Having had a variety of old knackered worn out British pillar drills over the years, I eventually ended up with a nearly new Chinese imported Nu-Tool drill. It was the most awful piece of rubbish I have ever owned and I decided that before I retire I would do something about it.
So I have very recently replaced it with a hardly used ex-school Boxford PD8 back geared pillar drill that has inverter speed control fitted as well, the difference is chalk and cheese and it is a real pleasure to use, each persons circumstances will be different regarding available space etc, but I would not be without my drill.
Phil