Ken Milhinch said:
You were supposed to be at the Woodshow to assist potential buyers, not turn into one yourself ! :

Thanks for the time you spared for an opinionated old bloke like me. ;D
Hahahaha. I'm a buyer and user first, before all other things. I wanted a flat rate for my work at the show so I wouldn't earn a commission. I knew full well that my work units would be converted into tools before they were even fully tallied! I've been waiting for the drill to come out for a year. ;D
And now it's miiine isn't it my preeeeecccciooouusssssssssessss, yessssssss
Helping show people the tools was another reward, I'm just afraid in a few cases my enthusiasm may have translated as full of $hit American sales tactics and not a genuine love for the product. It was my pleasure to serve, but I got ROASTED a few times. One "old bloke" said "enough sales guff, just give me a price" (or was that you!)
I think the drill is undoubtedly better. I've used a lot of diff't drills in anger in the last few years, every grip truck I worked on had a diff't setup. I don't know if I'd be as into these tools in America because of the wider price disparity between it and other brands there. But here, in terms of quality, any other semi worthy tool line seems to be 3/4 the price anyway, with no warranties, crap support, and no resale value. There's no doubt that you get the opposite of that when you buy green. I fully plan on reselling my tools when newer models come out and getting most of their value rolled over. I can't do that with anything else. Not to mention it's impossible to snap any other tools onto the stack :
Since I've got the floor again, got time for another gloat? I drove into St. Kilda today and picked up a CT22 from a stop animation film company that was liquidating via silent bid. Got it for $350! With the hose, acc's, and a bag. (It retails for $1072 here). Brought it home and cleaned it all up with armorall wipes, got all the paint overspray and crap off it. Looks great parked next to the other one.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D