JohnFB

Your newletter and blog sounds like a good idea, I would be happy to receive this. This website has given me useful information about buying washing machines in the past. Sorry to hear you've been flooded. Hope things are back to normal soon for you.

I need to get a new washing machine as our AEG Lavamat 6100 is beyond repair as the drum is corroded and would cost too much too repair. What would you recommend? Originally was thinking of getting a Bosch m/c as they have always had a good reputation in the past. However on reading various opinions here Bosch don't sound as good as they used to be - build quality etc. Would like to get a machine that will last a good length of time, we had the AEG for almost 10 years. I have read here that it's better to get a cheaper 'good' make than a more expensive cheaper brand, but is this true for the Bosch machines as I thought the cheaper ones were now made in Spain rather than Germany. We will probably buy from John Lewis and I can see that they have their own branded machines. Are these as good as Bosch/AEG ? (I always thought that Zanussi weren't quite as good). Miele and Siemens seem a bit expensive and Miele also seem a bit difficult to repair. An engineer looked at our AEG yesterday (found from the Whitegoods website) and said the cause of the corrosion to the drum and mountings was because we had been using liquid detergent and it would be better to use powder instead as liquid detergent does not dissolve as well as powder. I had not heard this before and would never have thought of this. What are your thoughts on this subject ? Also the engineer was recommending the ISE machine (5 yr parts and labour guarantee) which he would be able to supply, but am a bit wary of this as it is a complete unknown. Hope you can help. Thanks