So far awesome hedge trimmer.

Had three petrol hedge trimmers with not much luck, decided on going for the Stihl HS45 (24 inch blade) after reading positive reviews decided to take a gamble and go for it, was a little disappointed with the one year warranty if Stihl are that confident their products are the best they should start doing a 2/3 year warranty.
The hedge trimmer from first starting up was like a dream, an absolute beast of a machine that tackles conifers and privets with great ease, I'm doing jobs much quicker with the Stihl HS45, real piece of kit happy I've paid top dollar for a top machine!
A note to say that you have to buy Stihl products in a dealership you can't buy online not new Stihl products anyway.