"Art" wrote in message
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"3rd eye" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:55:45 GMT, "Art"
wrote:

My Maytag dishwasher and front loader washing machine, and my Asko
dishwasher all broke after the warranty was over but before an extended
warranty from Lowes would have ended had I bought one. On expensive
appliances like a $1600 refrigerator, and a $1200 dishwasher, if some
one
will sell me an additional 4 years coverage for $99 I'll take it
considering
that typical repairs these days are around $300.

I'm sure you've got some beautiful appliances in your home.
If you feel the need to spend $1200 on a dishwasher, $1500-$2000 on a
washer dryer, by all means get the extended warranty.

For me, I've got a maytag washer that I'd guess to be about 40 years
old. Bought it used about 25 years ago. $25.00.
It's noisy, not pretty, & doesn't have bells & whistles but does a
fine job of washing my clothes.

The little woman wanted it gone but I prevailed.
May well be the best value I've ever gotten out of a buck.

I didn't get an extended warranty on it though.


I had one of those famous never break Maytag washers. I sold it afew
years
after buying it new. I didn't think it cleaned clothes worth a darn. The
rinse cycle was so short I couldn't see how it could possibly get the soap
out. I used to run it thru an additional rinse every time I used it until
I
happily got rid of it. Lasting forever is not the only thing to look for
in
an appliance.


When my wife and I bought our first house about 10 years ago we bought
brand new a Maytag washer and dryer set. The total for both was about $800.
We did not get an extended warranty. Neither appliance has broken down.
And both work exactly the same as when new. And the rinse cycle is not
too short, I believe it's adjustable although I hardly ever use it. (I use
the
dishwasher much more)

I think the point he was trying to make is that it takes a certain amount of
money to manufacture an appliance that works well and is reliable. But
beyond that, additional money does not make the appliance work better or
last longer. All it does is make the appliance more expensive, thus a lot
fewer people buy it. I suppose this gives the people that do buy it a
sense that they are special since they are buying a product that few other
people own. If that is worth $500 per appliance for you, well all I can
say is your helping to keep the economy going, but my grandmother (now
dead) who was very educated, knew Latin, and came from Eastern
old money, would have said that sort of thing was ostentatious, and
the $500 would have been better spend on keeping the local art museum
funded.

Ted