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Update to my thread on
uk.people.consumers,misc.consumers.house,ed.general,scot.general
Re Bosch washing machines. See here for more info
http://www.siliconglen.com/news/2006/08/bothered-by-bosch.html
Ann an sgriobhainn <9fqru8$eei$1@sun-cc204.lut.ac.uk>, sgriobh Jay
<j.arnold@nospam.lboro.ac.uk>
>Don't touch ariston either, when my new one was faulty the repair man said
>hes sees far more and far newer ariston machines than anything else,
>invested in a zanussi jet stream, and 6 weeks later I'm happy...
>
I looked up the August 2000 and May 2001 copies of Which? in the
Corstorphine library today, the first article is a big review on washing
machines and later in the magazine it talks about reliability. The
second article is a quick update on some new brands.
The reliable brands are as follows
Miele (1)
Bosch, Siemens (joint 2nd)
AEG 4th.
Less reliable brands include Whirlpool, Creda, Indesit, Hotpoint.
Recommended in the August 2000 issue is
Bosch Maxx WFL 2450 GB
This is still recommended as a best buy in the May 2001 issue. Best
price I have got for from a major dealer is a special internet/telephone
deal with Comet for £399. Shop price £30 more.
Recommended in the May 2001 issue is
AEG 72630 which is also £400. Looks like a really good machine and gets
a writeup for being reliable, quiet and easy to use.
I think I will go for the Bosch though as it has greater reliability,
lower running costs, a bigger load capacity(6Kg) and a hot fill rather
than cold fill only. The filter looks easier to clean as well. The
normal retail price seems to be around £430 (Comet, Currys, John Lewis).
John Lewis initially quoted £450 but when I pointed out the Comet and
Currys prices, they dropped theirs to the same level. However, I doubt
John Lewis will match a telephone only deal of £399 or even the price at
garlandelectronics.com of £385.
Once you know exactly the model number it's quite easy to get prices out
of google!
thanks for the replies
Craig
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