I was looking at the box that the Kobalt tool came in the other day. And it has a lifetime warranty that says if you have a problem with the tool in any way just return it to the Lowes that you purchased it from for a replacement. I wonder how well Lowes honors this?
I hope you never have to find out!
The drivers aren't that bad either. The phillips fits screws good. I know most made in china multiools phillips drivers are crap.
I was re-reading your post again this morning, and got to thinking about this phillips screwdriver comment. You are absolutely right! If you want to quickly judge the quality of a multitool, it seems that all you have to do is look at the phillips screwdriver!! Those from the USA or Switzerland are crisp and well-defined, and usually fit into a screw securely. Almost every one from Asia is overly rounded, or badly formed, or just plain crap. I have one Chinese tool that only has three v-notches in the phillips driver, instead of four! What a P.O.S.