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Every model in that line has a different display. The TOL SLQ and the SLQ WP have the multicolour touch display. I wish they had put the new manual online instead of the old one. I'm looking forward to read how the operation of the machine goes.

The new detergent dispenser looks good. But they don't explain much more than that it is easier to clean.

The new Adora with heat pump uses 55% less energy than the normal models.

Correction on the previous post: There are three choices for heating:

1. Only heat pump;
2. Mostly heat pump with help of a traditional heating element;
3. Half heat pump, half traditional heater.
 
Excellent machine! But...

...the heat pump heating function is just a little more than a gimmick! It will lessen the life expectancy of the machine (remember that sealed copper tubing under pressure and vibration and compressors don't fit well together!) and at current Italian electric prices (highest in Europe) the price difference between the "standard" model and this one will be filled in no less than 15.000 washes! Yup, 15.000! Assuming doing only 60°C washes of course. What machines does that many it its life? That is a wash a day for more than 41 years!
 
Love it

Love it, want it, got to have it, and will have it just have to wait till we do the refit I'm scared to even look at the price yet I'l save that till the morning
 
As much as I like it, I feel the brand isn't as well built as it seems.
I would expect to pay that much money and get a 20 year Guarantee (OK 10 would be all right), but only 2 year guarantee. Thats a right con, for something which possibly isn't going to last as long as a Miele.

Maybe there is a reason for only a 2 year guarantee, maybe if the parts fail, they are too expensive for VZug to pay for them if you report the fault at say 5 years old.
 
this is truely a step foreward

i couldn't believe my eyes when i first say this, through facebook about 2 weeks ago, it is simply outstanding achievement

the SLQ WP has
A+++ (-40%) that is actually equivlant to A -68% or nearly A+++++++

this is the first to have a colour touch screen, and the only model to come out with a full touch screen in years. (since the WA65205)

i can't wait to get the french instruction manual open, if it opens????
 
@chestermikeuk

The guarantee is the thing that sells appliances to me
If the guarantee is short then I feel the manufacturer either has no faith in its appliances, or the parts are to expensive for the manufacturer to place inside if there is ever a problem within guarantee.
I know its Swiss made, which is just as good as German build, if not better, but 10 year guarantee would be much better on something that expensive. So i don't feel there built as well as they should.
(Another thing is that I saw a photo of the machines (Previous Range) with Plastic tub and plastic paddles)
 
If the guarantee is short then I feel the manufacturer eithe

Zanussi Washcrafts didn;t have 10 year guarantees.

AEG Lavamats didn't have 10 year guarantees

Miele only offered 1 year guarantees until the early 2000.s

Bosch machines only come with a 2 year guarantee.

 

By your theory, this must mean that they are therefore of low quality too.

 

(Incidentally, my Maytasko only has a 2 year warranty, I must be imagining the quality of that too...)

 

I presume you have never seen let alone used a V-Zug, whereas Mike owns one - like the saying goes, don't judge a book by it's cover.  It's a hard lesson to learn (lord don't I know).

 

Just a friendly piece of advice, nothing more nothing less...

 

Jon
 
@ glenfieldmathk

Plastic tubs mean nothing in terms of reliability,

They resist coin damage much more than any enamel tub could ever resist and they insulate the heat of the wash water better than any other material out there resulting in economy.

They dont make cookware and pans from stainless steel for no reason other than looks.
Its because it conducts heat well amongst other reasons.

Judging by how thin some stainless steel tubs can be Id take my bets on plastic being more ressiliant in the long run against stray items inevitabbly finding their way into the machine.

Now as for the gurantee some manufacturers have different ideas granted but dont judge any book by its covers before you have looked at the appliance and experienced it for yourself which you quite clearly have not.

Flip side - Dyson offer a 5 year gurantee on their cleaners, Why? because it was the only way Which? would ever reccomend them as the reliability is so poor that for the money they ask they are not good value for money. Dyson offer the gurantee as they know customers will need to use it.
 
New here

Hey,
I've just logedd in here and im from germany. The manuals aren't online yet. if you load a german on, you just get the manual of the past year model. 2 years waranty are normal in germany and neighbourhoud. The quality of v zug is just amazing. and it wont coast that much. it will coast you half that much if you buy it on other sites, but it is still just amazing expensive. And on heating system: It can heat withe 50/50 3,6 kw heater and heatpump, 25/75 or 0/100 spliting.
 
Guarentees

I cant help thinking there is a sort twisted irony to this guarentee business with quality machines you shouldnt need a long guarentee as they are built to last whereas with cheap junk you will need a long guarentee
 
This may be an interesting link for people to have a look at regarding warranty and guarantees.

'How long do the consumer guarantees last for?

The consumer guarantees are not limited to a set time period. Instead, they last for the amount of time that is reasonable to expect given the cost and quality of the item or any representations made about the item.

This means that a consumer may be entitled to a remedy after any voluntary or extended warranty has expired.

For example, a car would be expected to last longer than a television, and a television would be expected to last longer than an inexpensive toy. A more expensive fridge would also be expected to last longer than an inexpensive fridge.'

Effectively, our legislation ties warranty to a comparative purchase price/value of good scenario - you would justifiably expect a V Zug to last longer than an Electrolux....so regardless of the card that comes with the machine stating 12 months warranty, there is a legal obligation here to warrant goods that are effectively sold as a 'quality option' based on the consumers reasonable expectation of longevity.

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/957903#h2_36
 
False economy comes to mind.

And I'm not saying this to rain on anyone's parade. It's pretty in a stark and minimalistic way, but far too expensive for what it does and is.
 

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