"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 14:21:46 -0000, "IMM" wrote:



Was that inc labour? £35? A good decent drill/driver can be had now
for
£50-60 inc 2 or 3 year guarantees.

That depends on your definitions of good and decent and whether you
want to throw something out after 2-3 years.

You have nonsense in your mind that DIY tools only last 2-3 years. My
1980
B&D is still going.

I never have nonsense in my mind.

You jest of course.

I was referring more to the cheap private labelled stuff that is sold
on a disposable basis by the DIY stores.

The thread morphed into rip-pff pro tools to medium priced semi-pro/DIY
usage tools.

My experience with products
of that type has been disappointing
in terms of quality and
reliability.

I have had appalling experiences with Bosch tools, to the point that I don't
buy expensive rip-off tools anymore. I, like most people on this ng, don't
use power tools constantly on a day to day basis, so buying these sort of
super expensive tools is madness.