vincevincevince - 2:42 am on Aug 15, 2006 (gmt 0)

You did right buying an expensive machine, and if you pick up a 14 or 20 year parts & labour warranty it will see you well for a long time.

Washing machines and microwaves are the only bits of kit which it's worth getting an extended warranty for (parts and labour). They always run into problems after about 5-6 years and the manufacturers refuse to accept that it's faulty workmanship or not fit for purpose after that period (which I feel is quite unreasonable - after all you bought it for the purpose of washing clothes and if it's not able to do that for more than a few years then it's clearly unfit for purpose).