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The sad thing is, even if I bought a $1000 dishwasher, the same problem could occur and the only difference is that it's not disposable because the fix is 1/3 of the cost of the Dishwasher.
I don't know much about appliances but generally speaking when you buy the $1000 unit it doesn't need to get fixed. I like to use lawn mowers as an example, you can get on at Wal Mart for maybe $150 but in 5 to 10 years you're going to be buying another one. Wheels are going to fall off, deck is going to rot, engine is going to die etc.
If you go the local dealer that sells Snapper or one of the other top brands you're going to pay $500 however you only buy that once and generally it's going to be trouble free. Long term it's the better investment.
People get suckered into buying appliance s with bells and whistles and features they probably won't even use....BUT it is true that even BASIC models today can -- and likely WILL have -- some BASIC electronica component.
TRY finding a side-by-side fridge WITHOUT and icemaker....
I recently replaced a 10-year-old microwave......that had a DIAL timer, and pull open door.
I wanted another DIAL timer....but even the most basic models at Walmart ALL had the digital pad and set buttons for popcorn potatoes, quick defrost, etc. No dial timer to be found. I did get the pull open door though. That press open/pop open door mechanism is just something else that can break.
We bought a washer dryer for my mom 7 years ago. NEXT to the cheapest model at sears -- dial buttons. Three settings. She's 87 we needed something SIMPLE. I haven't looked for W/D lately I bet finding ones with dials are getting harder and harder.....
EVen ten years ago when I remodeled my kitchen HD only had ONE model with DIALS for on/off and settings.
I buy the LEAST electronic appliances that have a style/model that I like. No bells and whistles for me.
Even mechanical parts have become extremely expensive. When the mechanical timer failed on my DW in 2004, the part was around $60. When it failed again last year it was $270. Bought a new DW instead with a 10 year full warranty and paid $450 (incl tax, delivery, install and cart away old one). I'll worry about it again in another 10 years.
I have a microwave that has lasted 16 years...
So far, washer and dryer have been going on well, for about 5-6 years...
OTOH, dishwasher that barely lasted 3-4 years...
- now you're lucky if it lasts a couple years. Cars aren't made like they used to be, I could go on and on but don't want to sound like some old curmudgeon because I'm not (although I should be w/my gripes, LOL)
I would have to disagree, I purchased all new appliances 4 years ago, no problems with any of them yet, that's more than a couple of years. As for cars, your right, they don't make like they used to...They make them better. Used to be if you got 100k mileage out of a car, you were lucky, now 200k mileage cars are the norm. As for things breaking, usually you can get replacement parts for pretty much anything, the problem is if you can't fix it yourself, the labor to have it installed is high. My parents gave me there flat screen 46 inch LCD Samsumg TV because it wouldn't turn on anymore, it cost me $4 in parts to fix the power supply using instructions from the internet. It was a simple fix, but most people can't be bothered to try, they rather go out and but something new.
it cost me $4 in parts to fix the power supply using instructions from the internet. It was a simple fix, but most people can't be bothered to try, they rather go out and but something new.
I fixed my old Sony Trinitron monitor with a 20 cent resistor once, that and 3 hours of dis-assembly/assembly.
Well worth it though because it was $500 monitor at the time.
Cost me $30 to replace the plastic timer that cracked on my stack dryer.
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