@@wondon2992 on the contrary; it's built in Japan with premium metal components. Other Makita products are made in China and don't have the same build quality.
Premium price for a unique color we can’t get here? Who’s worried about a few extra bucks when you’re in the market for a top quality tool? Argument might be valid for a Walmart customer looking at black and decker or something, but if you’re the regular customer who’s deciding between Bosch and other top brands, why not pay a bit extra to show off a Japanese made top tier tool to your buddies for shitz and giggles?
Price is a bit higher, but look at it this way, pros who use tools every day will earn that in a day, for them the price is secondary to tool performance.
@@UltimateToolReviews sure, but it is a current flagship with some new tech, 40 bucks up is not the end of the world and makes sense for them. It will fall over time surely.
that's a poor excuse. They got rid of the glow ring, same torque, RPMs and IPMs from 2 generations prior, no extra modes, just new packaging and the LED ring replacing the 2 LEDs which were very good in the 1st place. When you realize even the XGT impacts are cheaper it no longer makes sense. Would you also pay more for a Toyota than a Lexus?
Spot on! Like I said in the video, my XGT and Hikoki 36v Impacts were both cheaper plus they both are IP56. Makita is just overpricing this impact sadly.
Been using the TD173 for a couple days now. Paid $209 (tax and shipping included). I can say that it is a definite improvement over the TD172 that I paid $190 for. I also have the US XDT19. The made is Japan quality is better, but not a substantial amount. The optional colors are fun too.
In my line of work we need the best tools all the time. If this new makita impact driver is going to replace my 2 year old impact driver i think ive worked two years enought to buy this let it be 300$ impact driver id still buy it.
I have been using the DTD173 for the last 2 months, and after using this long I could not go back to anything else and would be happy to pay the higher price. Don't cheap out guys, it's worth every penny!
This impact driver is made in Japan. The price is pretty reasonably cheap. If it is made in USA, maybe the price will be even higher. Most things not made in China, the price should be doubled or higher.
AvE did a comparison teardown of a recent America vs. Japan market Makita tool (older model of course, I think it was an impact driver but may have been a drill)... Nothing wrong with the American market version but the Japanese version had better bearings, better switches & controls, thicker shell castings, different circuit boards, higher grade materials on seals, higher quality gears - just a bunch of stuff made nicer. Don't let the "same model number" fool you! The difference in your hand may be fairly marginal new out of the box but it may be more significant after a few years of hard use. Not that that matters for the average home user, if you aren't going to ride it into the ground or don't need a premium level of reliability, then quite likely cheaperer is betterer (if it's a decent tool to start with).
It is expensive here in the US, but in Japan it's $140 retail, $160 after sales tax. Not cheap still, but it's a heck of a tool. I bought one to fix a few things on the inlaws house while visiting them in Japan so now I have one (and a convenient excuse to own a yellow Makita).
They're going for $184 with shipping right now from Japan but I'm waiting for the US release. I still don't know why the US market gets them last. Unfortunately I've lost my current impact driver somehow and don't really want to replace it until this is available.
I'm in Japan and stopped by Super Viva Home Plus in Chiba prefecture and picked this up. I got the set, which includes a case, a charger and a 6Ah battery. I didn't translate the entire label and figured I was paying a premium in Japan and hoped the exchange rate would offset it. It came with a nice plastic case (better than a blow molded one, with bit storage and a mechanism to prevent it opening if you forgot to secure the clips). It also came with a nice DC18RF 12A charger with USB port, and not one, but TWO 6Ah batteries! Price was 53,900¥ or $364 (plus 10% tax). That seems like a good deal to me. I don't think I can take two 6Ah batteries on the plane home (AA has a 160Wh lithium battery limit, which is about 8.9Ah at 18v) but I plan to come back so i can just leave it here.
That seems rather expensive for an impact and 2 batteries. Also for the batteries, you can fly with as many batteries as long as they are under 160Wh. I've flown with 4x 5ah no problem.
@@UltimateToolReviews I thought the bare tool is going for $180 and a twin pack of 6Ah for about $200 so that would put it at about par? Good to know that flying with the batteries is fine. I also discovered the charger is only meant for 100V.
If you can’t afford this drill don’t buy it is it’s only flaw if you had to make one! If you can afford it however you won’t be disappointed, it’s the best drill money can buy tbh, you get what you pay for. This drill literally converted me to makita from AEG (ridigid in USA) , I literally had bought all my 18v Aeg tools in 2022, I really enjoyed them until I used this dt173 drill and I wasn’t able to go back 😂. I’m now trying to decide on a new compound miter saw, makita or hikoki (hikoki has me tempted because of its AC/DC adapter and the 36v mitre saw has a redemption offer of 2 free 36v multivolt batteries and a charger). My main attraction is a compound mitre saw you can put against a wall like the latest makita saws. Could you maybe do a hikoki vs makita mitre saws video? 😂
@@datrakapo4807as a Glazier I disagree, I'm constantly needing to cut small channel and other aluminum and a 7 1/4 cordless miter saw fits the bill perfectly.
You'd seriously be hard pressed to drain a Makita miter saw even cutting all day. MAYBE if you have a are a cut man for a crew who are flying on trim throwing you measurements, but even then it's nice setting up on the lawn and not tripping over cords.
I joined a Makita group on Facebook and it came up that the TD173 are not as durable as the TD172, a guy that sells them says that he has had to repair the controllers often in the 173 and someone else said that the overmold rubber on the shells do not hold up well. I have one but I have not used it enough to know how true the claims are.
I’ve had it for €177 including shipping from a guy on ebay, maybe not the cheapest impact, but def worth it, also keeping in mind this will be probably rare to get soon and all my maktools are on the 18v platform, and just love the purple colour
Ive been using it fit about a a year and a half now and have never had any problems, I don't think they overpirced it its just coming from Japanese sellers since its not released in the us so they sre taking advantage of that
I’m from aus and I paid close to $400 AUD for my purple td173 and I have no regrets man, I don’t know how Americans think a $200 drill is expensive but?? They must get paid $2 an hour or something 😂
@@LukeThomas-qy8mr Yep about $400 for the TD173 now to Australia… that’s double what I paid for my TD172… also shipped to Oz… the upgrade isn’t worth it to me. YMMV.
You should have gotten the td171 if you wanted to save more money ? It’s identical to the 172 pretty much. The 173 sold me as I also needed a a light that blinds anyone that I point it at 😂, na all seriousness the light is awesome and you can leave it on walk away and it will stay on till you turn it off
@@LukeThomas-qy8mr I prefer the more compact 172 with its better approach angle, beefier chuck and improved controls over the 171. I thinks it’s also lighter. I’m looking for best value proposition not lowest cost. The 173 just isn’t worth double the price to me. YMMV.
The specs are definitely very similar, the one thing I liked on the 171 was it could tell you how much battery is left if you own older makita batteries with out a battery life bar. I literally keep my old 171 as a battery checker 😂
I paid 170 for my japanese makita. It all depends on if you want a tool made in japan or a tool made in china. Id pay a lil extra everytime for japan over china but thats just me
I was just in Japan and you can pick these things up for around 12-1500 yen depending where you go. I think that’s around $80 to north of a $100. Right now the yen is super weak which is why I think they are coming down in price plus they came out with the 40v line a couple years ago so time could also play a factor
Great video my friend and your spot on!! I mainly try and review as much of the latest makita releases I can afford but can’t afford to buy this impact driver ( I’d love to have one, and I mean really love to have one!!) if I did get one I’d probably have to review it and then sell it at a loss! Same thing with the makita microwave I could get one for say £1200 from Japan review it and then maybe someone would buy it of me for £800 ish maybe!! I’m not made of money so can’t afford to take a hit like that!, keep up the good work sir 🤟🤟
The only flaw wiry this driver is the deeper Japanese chuck. I can’t for the life I of me understand why they made that different. you can live with it or glue in a clumsy fix. it’s a shame.
Not intended for our market. I can't understand why americans still have philip screws when Robertson(not square drive there is a major diff) came out before it, other than it being canadian. The taper is important for how it drives screws. At this point hex is still the best.
Lol well makita tools have a 50€ premium where i live so the price to me seems pretty fair with taxes and shipping included 😂 it is pretty f-ing stupid some tools even have a 100€ premium when i could buy them from amazon or other eshops for way cheaper but yeah im used to absolutely f-ing ludicrous makita prices so this is ok
I just received mine from Japan and been using a few days and it’s worth every penny, feels perfectly balanced with power and control. Love it.
Nice!
And that folks is why they priced it like this. Mindset baby mindset !
@@wondon2992 on the contrary; it's built in Japan with premium metal components. Other Makita products are made in China and don't have the same build quality.
and here i am using the same impact i bought in 2011, a makita LXDT04. i dont know if it was made in jpan but it's still goin@@freshaquatics3652
@@freshaquatics3652 these premium metal components are made in china as well
Premium price for a unique color we can’t get here? Who’s worried about a few extra bucks when you’re in the market for a top quality tool? Argument might be valid for a Walmart customer looking at black and decker or something, but if you’re the regular customer who’s deciding between Bosch and other top brands, why not pay a bit extra to show off a Japanese made top tier tool to your buddies for shitz and giggles?
Exactly
Shitz and giggles are all fun until someone giggles and shitz
Price is a bit higher, but look at it this way, pros who use tools every day will earn that in a day, for them the price is secondary to tool performance.
While true, that's no reason for Makita to price gouge us on this new model. With that logic you might as well only ever buy Snap-On and Hilti tools.
@@UltimateToolReviews sure, but it is a current flagship with some new tech, 40 bucks up is not the end of the world and makes sense for them. It will fall over time surely.
Hoping it will be reasonable with the USA model, like $150ish.
that's a poor excuse. They got rid of the glow ring, same torque, RPMs and IPMs from 2 generations prior, no extra modes, just new packaging and the LED ring replacing the 2 LEDs which were very good in the 1st place. When you realize even the XGT impacts are cheaper it no longer makes sense.
Would you also pay more for a Toyota than a Lexus?
Spot on! Like I said in the video, my XGT and Hikoki 36v Impacts were both cheaper plus they both are IP56. Makita is just overpricing this impact sadly.
Been using the TD173 for a couple days now. Paid $209 (tax and shipping included). I can say that it is a definite improvement over the TD172 that I paid $190 for. I also have the US XDT19. The made is Japan quality is better, but not a substantial amount. The optional colors are fun too.
In what ways is the made in Japan tool better?
In my line of work we need the best tools all the time. If this new makita impact driver is going to replace my 2 year old impact driver i think ive worked two years enought to buy this let it be 300$ impact driver id still buy it.
I have been using the DTD173 for the last 2 months, and after using this long I could not go back to anything else and would be happy to pay the higher price. Don't cheap out guys, it's worth every penny!
This impact driver is made in Japan. The price is pretty reasonably cheap. If it is made in USA, maybe the price will be even higher. Most things not made in China, the price should be doubled or higher.
AvE did a comparison teardown of a recent America vs. Japan market Makita tool (older model of course, I think it was an impact driver but may have been a drill)... Nothing wrong with the American market version but the Japanese version had better bearings, better switches & controls, thicker shell castings, different circuit boards, higher grade materials on seals, higher quality gears - just a bunch of stuff made nicer. Don't let the "same model number" fool you! The difference in your hand may be fairly marginal new out of the box but it may be more significant after a few years of hard use. Not that that matters for the average home user, if you aren't going to ride it into the ground or don't need a premium level of reliability, then quite likely cheaperer is betterer (if it's a decent tool to start with).
It is expensive here in the US, but in Japan it's $140 retail, $160 after sales tax. Not cheap still, but it's a heck of a tool. I bought one to fix a few things on the inlaws house while visiting them in Japan so now I have one (and a convenient excuse to own a yellow Makita).
They're going for $184 with shipping right now from Japan but I'm waiting for the US release. I still don't know why the US market gets them last. Unfortunately I've lost my current impact driver somehow and don't really want to replace it until this is available.
Because we bombed them we get the products last.
I'm in Japan and stopped by Super Viva Home Plus in Chiba prefecture and picked this up. I got the set, which includes a case, a charger and a 6Ah battery. I didn't translate the entire label and figured I was paying a premium in Japan and hoped the exchange rate would offset it. It came with a nice plastic case (better than a blow molded one, with bit storage and a mechanism to prevent it opening if you forgot to secure the clips). It also came with a nice DC18RF 12A charger with USB port, and not one, but TWO 6Ah batteries! Price was 53,900¥ or $364 (plus 10% tax). That seems like a good deal to me. I don't think I can take two 6Ah batteries on the plane home (AA has a 160Wh lithium battery limit, which is about 8.9Ah at 18v) but I plan to come back so i can just leave it here.
That seems rather expensive for an impact and 2 batteries. Also for the batteries, you can fly with as many batteries as long as they are under 160Wh. I've flown with 4x 5ah no problem.
@@UltimateToolReviews I thought the bare tool is going for $180 and a twin pack of 6Ah for about $200 so that would put it at about par? Good to know that flying with the batteries is fine. I also discovered the charger is only meant for 100V.
Never short change yourself when buying something that you will have forever. I live by that always have.
If you can’t afford this drill don’t buy it is it’s only flaw if you had to make one!
If you can afford it however you won’t be disappointed, it’s the best drill money can buy tbh, you get what you pay for.
This drill literally converted me to makita from AEG (ridigid in USA) , I literally had bought all my 18v Aeg tools in 2022, I really enjoyed them until I used this dt173 drill and I wasn’t able to go back 😂.
I’m now trying to decide on a new compound miter saw, makita or hikoki (hikoki has me tempted because of its AC/DC adapter and the 36v mitre saw has a redemption offer of 2 free 36v multivolt batteries and a charger).
My main attraction is a compound mitre saw you can put against a wall like the latest makita saws.
Could you maybe do a hikoki vs makita mitre saws video? 😂
Cordless mitre saw is useless
@@datrakapo4807as a Glazier I disagree, I'm constantly needing to cut small channel and other aluminum and a 7 1/4 cordless miter saw fits the bill perfectly.
You'd seriously be hard pressed to drain a Makita miter saw even cutting all day. MAYBE if you have a are a cut man for a crew who are flying on trim throwing you measurements, but even then it's nice setting up on the lawn and not tripping over cords.
I joined a Makita group on Facebook and it came up that the TD173 are not as durable as the TD172, a guy that sells them says that he has had to repair the controllers often in the 173 and someone else said that the overmold rubber on the shells do not hold up well. I have one but I have not used it enough to know how true the claims are.
Any update on durability? Looking at this or the 172
Try 400$ plus shipping here in Canada from Atlas machinery
Its obviously cuz its from japan and the Japanese model im sure they are getting it for a normal price over there
I’ve had it for €177 including shipping from a guy on ebay, maybe not the cheapest impact, but def worth it, also keeping in mind this will be probably rare to get soon and all my maktools are on the 18v platform, and just love the purple colour
Ive been using it fit about a a year and a half now and have never had any problems, I don't think they overpirced it its just coming from Japanese sellers since its not released in the us so they sre taking advantage of that
Got the purple one for $177, it’s been worth every penny. Best screw gun I’ve ever owned.
They are going for $160 on eBay now. Might snag one in black!
I think am ok with my dewalt
The Makita oil impulse impact driver costs more
its £140 in uk with free postage not sure why its so expensive in your country.
this was posted 11 months ago and was only available from japan at that time. It is now able to be gotten in UK and US.
Agreed..! I bought my TD172 for $200 landed cost in Australia. The TD173 will cost me $150 more than that with shipping. Not worth it IMHO.
I’m from aus and I paid close to $400 AUD for my purple td173 and I have no regrets man, I don’t know how Americans think a $200 drill is expensive but?? They must get paid $2 an hour or something 😂
@@LukeThomas-qy8mr Yep about $400 for the TD173 now to Australia… that’s double what I paid for my TD172… also shipped to Oz… the upgrade isn’t worth it to me. YMMV.
You should have gotten the td171 if you wanted to save more money ? It’s identical to the 172 pretty much.
The 173 sold me as I also needed a a light that blinds anyone that I point it at 😂, na all seriousness the light is awesome and you can leave it on walk away and it will stay on till you turn it off
@@LukeThomas-qy8mr I prefer the more compact 172 with its better approach angle, beefier chuck and improved controls over the 171. I thinks it’s also lighter. I’m looking for best value proposition not lowest cost. The 173 just isn’t worth double the price to me. YMMV.
The specs are definitely very similar, the one thing I liked on the 171 was it could tell you how much battery is left if you own older makita batteries with out a battery life bar. I literally keep my old 171 as a battery checker 😂
I paid 170 for my japanese makita. It all depends on if you want a tool made in japan or a tool made in china. Id pay a lil extra everytime for japan over china but thats just me
Can be bought for about 160 dollars with free delivery now, well worth it
I was just in Japan and you can pick these things up for around 12-1500 yen depending where you go. I think that’s around $80 to north of a $100. Right now the yen is super weak which is why I think they are coming down in price plus they came out with the 40v line a couple years ago so time could also play a factor
Have a look at there wheelbarrow,there rebar wire tier and the microwave prices are stupit and there 40 v consaw and sds
Seriously what’s $200 bucks, I’d pay a grand if I really wanted it 😂
It's $140 shipped 1 year later, not bad I just picked one up
Where from?
I buy one and it's perfect.the best
Funny thing is, its cheaper than getting a DTD172 locally. 😂
Price is not a flaw
I'm in japan and bought yesterday td173d for 23000 jp yen and should be around 148 us d .
Great video my friend and your spot on!! I mainly try and review as much of the latest makita releases I can afford but can’t afford to buy this impact driver ( I’d love to have one, and I mean really love to have one!!) if I did get one I’d probably have to review it and then sell it at a loss! Same thing with the makita microwave I could get one for say £1200 from Japan review it and then maybe someone would buy it of me for £800 ish maybe!! I’m not made of money so can’t afford to take a hit like that!, keep up the good work sir 🤟🤟
Thanks for watching!
Makita makes no errors. It's the honda of power tools and better than unobtainium.😮
The only flaw wiry this driver is the deeper Japanese chuck. I can’t for the life I of me understand why they made that different. you can live with it or glue in a clumsy fix. it’s a shame.
Not intended for our market. I can't understand why americans still have philip screws when Robertson(not square drive there is a major diff) came out before it, other than it being canadian. The taper is important for how it drives screws. At this point hex is still the best.
@@thorinbane that’s got nothing to do with the fact the chucks a differant depth.
@@richiejames928 Yes it does, their market uses a 13 MM shank, ours 9mm.
@@thorinbane you are talking about the depth of the chuck right? Not the width?
1:32 "im not saying dont buy it"
Title of video is dont buy it.....
Summary: he says it's too expensive for $220.
Makita doesn't set the prices charged by eBay sellers importing Japanese-market tools to the US.
It's well known that this is highest priced MSRP impact Makita has ever made, the resellers are not marking them up much right now.
@@UltimateToolReviewswhats the msrp? I haven’t seen one from Makita yet, just resellers.
I buy one from japan i order 3 more its very good i do drywalls
Lol well makita tools have a 50€ premium where i live so the price to me seems pretty fair with taxes and shipping included 😂 it is pretty f-ing stupid some tools even have a 100€ premium when i could buy them from amazon or other eshops for way cheaper but yeah im used to absolutely f-ing ludicrous makita prices so this is ok
It’s worth every penny.
Festool is more expensive I think.
Bro must of not heard of hilti or festool if hes calling makita expensive 😭
Makita have lots of tools over priced like other tool companies
Not worth it.. same power etc as 171/2.. twice as much.
Shut up. It's the best gun out therr
Don't buy the makita TD173? Why? Because you say so? Yes, buying the TD173 is frankly very good as long as you know how to use it.
I have one now, the reason was the initial release price was crazy.