spec me a washing machine

smr · 6 Sep 2009 at 13:50

What's the best Washing machine to get for sub £200? Thanks.

oldbag · 6 Sep 2009 at 13:53

If you can get one for that, a bosch, and then I'd probably go for a zanussi otherwise.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Sep 2009 at 13:55

There isn't one.

Up your money a bit and go for a Bosch.

smr · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:03

dmpoole said:
There isn't one.

Up your money a bit and go for a Bosch.

how much we looking at upping it by. Flamin' expense I didn't wanna have to fork out for this month!!

Dr Who · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:05

Bosch are so much better than anything else, save money, get the best

Vita · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:06

Hotpoint.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:10

Vita said:
Hotpoint.

Oh dear.
Please OP - don't.

Vita · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:12

dmpoole said:
Oh dear.
Please OP - don't.

What's so bad about the Hotpoint? We have one and it's running flawlessly.

Schizo · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:15

beko.....nothing else come's close to the quality of this make.

SexyGreyFox · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:20

Vita said:
What's so bad about the Hotpoint? We have one and it's running flawlessly.

You are very lucky.
Blah blah blah, I was the Quality Audit Technician for Hotpoint for 27 years blah blah blah.
Believe me, they are rubbish and made with rubbish parts.
They were bad enough when made in Britain but now they are made in Poland.
The same washers are also Indesit, Ariston & Creda.

schizo220168 said:
beko.....nothing else come's close to the quality of this make.

Oh dear, worse than Hotpoint/Creda/Indesit/Ariston to be honest.

Blah blah blah I attended 100s of quality meetings with the Italian owners and they always wanted to be as good as Bosch - go figure.

C64 · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:26

cheapest bosch is about £290 is it any good ? or are only the mid the to high end good ?
am also in the market for a washing machine ours has bit the bullet.

smr · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:30

C64 said:
cheapest bosch is about £290 is it any good ? or are only the mid the to high end good ?
am also in the market for a washing machine ours has bit the bullet.

link?

mjt · 6 Sep 2009 at 14:33

Dr Who said:
Bosch are so much better than anything else, save money, get the best

well, apart from Miele.

so yes, stretch your budget ever so slightly and get a bosch

C64 said:
cheapest bosch is about £290 is it any good ? or are only the mid the to high end good ?
am also in the market for a washing machine ours has bit the bullet.

no idea how much Miele ones cost, as my parents' one is over 20 years old and still going strong without any repairs. if you can afford it, get one.

buckeejit · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:08

Do not get a Hotpoint whatever you do. My mum has a Hotpoint and so does my brother and they have trouble with Washing Powder. Machine stinks after a while. I say go for a Bosch.

Doctor_Zhivago · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:10

Miele are the best washing machines and they come with 10 year manufacturers guarantee. They made in Germany so you know they're good!

deusexlumina · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:13

buy the cheap bosch and overclock it, save £££

batsy · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:14

Well i'm going to stand up for my Indesit washing machine.I've had it for 3 years now without any malfunctions.

*touches wood*

Locky · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:17

What about Hoover washing machine?

mjt · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:51

buckeejit said:
Machine stinks after a while.

well that'd be because they don't leave the door open after a wash

Biohazard · 6 Sep 2009 at 15:56

Look round some charity shops if your really that skint, the bethany trust up here gets relatively new one's from house collections, they send them to an appliance company who give them a once over and tend to come with a year onsite warranty?

I got one when I first moved in years ago and its still fine!