I've owned a few of Nikon's kit lenses (18-70, 18-105, 18-200), but this is the best so far. Like many of us, my photography budget is limited and although I would love all my lenses to be at least f/2.8 maximum aperture, it ain't going to happen ....
Being mainly a landscape photographer this lens suits very well as a 'normal' fixture on my camera, and produces sharp, good contrast images with minimal distortion at the wide end and a useful extension to 85mm at the other - suitable for portraits, street photography and close-ups on most occasions.
One word of warning to prospective buyers is to be careful who you buy from - there are UK sellers who do not include the Nikon UK warranty, but I sourced mine from Amazon seller Calumet who do, and they also provided a quick despatch of the item.
Good quality images at a very reasonable price level!