Good on you for helping out 'little Johnny' and his quest for the new bike.. Good that he learned too from his fails at your place!
Trust me, having witnessed what a £30 strimmer can do (it was shit) I realised one has to spend more to get something decent and this thing is OK!
You Always get what you pay for in my opinion and I typically now buy top of the range when it comes to hardware, golf stuff, clothes etc... they last way longer and do a better job..
Very true, buy it once and buy it right, I say!
That's it. So many fall in the trap of buying the cheapest. It will break in no time and does a sub standard job too. So better to stump up for quality..