Rob...
...you are correct, but the feedback from various retailers I have heard is that Asko quality is not what it used to be - at all. ASEA was a different kettle of fish, so to speak, but since Merloni and the name change from Asko-ASEA to Asko, there appears to have been a drop in overall quality.....
Hooverzodiac...
These are different machines to the 'Mezzo' ones that Aldi sold a couple of years ago....and if you have seen 3 of them with issues, then those people will have had 3 service calls....did they get them fixed? Are they working well now?
...Aldi would refund in the first 30days if there was an issue...so what was the result?
Additionally, and bearing in mind your comment, I just called a family friend that works at Aldi who bought one of the 'Stirling' branded machines when they came out some months ago to ask about their reliability and if there had been any issues with those that they sold in the shop she works in. Her comment to me was:
'Mines been great and we've had none of them come back that we sold or people complain about them...and TRUST me, I'd hear about it'
I have no reason to doubt her....