Senior Moments.

Although it is only one persons opinion, when our 15 year old Bosch washing machine got to the point of being beyond economic repair I asked the engineer what make he would recommend, based on his experience as a repairer.  What he said, surprised me.  Bosch of 15 or so years ago were amongst the best on the market - but he wouldn't recommend the new ones which were now built in China and nowhere near the quality of the earlier models - particularly in respect of the main drum bearing.  Now the make he recommended did surprise me - that being the one he had had least problems with - Beko. It turns out that all of our Howdens Kitchens appliances are re-badged Bekos and so far (after 5 years) we haven't had a problem with anything (fingers crossed).