It might be worth you checking out second hand ones - ebay, Cash Converters etc. I had to get my mixer fixed a couple of years ago and the guy fixing it told me how many on average he fixed in a month. I joked and said damn, should have spent the extra $200 and bought a Kitchen Aid to which he said no way - he fixes even more of them. As an old guy in the business for his entire life, he thinks we should all be paying far more respect to grandma's old Kenwood and have them reconditioned.

May not be something you would consider, but just putting it out there. He certainly changed my way of thinking about old kitchen appliances a bit.