My washing machine has been declared clinically dead - it was a Miele, 18 years old and had never had a callout, it just worked. Used to do non-stop washes for a family of 5, then after 8 years of faultless family use and 10 years of me overloading it, it has burnt out the motor.
This is just for me now, I live alone. So, should I buy a decent Miele at around a grand - , or the cheapest possible washing machine I can get new (about £160), in the hope that it will do the job, and have less things to fix, and they will be cheaper?
The motor alone to fix the Miele is more than the cost of a cheap washing machine - but it might last another 18 years with a new motor. Or another bit might die tomorrow.
Or, what about the auctions? I live close to an auction house that always has washers up for bidding - if I could get a reasonable looking washer for £50,(all the stuff is tested). I could just bin it when it breaks and get another thread/washing machine.
What to do, OC people?
This is just for me now, I live alone. So, should I buy a decent Miele at around a grand - , or the cheapest possible washing machine I can get new (about £160), in the hope that it will do the job, and have less things to fix, and they will be cheaper?
The motor alone to fix the Miele is more than the cost of a cheap washing machine - but it might last another 18 years with a new motor. Or another bit might die tomorrow.
Or, what about the auctions? I live close to an auction house that always has washers up for bidding - if I could get a reasonable looking washer for £50,(all the stuff is tested). I could just bin it when it breaks and get another thread/washing machine.
What to do, OC people?