Cordless Drills in France – Makita 18v – Renovating Brittany Property in France

If like me you’re renovating or thinking of renovating a Brittany property or any property in France, then you are going to need a good cordless drill.

I’ve had a few, and used a load more than that, and have come to the conclusion that you’ve got to buy PRO. I have owned Black and Decker, Bosch and most recently AEG. The AEG has been by far the best all round cordless drill I have ever owned. I did actually own two for a while but a thieving git called Danny nicked my newer one!  Anyway after about 8 years of good service the batteries on my AEG Best 12 have finally come to the end of their lives and the drill has had it.

Same because the drill itself works fine. But the cost of replacement batteries is out of this world. So I had a good dig around eBay and talked to some friends and thought I’d found the answer in a drill with the trade mark of ‘Site’ which is a sub brand of Makita, sold through Screw fix…. but screw fix have had them on stock clearance, and have well and truly cleared them out of stock….. bugger! I found a seller on eBay selling re-conned Makita original kit with 12months warranty, at less than half retail price I’ve snapped one up…..

My new 18 volt Makita drill is somewhere between Brittany and Preston, according to the UPS tracking ticket….. I hate waiting for things to arrive!!!

If/when it gets here I’ll let you know how it is, and if all is OK who the eBay seller is. The beauty of Makita equipment is that there a thousands of professional users, so spare parts, including replacement batteries are available for years and years!

Until the new Makita 18V cordless drill arrives, I’ll just have to keep the AEG battery charger working overtime