Who makes the best 18 v Drill ?

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So I had to drill out a bolt today on a P.O.S. 1989 Range Rover. Some dumbfuck years ago must've tried drilling it without cutting it flush first because tit was not centered and it's egg shaped...will neeed helicoil at the very least.They also buthered a second hole and left a vroken tap in it which luckily came out.....anyway....

I have always just used a corded 1/2 "magnum": milwaukie drill and a Portewr Cabel 1/4 drill we had at the shop. Due to space I decided to use my bosses 18v cordless Milwaukie...holy shit...an absolute beast, game changer. The control, the torque, the finess. It was an epiphany of what a good tool can do. It cut like butter and now I want an 18v cordless but I wanna make sure i get awesomeness...so What is the best out there?
I used to know a guy who was a pipe fitter and swore by Hilti. He said the Hilti's would always get the job done over all the Makita's and DeWalts....

what do you, the MWGF recommend?

(edit( this will be a drill primarily for drilling hard metal and getting rtossed around and dropped on concrete.
 
I bought a Ryobi. It was a a drill and impact driver combo something like this:
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I liked it so much I bought a matching jigsaw. I'm going to get a circular saw and a reciprocating saw that use the same battery so I can get rid of the last of my corded tools.
 
I’ve had the same set of dewalt cordless tools for almost 15 years now. They’re great for around the house stuff. I’m not sure the drills would have enough oooomph for automotive work.
 
I’m really happy with my Makita 18v set. My father-in-law uses them in his shop putting holes in cars to mount police equipment on them so I guess that counts. I’m especially happy with the weight.
 
I have all Milwaukee flexvolt tools. I’ve been pleased with them.

The Mikita stuff I’ve used has been good too.

Ryobi is good for around the house. I started with ryobi, but wouldn’t recommend them for daily use.

Lots of folks swear by dewalt, but I’ve heard people talk about the quality not being the same over the pasts few years.

I’ve never actually used any Hilti cordless tools, but by reputation, I would think they would be good.

Whatever you get, I’d spend the extra for brushless if you’re planning on keeping it a long time and using it a lot.
 
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Mark Wein said:
I’m really happy with my Makita 18v set. My father-in-law uses them in his shop putting holes in cars to mount police equipment on them so I guess that counts. I’m especially happy with the weight.
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The compact Mikita stuff is really light but still has plenty of power.
 
Got Milwaukee and Ryobi. I did let the smoke out of a Ryobi. Old Range Rovers are going up in value almost as fast as Tesla stock.
 
I've had an 18v Dewalt cordless for years that's great but I'm only doing home DIY with it.
 
rhino said:
I have all Milwaukee flexvolt tools. I’ve been pleased with them.

The Mikita stuff I’ve used has been good too.

Ryobi is good for around the house. I started with ryobi, but wouldn’t recommend them for daily use.

Lots of folks swear by dewalt, but I’ve heard people talk about the quality not being the same over the pasts few years.

I’ve never actually used any Hilti cordless tools, but by reputation, I would think they would be good.

Whatever you get, I’d spend the extra for brushless if you’re planning on keeping it a long time and using it a lot.
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I never knew that about brushless, thanks for the info.
 
My advice is buy a time machine first, use it to go to a time when everything wasn't made in China. And yeah, it's going to have a cord.
 
I use DeWalt as far as drill and driver goes.


My brother has Ryobi gear and it's pretty good but he borrows my DeWalt gear for harder jobs, make of that what you will...

The best drill I ever had was Aldi's own name brand. That thing could go through masonry and brickwork like it was jelly. I stupidly left it out, forgot about it and when I came across it weeks later it was totally wrecked by rain and they've never had the same drill in stock again :(
 
I researched and bought a Bosch 18v two years ago and love the battery life and light weight.

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I've probably used a cordless drill from every possible top tier mfg except Metabo. They'll all get the job done some with more power & others with more efficiency. Some better balanced than others. But if you're using it frequently/professionally & don't feel like replacing it on your dime if it breaks, warranty details may be a factor; they typically go 3/5/20/lifetime. At one point I had a job were we had to drill out hundreds upon hundreds of rivets on a sheet metal sign and went through two Milwaukees, replaced for free, thanks to their 5 year warranty at the time.
 
Lerxst said:
I've probably used a cordless drill from every possible top tier mfg except Metabo. They'll all get the job done some with more power & others with more efficiency. Some better balanced than others. But if you're using it frequently/professionally & don't feel like replacing it on your dime if it breaks, warranty details may be a factor; they typically go 3/5/20/lifetime. At one point I had a job were we had to drill out hundreds upon hundreds of rivets on a sheet metal sign and went through two Milwaukees, replaced for free, thanks to their 5 year warranty at the time.
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That’s pretty much it. They all are fine for most home use. But if you’re using them on job sites everyday, get the goos stuff and they will be warrantied are can be repaired fairly inexpensively.
 
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