Milwaukee M12 FUEL Stubby 3/8 in. Impact Wrench W/ 3/8 in. Drive Metric Impact Socket Set and Free 2.5Ah battery pack - $209.97

152.57 plus tax if you return the 2.5 is pretty nice. If I didn't already have the stubby I'd buy this as the Milwaukee sockets are pretty nice and a 7-21 no skips 3/8 short set isn't cheap from any good brand.

I feel the same way, but I actually might buy it because I don't have an impact. I've been looking at this but debating between this set with included impact set, or the kit with the M12 rover light for 20 bucks more.

Figured I'd wind up getting a complete socket set eventually. Which way would you go in my shoes?

I'd probably do the light combo, this is a good value for this set of sockets, but it would be a lot harder to match them with the long version and/or other drive sizes for a reasonable price vs just buying a cheaper quality brand like Sunnex, Tekton, Gearwrench etc on Amazon. Milwaukee sockets are nice but probably not worth the premium at regular price. Also the M12 rover light is awesome.

Also the M12 rover light is awesome.

Which one? The little "service and repair" one that pivots & has USB? ...or the "mounting flood light"?

I feel the same way, but I actually might buy it because I don't have an impact. I've been looking at this but debating between this set with included impact set, or the kit with the M12 rover light for 20 bucks more.

Figured I'd wind up getting a complete socket set eventually. Which way would you go in my shoes?

If it works for you, great.
I've bought Milwaulkee 1/4" hex impact driver, 3/8" 18V impact and 1/2" 18V impact.

The hex impact driver is great. Very light, I can use it for practically anything -- as a decent drill (if you use hex drill bits), electric screw driver, and a driver for 3/8" sockets.

The 1/2" impact wrench, I've used for lug nuts and busting other heavy duty bolts like on suspensions, frames, and stuff like that.

But the 3/8" impact.... I don't like. And this one isn't even an 18V, it's just a 12V. I'm not saying it's a bad product, but it's not for me. For one thing, their "friction ring" is a pain in the butt to work with. It's pretty hard to get sockets on and off, so I usually keep an extension on it and take the socket on and off of the extension. So much for stubby.

The other thing is that it's not strong enough to loosen tough bolts, like the set screw on a brake caliper... but it's got very high torque for medium size bolts, like the 10mm and 13mm bolts that are everywhere on cars these days. So for me, it's either overkill or it's not powerful enough. I really wanted it to work, because the 1/2" is fricking huge and heavy, and it's not always easy to fit it into the right spot and it's a pain to work with when you're on a creeper under a car. But the 1/2" gets the job done. The 3/8" is either too much power or not enough.

But, like I say, I'm just one guy and maybe somebody else will come say he uses the thing all day long every day and it's the best thing ever.

Well hell... maybe I'll have to look at the right angle half inch.

My advice is to make sure you can get it with the 30 day return (pretty sure you can) and just make sure you'll use it enough in the first 30 days to decide if its for you. Cause I'm just some anonymous guy on the Internet.

If it works for you, great.
I've bought Milwaulkee 1/4" hex impact driver, 3/8" 18V impact and 1/2" 18V impact.

The hex impact driver is great. Very light, I can use it for practically anything -- as a decent drill (if you use hex drill bits), electric screw driver, and a driver for 3/8" sockets.

The 1/2" impact wrench, I've used for lug nuts and busting other heavy duty bolts like on suspensions, frames, and stuff like that.

But the 3/8" impact.... I don't like. And this one isn't even an 18V, it's just a 12V. I'm not saying it's a bad product, but it's not for me. For one thing, their "friction ring" is a pain in the butt to work with. It's pretty hard to get sockets on and off, so I usually keep an extension on it and take the socket on and off of the extension. So much for stubby.

The other thing is that it's not strong enough to loosen tough bolts, like the set screw on a brake caliper... but it's got very high torque for medium size bolts, like the 10mm and 13mm bolts that are everywhere on cars these days. So for me, it's either overkill or it's not powerful enough. I really wanted it to work, because the 1/2" is fricking huge and heavy, and it's not always easy to fit it into the right spot and it's a pain to work with when you're on a creeper under a car. But the 1/2" gets the job done. The 3/8" is either too much power or not enough.

But, like I say, I'm just one guy and maybe somebody else will come say he uses the thing all day long every day and it's the best thing ever.

Well hell... maybe I'll have to look at the right angle half inch.