Hi all. Anyone recently had to purchase a new machine ? Ours have finally bit the bullet
Went curry’s today and was bewildered by the amount of brands available
What’s decent ? Upto £450 ish to spend
Andy
Hi all. Anyone recently had to purchase a new machine ? Ours have finally bit the bullet
Went curry’s today and was bewildered by the amount of brands available
What’s decent ? Upto £450 ish to spend
Andy
Miele everytime , last 10-15 years and worth the extra
True, but we needed the extended warranty 3x already. For once, I would say that the extended warranty is worth the money. (We choose the 10 yr scheme)Originally Posted by Liner33
Menno
Our Miele came with a 10 year warranty- Must be six years old now and (touch wood) faultless
No chance with a £450 budget.
That's why I said "worth the extra" !
You can however buy from the outlet store for about 50% of the cost of new if you can get there
https://www.miele.co.uk/domestic/outlet-2243.htm
Of course waste of money if you only do two loads a week , ours does about 10 loads a week and takes 45 mins to do a wash
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I ran Hotpoints for ages, until I bought what appeared to be a Friday job that expired after a couple of years. Bought an LG direct drive thing, it must be 5 or 6 years old now and still going strong. Quiet, too. Cost around 350-400 IIRC.
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Plug
Miele for me too
Had Bendix back in 70’ 80’s bullet proof but don’t seem to make them like they used to
Hi,
I really need a new watch, my budget is around £450.,,,
What you need is a Rolex,,,
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
MX5 syndrome.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Good to have you back Chris
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Don’t get the Miele thing either. We bought a Samsung eco bubble. Very quiet, looks good and 9kg drum. We did buy the one with the hole in the door you can open if you forget to put something in. It’s a great machine.
I brought a second hand Miele for £200 12 years ago…. Just retired it a couple of months back…. Went for an AEG this time…. Time will tell!
Another vote for Miele, on my 2nd now after given the first one 13 years of abuse.
Got an LG direct drive 9g with a ten year warranty. Only two years in and no issues so far. It was between that and a Samsung for us. The warranty and price on the lg swayed it. Paid about 350 delivered on a deal from hotuk deals.com.
Don’t understand Miele. We ran a Hotpoint washing machine for 7 years at our old house - the handle broke once and I bought the parts myself for about £20. Left it there when we moved 4 years ago because we couldn’t be bothered to move it. Bought a replacement Hotpoint for about £350 four years ago, again ok no issues. I would add we have a disabled son who frequently wets the bed (and worse!) so it’s on literally every day. For the price, if it’s outside warranty and I can’t fix it I’ll just order a new one from ao.com and for another £350 have a brand new one. How is spending £1200 on a Miele in any way preferable?!?!
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for a start they are not £1200- you can get one for £599- you obviously haven’t owned one. A Lorus at £40 is more accurate than a £5000 Rolex - I don’t understand Rolex
As others have said Miele. It’s industrial standard and comes with a massive warranty.
Guessed you had.
Have been through a few washing machines as with 3 kids they take a battering.
Latest one is a Bosch which is going strong after about 5 years which is a record for us.It was about £350 from memory.
I have a rule about staying away from anything Italian and also everything Ive ever had from Samsung has broken on me.
We have a Bosch washing machine as well. We replaced our old Bosch 3 years ago, after about 18 years years of service.
We also have a Bosch dishwasher, refrigerator and lawn mower. I guess we are a Bosch household, if only accidentally. :) I also have a couple of Bosch tools (hot air gun, and multi-tool), but generall prefer Makita.
Best wishes,
Bob
Can’t understand everyone recommending a Miele when the OP has stated a budget of £450.
LG direct drive motor, quiet. Big forums within your budget. Mums one lasted for 15 years before needing Replacing. Mine is 6 years now no issues, mates is 9 .
I quite agree, had a Miele with a 5 year warranty thinking it'll last for years.
Just after the warranty ended it sounded like we were washing a load of spanners, and a nasty burning smell coming from within the drum.
Chucked it and went for a LG Direct drive that was half the price of the Miele with same 5 year warranty which has so far been great.
I can get 8% corporate discount at Currys. PM me if I can help you save a bit
If you look into white goods manufacturers, a lot of the different brands are exactly the same machine with a different shaped door/colours/branding. Personally if I can get 7 or 8 years use out of a £300-£400 machine i don’t see the point of spending double that for something that ‘might’ last 20 years. But then again I’m not wealthy and don’t get a kick from having ‘the best’! - and as for my wife, she has no interest in choosing electrical goods, that just gets left to me!
Interestingly some of the aeg made John Lewis was king machines did very badly in a which review I had when choosing our last one. And the branded aeg version was about £50 cheaper than the John Lewis one!
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Had a Bosch which died last year after a long spell of service, kids picked it this time and went for an AEG.
Just looking at this topic after looking at watches on Mumsnet and we went with an AEG from John Lewis about four years ago so far so good they took away the old machine as part of the deal.
Andy just drop it to the Laundrette at the end of the road - £15 for a bag the size of a coffin - AND RELAX..... don't even have to give them powder etc - and all nicely folded for you.....
Oh yeah. Forgot about that
"the size of a coffin" WTF , who came up with that comparison , and who even has a bag the size of a coffin?
Last one I bought was a Miele but I got the heads-up on a cash-back from Miele so the whole thing was a genuine £799. Darn fine washing machine, and nice to know it's likely to stay in place year after year. It's quiet and it does the job well.
I had a similar budget and went with a Haier via AO.COM.
Very pleased so far and has performed as well as any major brands I have had previously.
This thread has swiftly gone from a "recommend me a washing machine for £450" to a " I have Miele" thread.
I don't have a Miele but I wish I had one. Is washing machine envy a thing?
Had a bosch - we got it second hand and it lasted the best part of 5 years + 1 it was with someone else.
Replaced it with an LG direct drive as my mate swears by his and he's had it for ages.
You'll always risk getting a Friday afternoon job though so maybe worth getting the cheapest and expecting it to break in a few years.
never understand this .... a 1970's British Leyland car will have been a pile of rubbish if built on a Friday afternoon....
but a modern washing machine won't see much human interaction on a robot driven production line.
FTFY
Miele still use better quality parts in their machines often using sturdier materials and not compromising so in theory they will last longer however if you live in a hard water area (as we do) then there’s little point as the parts will last a lifetime but will be covered in limescale and build up thus rendering them useless before they get chance to break. (Don’t tell me washing machines live longer with Calvin as that’s debatable!)
In terms of economically viable and indeed hygiene I tend to buy a fast spinner (1200-1300) and spend as little as possible preferring to throw it away when done, in 30 years we must of had 6 machines and a total spend of around £1600 so a lot cheaper. My machines also get a hammering from dogs beds, gym kit, plus regular clothes and alot of stuff when kids were younger.
RIAC
I have a Miele. They are amazing. Get one !
The first Miele washing machine lasted about 18 years for me and cost £750~. Only in the last few months it cost £60 or so but broke again where the fix was going to be a further £100 and without any guarantee. It was replaced with another Miele.
Don’t encourage him.
Is it true that Currys keep your Miele guarantee card for a year?
The problem with the very impressive sounding 10 year warranty is WTF knows where the warranty paperwork is eight years down the line?
Machine breaks down, no warranty paperwork? It’s ”*uck off bignose” time!
Assuming you cannot find the old paperwork, suggesting to your repair engineer that he check the manufacturers database for the evidence of your warranty will have him rolling on your utility room floor in paroxysms of mirth.
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They also will not let you remove the stickers.
We have always had Bosch or Siemens machines, last year we replaced the Siemens with a Samsung add wash 9KG machine.
Lets just say won't be going back to German again.
The machine tells you when it needs to clean its self, still spotless inside & it gets hammered daily.
Get a miele, if you can't afford (or justify) one, get a Beko and just treat it as disposable, replace every couple of years, you might get lucky and have one last 5 years, will probably work out cheaper than a Miele. Does anyone really think that Miele are as well made today as the ones from 20-30 years ago that lasted forever? I doubt a Miele bought today will still be going in 15yrs
Bought a new Samsung Eco bubble with a digital inverter motor, 9kg drum la-de-da ... cost £420 delivered and a 5 year guarantee.
The previous machine was also a Samsung, cost £230 (still had the receipt in with the instruction manual) lasted 12 years of heavy duty use, and was still usable but had started to have a slight rumble, so thought best replace it while i had time instead of having my hand forced.
Samsung had a heavy duty model with a 10 year guarantee at £1050.
I was tempted but then thought if they guarantee it for 10 years it should in all reality last for at least 15+ years, and didn't like the thought that i'd more chance of dying than before the washing machine .......
Last edited by steptoe; 17th June 2019 at 15:26.
You pay top drawer money for a Miele because they have by far the best construction including a stainless steel outer tub and cast iron balancing weights.
Most other manufacturers (including AEG, Bosch etc) use plastic outer tubs and concrete blocks
I had the debate of whether to go Miele or AEG a few years ago. I went with AEG as it had the same 5 years warranty and was half the cost.
If you’re unlucky enough for your Miele to develop a fault out of warranty, they appear very expensive to fix, which you may feel obliged to do.
Whereas with the AEG you just rinse and repeat on a new purchase. Pun intended.
Why is cast iron better than concrete?
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