Cheap and replaceable Vs Expensive !

[glamwales]

Hello group

Just want to pose a question to you! Cheap and replaceable or expensive – what’s the best and what’s more fun?

If you can obtain good wash results in a cheap machine, one which lasts only a few years and can be replaced when problems start why go expensive ?

Or

Why go cheap and replace every few years. You decide !

Neil

 

[lavamat_jon]

My opinion is why go cheap and replace every few years i.e. in the form of Miele... however for fun machines from what I've been reading recently on the forum the newer breeds of Hotpoints seem to be quite entertaining. From an environmental and economic perspective though, I personally cringe at the throwaway attitude of most modern day brands of washer which is why I can appear to be such a cheerleader for Miele!

Jon

 

[knitwits1975]

Hey man, I get attatched to my machines. And yes I'm taking pills for that but they aren't helping.

 

[glamwales]

LOL , WE ARE ALL THINKING OF YOU !! Knit

 

[lavamat_jon]

???

This threads gone a bit bodged up!

 

[hoover3060]

Hi Neil

Well I have in the past gone for expensive machines (Including Miele) but now I own a cheap Candy which was purchased to sell with the house.
I am very happy with the results it gives and have been very impressed with it overall. There are many programmes and a few option buttons to. It gives me all the seperate options I want and like to use plus I enjoy using it.

I think that a washing machine is for washing clothes and if its cheap but does a great job like the candy does then im happy and would have no problems with regards to purchasing another one after a few years if it broke down.

Plus being into washers its always great to get a brand new machine even though it may not always be the correct thing to do!

I do believe though that expensive machines can be great for people who want their washer to last for 20 years and they are ideal and well worth the purchase for a large family or business.

I just know personally myself I would get very bored with the same machine for that amount of time.

I suppose though as long as manufacturers continue to produce the cheap affordable machines then people will buy them.

Mark

 

[nickuk]

now that i have a wife and family.....

i want reliability abd being without a machine isn't funny. I don't want to risk a machine breaking down a year after the gurantee either, because i don't want to waste my money. If I were to buy a machine now it would be a Miele or if I was broke (aswell as the damn washer) some sort of Electrolux.

Nick

 

[newwave1]

hmmm well me bein me i get bored easily n especially with modern machines. i'd go cheap so i cud experience allsortsa machines.sayin tht the machine in the house is an expensive aeg lol.

i think everyone shud own a quartz n logic personally lol

 

[lavamat_jon]

To add to my previous post, though, I think ideally I would combine the best of both worlds - have the Miele as my daily driver and a secondary machine which I can chop and change. I'm thinking about selling my AEG set now while it's saleable and hasn't developed any more severe problems; but I just know that if I do that I'll miss the AEG set!

Jon

 

[glamwales]

I do enjoy a new machine hence my reason for posting. Plus and without being controversial - its far more economical for me to buy cheap every few years.

However Nicks valid point of no washer does make me think.

 

[aquarius1984]

bit stumped for words. Have to agree with everones views. On the cheap front though i would rather buy one though that somebody else technically minded could buy cheap parts for and get some use out of it themselves after i had my fun.

 

[sadose]

Have to agree with the points mentioned above, still, nothing like a good old Indesit Company product or modern Servis machine to "liven" up the day.

 

[kirk280980]

Hi all,

Tough one this, and I can see the reasoning behind both schools of thought. Typial Libran, always sitting on the fence!

Normally I would invest a little more into a major appliance purchase, hopefully gaining better reliability and a longer lifespan in return. Of course there are no guarantees, so it's really a matter of going with what I feel to be the best I can afford at the time. Usually I'm a pretty savvy shopper, and able to pick out which features are must-haves, while avoiding paying over the odds for functions that won't get used. In my experience there's a lot to be said for going with the BOL model from a better brand, rather than the TOL model from the worst brand.

However, at this point in time, if the washing machine was to die tomorrow I would most likely go out and buy an Indesit or Candy, or maybe a "reasonably priced" Bosch or Zanussi. We intend to emigrate within the next 12 months, and as many items as possible will either be sold off beforehand or left behind with the house, rather than being shipped to the other side of the world at great expense. So while a Miele would be nice, for us it would be rather pointless as things currently stand.

Cheers,

Kirk

 

[lederstiefel1]

Also we have to keep in mind an aspect that nobody seems to see: the total energy-consumption!
A washing-machine does not only USE energy when running but also HAS ALREADY USED a lot of energy when beeing produced! One can say about 1,000 KW/h has minimumly been put in every machine during the production. Cheap machines that don't live long consume much more energy than machines that are long-lasting ones! Also cheap machines need more often repairs to be done - also an amount of energy (petrol, spare-parts, etc.) that has to be obtained to do the repair! Energy-audit is not only the amount of energy that a machine uses during a wash or during its washing-life but also when it has to be produced and when it has to be disposed!!! Also cheap machines use up our resources much quicker than more reliable and more expensive machine do!
Keep that in mind, too!!

Greetings, Ralf

 

[tolivac]

I read somewhere-but the service life on new machines is 5-7 years.Someone else may want to check me up on that.older machines were built-when the cost of materials,etc was lower -would last longer -15years.Currently I don't own any new washers.I have three older TL ones-and like them very much-they do the job for me and they are reliable.I am afraid of some of the newer washers and dryers-vacuums too-the cheapies may become "Krusher food" before you expect it.