Cheap Makita back at B&Q

Discodog

B&Q have just reduced their Makita 18 volt drill plus 3 batteries & 30 min charger from €258 to €117. Brilliant Xmas pressie !

Coolaboy

Is that in al stores? It it in Athlone folks?

Discodog

Don't know but Galway has them. A guy was going mental at the CS desk as he had bought 2 of them last week !

I have one & it's a nice drill

Cmar-Ireland

Did you get the model number?

5T3PH3N

Is it this one OP?

http://nextday.diy.com/app/jsp/product/productPage.jsp?productId=68747

http://www.makitatools.co.uk/makita-8391dwpe3-18v-combi-drill/

Thanks

wingnut

Discodog wrote: »

I have one & it's a nice drill

+1

Discodog

5T3PH3N wrote: »

Is it this one OP?

http://nextday.diy.com/app/jsp/product/productPage.jsp?productId=68747

http://www.makitatools.co.uk/makita-8391dwpe3-18v-combi-drill/

Thanks

Yes Makita 8391DWPE3

Boggles

Have they the dewalt for the same money?

Kenny DNK

Theres an ad in the athlone advertiser for an 18v dewalt in BQ for around that money..

2 x 18V dewalt for 300 in caulfields too

ya can check out the digital edition of the paper on www.advertiser.ie/athlone

dfcelt

99 stg or about 111 euro for DeWalt 18v Boggles, 100 off at the moment

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10668127&fh_view_size=10&fh_start_index=10&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7b9372015%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b9392074%7d%2fsystem_specialOffersFlag%3eSpecial+Offers%2fspecificationsProductType%3dpower_tools&fh_refview=lister&ts=1259314356118&isSearch=false&fl=1

mayto

Coolaboy wrote: »

Is that in al stores? It it in Athlone folks?

Athlone store had it marked at 117 on shelf alright, not sure if they are in stock though. They also have the dewalt 100ka 18V hammer drill reduced from 258 to 124 euro as posted above. Even at reduced prices not really great offer, ni-cd batteries and only 1.3ah.

Boggles

Have the dewalt and the makita.

Want to pick up another dewalt, excellent drill.

Would recommend people getting the dewalt over the makita, as much as I like makita, the dewalt is a superior drill.

MunsterCycling

mayto wrote: »

Athlone store had it marked at 117 on shelf alright, not sure if they are in stock though. They also have the dewalt 100ka 18V hammer drill reduced from 258 to 124 euro as posted above. Even at reduced prices not really great offer, ni-cd batteries and only 1.3ah.

Ni-Cd is the best battery for the high use professional, Li-Ion doesn't cut the mustard at all in the pro ranks.

yoshytoshy

MunsterCycling wrote: »

Ni-Cd is the best battery for the high use professional, Li-Ion doesn't cut the mustard at all in the pro ranks.

Thats not the case ,milwaukee ,panasonic and hitachi all make decent li-ion gear.
The ni-cd stock has been around a long time now.

mayto

MunsterCycling wrote: »

Ni-Cd is the best battery for the high use professional, Li-Ion doesn't cut the mustard at all in the pro ranks.[/QUOTE

Well I would prefer a ni-mh battry over ni-cd. No memory effect and should give more torque. There is surely some good li-on hammer drills out there now. Would like to try this one out http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=163214 . It actually has the same impact force as my corded Bosch gbh-2-26, but slightly dearer http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=124381

MunsterCycling

Sorry yes NiMh is what I was thinking of not NiCd

johnwd

Went down to Waterford B&Q this evening on the look for the Makita that the OP mentioned. They didn't seem to have any in stock but what they did have was tons of the DeWalt DC100KA that another poster mentioned. It was listed at €124 which was tempting, but then along came a staff member who said I could have it for €100 if I bought it there and then ... which I did.

54kroc

MunsterCycling wrote: »

Sorry yes NiMh is what I was thinking of not NiCd

In fairness NiCd will do as much as most DIY'ers will need.
I still have a 14.4 NiCd DeWalt I got when I started out in 98

MunsterCycling

cork45 wrote: »

In fairness NiCd will do as much as most DIY'ers will need.
I still have a 14.4 NiCd DeWalt I got when I started out in 98

You bought quality so its hardly surprising it still works!

mawk

johnwd wrote: »

Went down to Waterford B&Q this evening on the look for the Makita that the OP mentioned. They didn't seem to have any in stock but what they did have was tons of the DeWalt DC100KA that another poster mentioned. It was listed at €124 which was tempting, but then along came a staff member who said I could have it for €100 if I bought it there and then ... which I did.

cork ****ers. I bought the same one in cork for 125. still a good price at 125 though I guess

cargo

johnwd wrote: »

Went down to Waterford B&Q this evening on the look for the Makita that the OP mentioned. They didn't seem to have any in stock but what they did have was tons of the DeWalt DC100KA that another poster mentioned. It was listed at €124 which was tempting, but then along came a staff member who said I could have it for €100 if I bought it there and then ... which I did.

I was looking at the Dewalt DC100KA up in B&Q in Belfast a week ago but it was 2 x batteries. The Makita the OP linked to has 3 x batteries. So how does the deal stack up now?

Dewalt + 2 x batteries @ €100 - €125
v
Makita + 3 x batteries @ €117

Due to pick something up in the coming days.

cargo

Popped into B&Q today on the Belgard Road and loads of the Dewalt @ €125 there and Makita @ €117.

Anyone have any opinions on the Dewalt v the Makita?

54kroc

cargo wrote: »

Popped into B&Q today on the Belgard Road and loads of the Dewalt @ €125 there and Makita @ €117.

Anyone have any opinions on the Dewalt v the Makita?

For trade use I've always used Dewalt and never had a bit of bother,Having a Dewalt service centre local to me is a big plus as well, I picked up the Makita the first time the offer was on at B&Q and it's a fine tool for home use.
One thing to check is that the Dewalt has a 13mm chuck like the Makita.

cargo

cork45 wrote: »

For trade use I've always used Dewalt and never had a bit of bother,Having a Dewalt service centre local to me is a big plus as well, I picked up the Makita the first time the offer was on at B&Q and it's a fine tool for home use.
One thing to check is that the Dewalt has a 13mm chuck like the Makita.

Yeah 13mm chuck on both. Very simillar specs. Only differences I spotted were the Makita comes with one battery more than the Dewalt and the Dewalt has max torque of 44nm v 42nm for the Dewalt.

Yeah would ahve thought the Dewalt was a good trade tool allright but thought I could rem hearing they weren't as good as previously but that could be just the voices in my head again

mawk

cargo wrote: »

Popped into B&Q today on the Belgard Road and loads of the Dewalt @ 125 there and Makita @ 117.

Anyone have any opinions on the Dewalt v the Makita?

I put the question to some buddies who paid dues as chippies and they said dewalt is a generally higher standard than makita and the better brand to rely on