"N. Thornton" wrote in message
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"Matthew J.E. Durkin" wrote in message
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Emotionally hung up :O) I'm just a bit ****ed off! that's funny. LOL.

****ed off, delayed and mucked about I imagine. If I lost a used
machine costing 65 I'd shrug and go get another one, same day or next
day. There are enough immaculate 2 yo machines about, and washing
machine technology is a slow moving field.

You're right I could have bought an old one, or a cheaper one. As it is I
got a new one expecting it to go a bit longer before breaking down (fair
assumption?)

I wonder. The bathtub curve tells us that most failures are in the
early days and at end of life, the failure rate between those times is
much lower. So by buying second hand one avoids the early high failure
rate altogether, but the late onset of high failure rate comes 2 years
sooner. I dont know what the numbers are, but I would have thought
that used machines were just as reliable as new - as long as theyre
recent and in good condition when bought. The fact that when buying
used you can get a better make for your money will affect the
reliability positively as well.

But for me what really decides it is the repair process. Nearly all
machines break down one day, what happens then? With a used machine I
evaluate it next day, and either fix it or dump it and go buy another.
Downtime 2 days. With a new machine covered by warranties there is an
emotional tie there that means I'm not going to just sling it, I'm
going to chase the manufacturer or supplier... it takes many days, is
ntohing but aggro, and I may or may not get a satisfactory result.
Downtime: 1 week plus, plus aggro.


NT

You know - your strategy might be worth considering. Next time mine blows up
(and my hopes aren't high), I'll be looking for the two year old, 1 previous
elderly owner, low mileage etc