lavamat_jon
Well-known member
Same with washers, you put your clothes in a Beko or Miele select the prog and voila" Out comes Clothes, Washed Rinsed & Spun dry....Nothing more or less
True to a point... but my nana's Hotpoint and our old Bosch seemed to miss out the rinsing step with water economising
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a Miele just because I'm a snob and feel better than everyone else and can look down my nose at people because I have one - in fact I couldn't really care less what washer anybody else had, I just bought the Miele because from my research they seemed to be the best product that money could buy and I've wanted one for a few years now, and is one of my favourite brands along with AEG, Zanussi and Hoover. And I would happily recommend it to people who were buying a new washer today and could afford it, and that it is better mainly in quality than other washers; although the quality aspect is what really sells it for me as Miele is one of the last manufacturers out there devoted to knocking out quality, long lasting products rather than disposable washers.
I do agree that you can get good machines for cheaper that will do the same - but in my personal experience the cheaper machines don't seem to perform as well, usually in the rinsing department as well as reliability, and it's worth it in the long run spending slightly more and getting a better brand with better reliability & performance. Of course, that can also backfire - my mum bought a Bosch 3 years ago and it's already been taken out of service, awaiting replacement tomorrow actually of a £300 Zanussi which was on sale at Currys. In fact my mum and dad were harpering on about getting a Miele, but knowing their financial situation at the moment I managed to talk them out of spending more money than necessary, and foudn the Zanussi for them which was IMO extremely good value for money - and has all the features of a Miele and more for half the price. Perhaps it'll last 10 years instead of 15 or 20, but for £300 you can't really go wrong.
But to the point - I think any of the brands suggested will do you good. And it's also worth remembering about horror stories that I mentioned about Asko's, that they tend to be exaggerated on the internet and that in the whole scheme of things there is a larger proportion of happy owners who wouldn't trade them for the world.
In conclusion - washers are washers, and whether it's a cheap ass Servis or a top of the line V-Zug, I love them all as much as each either as they have their own characteristics, some good and some bad - hell, there's even one or two slight niggles on my Miele that piss me off!
Jon
True to a point... but my nana's Hotpoint and our old Bosch seemed to miss out the rinsing step with water economising
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a Miele just because I'm a snob and feel better than everyone else and can look down my nose at people because I have one - in fact I couldn't really care less what washer anybody else had, I just bought the Miele because from my research they seemed to be the best product that money could buy and I've wanted one for a few years now, and is one of my favourite brands along with AEG, Zanussi and Hoover. And I would happily recommend it to people who were buying a new washer today and could afford it, and that it is better mainly in quality than other washers; although the quality aspect is what really sells it for me as Miele is one of the last manufacturers out there devoted to knocking out quality, long lasting products rather than disposable washers.
I do agree that you can get good machines for cheaper that will do the same - but in my personal experience the cheaper machines don't seem to perform as well, usually in the rinsing department as well as reliability, and it's worth it in the long run spending slightly more and getting a better brand with better reliability & performance. Of course, that can also backfire - my mum bought a Bosch 3 years ago and it's already been taken out of service, awaiting replacement tomorrow actually of a £300 Zanussi which was on sale at Currys. In fact my mum and dad were harpering on about getting a Miele, but knowing their financial situation at the moment I managed to talk them out of spending more money than necessary, and foudn the Zanussi for them which was IMO extremely good value for money - and has all the features of a Miele and more for half the price. Perhaps it'll last 10 years instead of 15 or 20, but for £300 you can't really go wrong.
But to the point - I think any of the brands suggested will do you good. And it's also worth remembering about horror stories that I mentioned about Asko's, that they tend to be exaggerated on the internet and that in the whole scheme of things there is a larger proportion of happy owners who wouldn't trade them for the world.
In conclusion - washers are washers, and whether it's a cheap ass Servis or a top of the line V-Zug, I love them all as much as each either as they have their own characteristics, some good and some bad - hell, there's even one or two slight niggles on my Miele that piss me off!
Jon
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