Any bargain washing machines?

TraceB

i think our washing machine is on it's way out (only 6 years old but gets used very very regularly!)

has anyone see any bargains in the sales?

bettyr

I'm looking for one too---plus a freezer.

Ken68

1400 spin at Curry's. £199...you can have my old one for a tenner.gwo.

andrewmoorcroft

TraceB wrote:

i think our washing machine is on it's way out (only 6 years old but gets used very very regularly!)

has anyone see any bargains in the sales?

I have a mate who works for a domestic appliance repair company and this is what he told me.
The cheapest in the long run is always a Miele.
Most of the big brand UK machines such as hotpoint last on average 6 years and don't do as good a job as a Miele.
Miele machines last an average of 25 years without repair. My Miele cost £499 on the net. I would need 4 machines to last 6.25 years each costing £125 each for them to be as cheap as a Miele and that's assuming you want the inconvenience of a new machine every 6 years! Repair centres make a living out of fixing hotpoints and don't know what a Miele looks like!
Don't worry about buying a low spec cheapo Miele either. The results will be as good as a high spec Hotpoint.