Need to buy a drill - what to get? :-s

[αdαmsκι]

I want / need to get a drill for minor bike fettling (drilling mudguards / attempting to remove knackered SPD cleats). I realise it's likely those two particular jobs will require different drill end bits (whatever they're called), but first I'd need to buy a drill. Cordless seems more sensible. I don't wanna spend £100s. What should I get?

[Hot Flatus]

Cheap second hand mains driven one?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-and-Decker-Corded-Drill-/300589565967?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item45fc88c80f#ht_500wt_922

[border-rider]

I got a cheap 24V cordless from Screwfix a few years ago.  It's been excellent - plenty of welly for drilling holes in walls but also sufficient subtlety to do/undo screws & bolts

[Kim]

Something cheap.  Pretty much anything will work for those sort of jobs, and if it's going to be used that infrequently there's no point spending lots on it.  If/when you find it's inadequate, then you buy something posh.

I got a cheapo cordless drill for about 15 quid in a B&Q sale, and while it works well for that sort of thing, infrequent use means that the battery is always flat when you need to use it, so I end up mostly using a mains drill or an ancient hand-cranked thing, depending on the delicateness of the task in hand.

[αdαmsκι]

This should be OK, right? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330598131529 Small, cheap (under £30) but should do for the bits 'n' pieces I need it for. (Can you tell I no nothing about this sort of thing?)

[Woofage]

I have an Elu cordless drill that no longer charges so I suspect a knackered battery. You're welcome to it if it will be of use.

[Hot Flatus]

The problem with cordless is that the batteries can be horrendously expensive. 

[Jaded]

Plus they last for less time than you need them.

[Hot Flatus]

That is why they usually come with several batteries 

[αdαmsκι]

Thanks for the offer Woofage, but it seems corded is the more sensible option. I'll take a punt on the one Raminphrikesh linked to on Fleabay. If I don't win I'll just keep an eye on what's coming up over the next week or so.

Ta for help.

[Jaded]

That is why they usually come with several batteries 

I meant that you might want them to work after 18 months. 

[Biggsy]

I would not buy a used cordless drill because you don't know how knackered the battery is.  Used mains or new cordless makes sense.

[αdαmsκι]

Sorted. Some cheap, corded, drill from Fleabay. Now it's time to spend money on drill bits.

Thanks guys.