It is fine but I can’t start it, not enough oomph in my arm apparently. I took it to my friend Eddie who serviced it completely and then started it easily at the 3rd pull. 
I reckon it is worth around €100 collected from north Dordogne (24) but I will deliver within a radius of 15 kms if necessary.
I don’t want one thank you, but just had to pop in and say it’s a Stihl at that price…
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I’m not sure why you’re Stihl here with jokes like that. I’m sure I’m mispronouncing it so sue me…
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One of my strimmers has an attachment so you can use an electric drill as a starter motor. It is brilliant.
Blimey, that’s a good idea, I’ve always had problems with this sort of thing. I still have a McCullough chainsaw in the shed bought many years ago but it was such hard work that I bought an electric one much later and have used it ever since.
One that I can operate, but only on my terms, is one I spoke about on here a few months ago, a Husqvarna tractee brush cutter. It is excellent in operation (though not suitable for my current need with high brambles) but I have to chock the large driven wheels then stand back to give the cord a long pull with both hands. It always starts on the 2nd or 3rd try (and I have to remember to loosen my hold to avoid the vicious backpull) but I have to make sure I never stall it because it needs to be left alone for 5 minutes or more before it will agree to re-start.
This Stihl is also excellent in operation but it is more than I can bear to go through all the performance of starting each time. For me, apart from the Husqvarna, it is all electric from now on.
I Makita habit to be a man of Stihl and taste, though you may think that’s a load of Bosch.
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I prefer using my electric strimmer to any of the petrol ones I’ve had in the past. I bought a reasonably one and it’s proven to have been a good move. I haven’t used the drill started one since I bought the electric strimmer. The ease of starting and lack of noise are both big plus points. I do a lot of lawnmowing with a battery powered mower but if I leave it too long I have to revert to petrol power. Both my petrol mowers start with very little effort. I can remember cutting a great aunt’s grass a long time ago and being impressed by her mower. It was not only self propelled but it had an electric start as well.
For me its the lack of smelling like a engine mechanic after as little as 1 minute with combustion garden equipment.
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I’ve been sorting a few issues with my VdC during the past few weeks so I probably smell like that most of the time.