drill and impact driver (not LXT compatible but still good drill)
£10 off £75 spend too if you have been emailed about the new store opening and are in the B&Q club.
Latest comments (21)
edd_scott1056
29 Jan 17#21
How can I get it for that price. Link doesn't help
Pinky111
28 Jan 17#20
What is the barcode? As my store has it full price
I'd have thought the Makita TD0101 would be a good place to start perhaps.
GDB2222
28 Jan 17#17
I agree with all this. Cordless seems a bad choice for very occasional use. More expensive. Battery needs charging before use. The battery dies long before the tool is worn out.
krisward7955
27 Jan 171#5
I've tried them and like bouncy99 said they are the "Rubbish ones"
They are bottom of the range Makitas but are more than capable of doing the jobs around the house. Would even be a good present for a novice DIYer who doesn't want to spend £280 on an impact driver alone.
I've been looking for a set but ended up buying the LXT range of drills. Mine will be used daily out on jobs. These would suit a DIYer
For the Price I think this is a good deal. Have some heat
gsusx to krisward7955
28 Jan 17#16
Really decent post this
mayzi
27 Jan 17#15
I can't seem to find a good wired impact. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places?
mayzi
27 Jan 17#10
Which are the best type of battaries for twice a year diyers pls
CookinBat to mayzi
27 Jan 17#11
my set are nicads and had a fair bit of hammer, about 5 yrs old still going strong. heard
lithium's are having issues much sooner.
spannerzone to mayzi
27 Jan 171#14
To be honest a wired drill might be better for such occasional use, Nicads don't like sitting out of use and often die after 3 or 4 years of that sort of use, lithium Li-Ons might be better but even they can die if left out of use for long periods of time. Personally I'd never buy anything with Nicad anymore, unless you're working in sub zero conditions where they are better than Li-ion they're the least reliable for most users
yorkie
27 Jan 171#13
I couldn't agree with you more, I've got a lawn mower, hedge trimmer, vacuum, drill, impact driver and a saw. I have two batteries and a twin charger and It's great that you can use them on any of the tools, plus they are fully charged in less than an hour. I'd really like the lawn edge trimmer next but haven't seen a decent deal lately. Keep plugging away with the wife. :smile:
That said this seems like a decent deal to me.
mayzi
27 Jan 17#12
That's worth knowing .
Thanks
superhik
27 Jan 171#8
Some HUKD faithful have rubbished the non LXT range.
Had 2 Makita non LXT 18V combi drills for more than 3 years.
Heavily used from assembling kitchens to drilling into concrete.
Highly recommend them.
The only negative side to them I can think of is the battery capacity as Makita don't make batteries for non LXT range that are higher than 1,3 Ah.
Good luck
spannerzone to superhik
27 Jan 172#9
I think that's the biggest drawback really, small(ish) battery capacity. For occasionally DIY it's probably no big deal and at this price it's hard to grumble (but don't let that stop people) - the real benefit of the LXT range is once you have 1 battery and charger you can buy dozens of tools and use the same battery and the tools are quite cheap when sold without a battery.
I've got the 458 drill, impact driver and planer, all LXT and aim to buy more depite my wife's rolling eyes everytime I talk about tools.
hhali
27 Jan 17#7
I bought these and had trouble driving in screws for a bed frame! eventually it broke and returned it
TonySquared
27 Jan 17#6
My makita nicad set came from b&q years ago, great drills generally and lower price for general DIY. I went for proper makita this time round, but imagine these would be find for general DIY.
bouncy99
27 Jan 171#1
not LXT compatible means they are the rubbish ones, trading on the name makita.
little_landy to bouncy99
27 Jan 171#4
Have you tried them?
mark_trev
27 Jan 171#2
whats the voucher code?
does it rely on receiving an email or was it issued with another purchase you made?
Rathore to mark_trev
27 Jan 17#3
you get this voucher from time to time if you are B&Q club card member
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Opening post
£160 down to £90 in store.
18v lithium ion drill and impact driver (not LXT compatible but still good drill)
£10 off £75 spend too if you have been emailed about the new store opening and are in the B&Q club.
Latest comments (21)
They are bottom of the range Makitas but are more than capable of doing the jobs around the house. Would even be a good present for a novice DIYer who doesn't want to spend £280 on an impact driver alone.
I've been looking for a set but ended up buying the LXT range of drills. Mine will be used daily out on jobs. These would suit a DIYer
For the Price I think this is a good deal. Have some heat
lithium's are having issues much sooner.
That said this seems like a decent deal to me.
Thanks
Had 2 Makita non LXT 18V combi drills for more than 3 years.
Heavily used from assembling kitchens to drilling into concrete.
Highly recommend them.
The only negative side to them I can think of is the battery capacity as Makita don't make batteries for non LXT range that are higher than 1,3 Ah.
Good luck
I've got the 458 drill, impact driver and planer, all LXT and aim to buy more depite my wife's rolling eyes everytime I talk about tools.
does it rely on receiving an email or was it issued with another purchase you made?