Just my input.....
I owned a 1996 Bosch (forget model) and I now own a 2008 one. Much much prefer the later Bosch. Why?
The cycles. On the old one a cottons 40 wash (for example) either lasted 12 minutes on short wash, then spending 50 minutes to rinse and spin, or an hour (on normal cycle) taking the total cycle time to 2 hours. Now, I do a good old skool cottons 40 wash in 1hr 14mins. 26 min wash, 3 decent rinses and a fast 1400 spin. Or a 45 degree wash, 2 decent rinses and a 1200 spin in 55 mins. I don't need to keep telling it `Short wash' either, this is the norm and if I want a longer wash for really dirty clothes or stains I press a button. This way round is way more sensible to my mind. And let's not forget the `mixed load' option. Six clicks to the right and press start. Done. 32 degree wash (24 mins), 800 spin, 2 rinses ( also with 800 interim spins) and a final 1200 spin. 44 mins. A perfect cycle, with a decent detergent, for most colours.
The balancing. Early fuzzy logic. Machine would spin quite comptently to about 900 rpm (of 1000) over a couple of minutes for an interim spin, then decide it was out of balance and start again. Waste of time. Newer Bosch is cleverer about balancing.
Quiet pump.
Ease of use is second to none, and childlock is fantastic.
I do suspect that the older Bosch were a slightly better build quality. But in terms of usability, the new Bosch really are a practical machine. I've had mine for six months and it's my fave machine so far for running a household on. Even compared with old skool machines. And boy, am I critical of washing machines, have found faults with all previous machines annoying enough not to have owned any one for more than about 5 years max over the last 25 years, apart from the first Hoover.
In order, Hoover 800 de luxe from 1978ish (got rid of because was a very violent spinner and over the years had been extremely unreliable with countless new timers, bearings, brushes, 1 whole new motor...) However, this was the first machine and had done sterling work on `number 3' (which was cottons 95) with all the boiling nappies etc with the trademark rust running from the door down to the floor, I guess where wet soiled nappied were slopped from bucket to machine.
Bendix 800 Autowasher de luxe (1988) (left half the detergent in drawer, took softener too early, wouldn't spin heavy loads due to some sort of problem with the induction motor / capacitor)
Zanussi 1000 washer dryer (1991) (dryer fan kept jamming, getting stuck on outer drum, and burning out (scary smells / snoke etc), needed a couple of new timers which kept buzzing loudly, and kept needing new `damper pads' (??) as made a terrible noise on spin.
Hotpoint WM25 (1996) The last machine I had while at my parents' house. My fave of all the machines they had, but was a beggar for sudslock, noisy spins and leaked within a year. Whole machine felt and sounded flimsy (lots of springs twanging on distribute / spin) compared to the Zanussi and certainly to the ole 18 / 95 Hotpoints I so admired which friends had.....
Moved out..
1996 - inherited an Indesco Ariston 800 which didn't heat properly, door leaked, fabric softener went in too soon. Also inherited a Hoover which heated too much and jumped about violently on spin.
1996. Neither previous machine being suitable, went and spent about £600 on a Bosch from a shopping centre in Wood Green.
2000. Relationship broke up. Moved to a flat and left Bosch at gfs, as didn't much like (was also making scary `bra wire' type sounds by that point). Inherited Candy washer dryer from the 80s. Trashed within a few weeks - whole inner drim shaft thing cracked away mid spin cycle. Inherited another Zanussi washer dryer from early nineties - but this time an induction machine. BEAUTIFUL machine, probably the second machine I ever really liked apart from current Bosch.
2001 Moved into flat. Bought Zanussi `yellow switch' Aquacycle machine. Was an ok machine, no serious faults. I guess I liked it, for some weird reason I can barely remember it. Was quite busy having a life back then, IIRC. 2003, met current wife. Bought top spec Hotpoint. Beautiful machine to look at but utter crap at doing laundry. Smashed door glass, sparked, jumped across kitchen, returned to Hotpoint and said `never again Hotpoint'. Bought another Zanussi jetsystem, quite liked it and loved the cycles it did. Pissed off though that the writing all wore of the fron really quickly. Sold it with house.
2006 - moved house again and bought an LG. From the first cycle I hated it. Rubbish balancing, noisy pump, 40 wash was barely 30, took ages.....horrible.....
2008 Replaced with Bosch. And am happy.
Just to give you the idea that I'm hard to please. I don't think I have ever used a machine `til it's bust'. Just til I want a new one LOL.
Just my input.....I am very impressed with newer Bosch. That model on ebay, however, is slightly older than mine so I guess it could be a tad different.
Its 11years old! 
. Afterall, there could have been a very good reason for the other one being so cheap. My Dad's just learned that lesson the hard way, buying a 2005 Jaguar X-type for £5000 and less than 6 months later he's just had to spend £3000 (maybe £5000, not totally sure) on a new gear box and drive shaft for it (I think those are the parts at least)!
