Originally Posted by
georgerkahn
Just MY experience: I went to Home Depot 12 years ago and purchased one of their Ryobi "kits" -- an 18V Drive, 18V Drill, flashlight, battery charger, battery, and case which had a msrp of $99.99. I opened a credit card (discount) plus used another in-mail discount postcard from them, to gimp out of the store with all for $58.99 USD!
I did buy a 2nd battery so I might be using one as the other was charging. I gutted a 30' RV Trailer to bare metal, and cut and installed all walls and ceilings -- tongue & groove knotty pine -- with this set. In the decade since I hardly ever pull out/use my 110V tools. I should mention I purchased, too, their battery opperated 18V "Skil-saw" -- with which I did all the cutting.
I'm still -after TWELVE years still on the original batteries, and all tools ('cept maybe the flashlight which I really have never needed to use...???) work as good as the moment I first used them!
Maybe re this, I'm lucky?
geo