Aibu to spend this money on a new washing machine?

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It's about 500 pounds ish . Expensive I know but hopeful a machine that will last more years than all our previous ones!

How much is yours? Any brand that never disappoints you?? How long should a washing machine last? Enlighten me please, thanks!

I'm a beko fan.

If you look at it on a price per year basis they are amazing investments.

As in, beko are cheap but last longer than most cheap brands.

I paid £240.for a. Beko and it has last far better than any of our expensive ones. In a very hard water areas and do 5ish large loads a day! I'll be buying another Beko

Whatever you buy, make sure it has a high spin speed. I wouldn't go for anything lower than 1200. That's what gets your clothes dry and saves time and money in the long run.

I have an LG1400 washer-dryer but the dryer part is crap.

£600+ Miele lasted just 6 years. Hub bearings gave up and proved uneconomical to repair. Very disappointed as had bought into the hype of tested for 20 years+ longevity. Now have a Beko and really pleased with it. Clothes seem to be coming out cleaner than Miele even on 30 degree super short 14 minute programme.

Apparently our Seimens was £850 about 4 years ago. It's blooming amazing, hardly uses any water or electricity and is near silent.

I never thought I would love a white good.

Beko are great, I wish my old one hadn't died on me.. My current one is made by Hoover and I really don't like it. It (allegedly) has the same kg capacity as my previous one but doesn't fit as much inside so it has to go on twice a day quite often. Only had to do a load every other day before.

£500 is about the right amount to pay for a "good" washing machine.

I had a chat with a washing machine engineer when mine packed up last year, and asked what he'd buy... He said don't go for any one brand as the quality can be variable, but if you want one that will last you'll need to spend about £500 and get one with a 5 year warranty AS STANDARD. Siemens, Samsung, LG or Meile make decent machines.

I ended up getting an LG for £550 (ended up paying 495 as I had 10% off code) with the 5year guarantee, and it's great.

He also warned me off Bosch these days, as a lot of them are made in spain with crappy quality, not as good as they used to be but still enjoy good sales due to the name.

Try to avoid ones with bearings that can't be changed, if it's a sealed drum with non-replaceable bearings you'll end up with a bill of £200 just for a failed bearing, and that's beyond economical repair for most washers.

Forget the bloody Pill, the washing machine has done more for women's rights in the last century than anything else. Can you even begin to imagine what it would be like to have to get a whole household's worth of clothes and linen clean? And people had better quality natural fibres then that hold water like buggery.

If you've got the money and the brand is reliable, spend as much as you like on making your life easier with the shiniest and most mod-conned machine you can lay your hands on.

(this opinion brought to you by years of crappy rented-flat machines, and one blissful year with a decent one that had a timer on it and I loved it so much and then the landlords sold the house on us)

Glad people are happy with Beko - just bought one and have to say we went for the cheapest that fit the space in the kitchen. Had a mid-range LG before we moved and had to get it repaired twice in 4 years, both times ending up several weeks without a machine whilst waiting for parts. Decided this time to go cheap and if it breaks out of warranty just replace it.

If you are looking at a Miele absolutely! We brought a Miele washing machine and separate tumble dryer 11 yrs ago, never an issue in all that time. One came with a 10 yr guarantee and one 5 yrs (can't remember which way round)! I wouldn't hesitate to buy again!

I've got a Miele which was top of range. Faultless service for years.

C3pu Bosch and Siemens are one and the same. Some of their models are even point for point identical!

Where we've been won over with the Siemens, compared with the extremely problematic run of aeg we had previously (warranty replacement almost as bad as the machine we originally purchased. Didn't even get 4 years out of the pair of them) is the fact that Bosch engineers come out within a couple of days rather than week, unlike the aeg-zannussi-electrolux lot.

We've had more than our investment out of the extended warranty we purchased with our washer dryer, but have never spent more than a couple of days without at least a partial fix. That counts for a lot when you typically do 10-12 loads per week!

We have a beko fridge and induction hob (had a freezer, but replaced it with something bigger) for about 6 years, now, and both are good for what we paid.

We had a problem with the freezer drawer fronts cracking and customer services sent us replacements. Have also been able to purchase replacement handles, when one cracked, recently. Can't argue with that, at all!