new washing machine

Not a recommendation as such but my own machine is on its last legs and I'm keeping my eye out for a new one. This month's Good Housekeeping did a feature on the latest machines and I liked the Bosch Exxcel WAE32464 which scored highly. The best feature (for me) was a quickwash programme that took only 21 minutes. The rest of the blurb is as follows:

Price range: £397 - £500
Spin speed: Variable up to 1600 rpm
Energy rating: A+
Stated capacity: 6kg

Their verdict:
Measured capacity: 4.5kg cotton
Wash time: 1hr 19 min

"If you're looking for fast cleaning, this is the machine for you. The Quick Wash programme takes only 21 minutes - ideal for freshening clothes - and it has the shortest wash times on all the other programmes tested, as well as low energy consumption. The clear display panel shows wash time countdown, spin speed, wash stage and wash temperature selected"

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has one of these before I go any further.

Thanks

I can remember us in the same situation
not once but at least three times within
a time span of six years,three machines
taken to the scrap heap through over use.

with a family and at the time full time
carer for my disabled mum.We get washing like
nothing else.

forget after sale deals if we went two
days without a machine we would be in
serious trouble wash wise,launderettes
cost a fortune as an emergancy stand in
while you await repair men,spare parts etc.

I was getting served in John Lewis buying
stuff for the hoover knowing we were on
the verge of yet another break down.
I asked the lady which was the most
reliable machine they sold,before she
had a chance to answer virtualy
everyone in the queue behind me said
`get a Miele` .They all seemed to have
one even one lady who bought hers
secondhand from the Persil factory,saying
it was 11 years old when she got it and
had owned it herself and used it daily
for 23 years ? They all were in agreement
that you never have a repair man in your home
reckoning that they are good for at least
20+ years use if not more.this got me thinking
so I saved up bought one and have not looked
back,that was nearly 5 years ago and it still works
like a new machine and some days I am doing
anything between 5 to 8 washes a day.

My machine looked old fashioned when it was new
but its turned out to be very reliable,washes everything
really well.On reflection it was one of the best
purchases I have made.I would pick reliabilty
over features any day.
Mines triple AAA rating has a 30 min wash with a good
spin.Various programs,plus and this is something I never
thought I would use it has a timer on it.when ever
I am doing one of the longer washes I set it to finish
the wash in time for when we get up in the morning.

One last big plus for this,we live in a ground floor flat
and my neighbours used to complain about the noise
of constant washing going on,this machine is totaly
silent when its washing,the only noise it makes is the
final spin and that seems to go unnoticed by the
neighbours.So if your in a semi or a flat this would
be a big plus if your neighbours have been complained.

If you shop around you can get these at a reasonable
price.we are a low income family so this was a
big purchase for us,but so far we have saved a
fortune

I know its easy to give what you own a good
review,but this is definatly a good reliable buy
that I know you would never regret.
I always make a point of being the first to mention
if I have made a bad buy