Our Bosch dishwasher died a month ago and on Thursday, our Bosch Washing machine, which had been a companion of the dishy for nine years, must have decided, "it couldn't live without it" and died too. I decided in both instances, I wasn't going to try to have them repaired, as they'd had a lot of use, so I decided to replace them. We chose Bosch again for both. Our tumble dryer lives in the cupboard under the stairs, so is, "unaware of the situation." It's at least five years older than both, so it won't be a surprise when it pops its cloggs, but hopefully not too soon, as I don't want it to "die in sympathy." It's on every day, sometimes as many as four times. So has had more wear than the other two. The laundry is piling up, but the new washing machine will be delivered tomorrow. Once I've installed it, "it won't know what has hit it." I hope the dryer can cope too. Anyway. The guarantee on Bosch appliances is two years, but on certain models they extend this to five years, which applies to both those we've chosen. So, here's the questions. 1, Do they think they will get fewer guarantee claims on these models, because they are better made? 2, Do they make more profit on these models, so the longer guarantee is an inducement to buy? 3, Or both?
I have the impression that most appliances are sort of disposable now. I dread when my 25 year-old washer & dryer wear out. I accepted that the newer ones won't last very long. I don't know the utility of warranties. I've had several go bad within months of the warranty ending. I can't guess the basis for Bosch's warranty options. In my limited experiences, their appliances seem pretty good.
I kept up my 1980’s kenmore washer/dryer. Never in all these years had an issue. Once needed to replace the belt on the dryer, drain hose on washer. I think ii’s better to have appliances made with metal parts than the plastic newer types.
